Congress Is Finally Back, Price Of Oil Drops Again

by Art Smith

Crude oil dropped to $105/bbl Monday, down $1.26.  After hours the price continued to fall, as of midnight it was hanging around $102/bbl. Since hitting it’s high at 147.27 on July 11 (that’s still less than 2 months ago), the price has fallen almost 30%. ...

Palin’s Biography

by Art Smith

I found out from Townhall.com today about the biography of Sarah Palin, titled “Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska’s Political Establishment Upside Down”, by Kaylene Johnson. I ordered mine today. If you’re interested in knowing more about...

Government Mortages: The New Balancing Act

by Art Smith

Today US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced plans for the new Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to take Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae into conservatorship.   The power to do this was provided in HR 3221 which was passed in July. The move includes replacement...

Democrats dump flags in the trash… literally.

by Linda Morgan

(Cross-posted from Bitsblog) Fox News: John McCain’s campaign prepared to accuse Democrats on Saturday of leaving behind 12,000 miniature American flags after Barack Obama’s nomination acceptance speech last Thursday in Denver. Boy Scouts have arrived with 84...

McCain’s Acceptance Speech

by Art Smith

A lot of you have seen the speech, some have not.  Overall, high marks for contents.  Very high.  I think he brought out the right issues, positions, and comparisons with Obama.  He’s working out the differences, which he needs to continue to do.  Probably the...