by Art Smith
Down! Not alot, but it dropped another $.75 today to $114.45 a barrel. Meanwhile, the Republican Protest against the Democratic No-Vote Vacation continued into its second full week, with activity at Capital Hill and at town halls throughout the country. House...
by Art Smith
By now you probably know that both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have had very poor quarterly reports. Worse than expected. And now we’re in for worse trouble. Money is now expected to be tighter as we roll into the fall and home buying will continue to be slow...
by Art Smith
I had a couple of interesting ideas from people I met this week while working at the Republican Party of Iowa booth at the Iowa State Fair. I think it’s great that people are willing to step out and share ideas like this, and even act on them if possible. TV Ad...
by Art Smith
Just so you don’t either get too enthused or too fearful, I don’t plan to attend any more days at the fair this year… two days are enough for me right now! But today was a pleasant day! My wife and I left late (oh well!) with hopes essentially...
by Art Smith
The Republican Protest of the No-Vote Vacation continues today, with no end in sight. CSPAN showed the following press conference (video courtesy John Boehner’s office) featuring House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio), Mike Pence (Indiana), and Jon Porter...
by Art Smith
I’ve been noting the movement of the price of oil for several days now, and although the direction of the changes have been correct, the actual amounts that I’ve been disclosing as “closing” are actually the price at the time I looked at them...