by Art Smith
Watching Fred Thompson talking about John McCain at the Republican National Convention. I do wish Fred were running. But I’m appreciative and encouraged by the kind words from Fred, the well spoken story of McCain’s experience as a POW. Sharing about the...
by Art Smith
After dropping $10/bbl during the day, the price of crude settled down $5 after fears of interruptions in production from Gustav failed to materialize It really stinks when people are disappointed that nothing bad happens. That said, it appears we’ve dodged the...
by Linda Morgan
My husband has been after me to contribute my thoughts to his blog instead of just hashing them out with him. After reading the story “Obama: My donors can help victims†in the Des Moines Register today, I decided it was time. I confess I was taken in by Obama’s...
by Art Smith
Due to events surrounding the imminent landfall of hurricane Gustav, Monday’s Republican National Convention activities will be toned down substantially. John McCain has requested that only the minimum required activities under the Party’s rules be...
by Art Smith
The Left is going absolutely bonkers over the selection of Sarah Palin to run for Vice-President on the GOP ticket. There’s also a lot of negative comments coming from the Right, although not quite as emotionally charged as those from the Left. Christopher...
by Art Smith
You know that I’ve more or less kept myself out of the brush on the VP nominations of both parties. As the level of media and blog speculation turned itself up to a glass-breaking pitch, it made no sense to me to eviscerate my commentary with idle and tiresome...
by Art Smith
Sad to see, but true. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is appearing on a web site to promote “EcoDriving”. Among his comments are that we should do… Simple things such as maintaining proper tire pressure and avoiding rapid starts and...
by Art Smith
Well, it’s official. Barack Obama is now the first African American (am I supposed to still say that, or am I supposed to say “black” now? I can’t get this Political Correctness down right it seems) to be nominated by a major party for...
by Art Smith
I’m hoping that the fact you have come to this web site means that you care more about government than the average person. If you care about government, how we do government, and who is doing the work of government on our behalf, then this article is for you....
by Art Smith
The price of crude is hovering around $115 / bbl. At this point, I suspect it won’t make much motion, especially not downward, until some real action is finally taken by Congress to open up drilling. I agree with the refrain of Republicans to do “all of...