As the Superbowl hype moves out of our minds and half the US population is shoveling out of “snowmageden”, what will our federal government do next? With so many things on our minds just to survive the day-to-day challenges, not many average citizens really pay attention to our elected officials and what they are doing (or not doing).
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As the Senate (Harry Reid) and House (Nancy Pelosi) democrats “negotiate” furiously behind closed doors to urgently pass some kind of Obama Health Bill, the news media is filled with tragic reports and graphic scenes from Haiti. Do we know what we are in for?
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We probably never should have gone to Iraq or Afghanistan in the first place. But we are the world’s cops and the premier “super power”. And we are a bit overly arrogant about it. And the Bush Administration are war hawks so the defense industry stays active and profitable. So what’s next?
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I predicted oil prices would increase for the summer last January. Well, it’s going higher than even I expected back then. Why? Even with a recession and high unemployment, the demand for gas to keep our cars and trucks running is still high.
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The government numbers for new unemployed each month has stuck around 650,000 over the past few months. Experts say we need 100,000 new jobs per month to just take care of new people coming into the work market; primarily students. What does this mean?
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Do you remember the stories of the witch hunts in New England back in the 17th century? Well some things never change, especially when anger is misplaced and instigates “mob rule”.
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