This is Joe Biden last night with Chris Matthews on Hardboiled. Matthews says, “Why did we invade Iraq? Senator Biden, we were we threatening World War III with Iran, why did this administration, Cheney and the president, keep pushing the war? Why do they always want to fight or scare somebody? What is it about […]

Democrats… play the class-envy card We have great economic news out here today, this is tremendous. “Employers added about twice as many new employees last month than expected.” It’s always a surprise when the economy does well. This is Reuters that happens to be reporting this. “Factory orders edged up. The government reports on Friday […]

With much respect, and in response to: Sam on November 24th, 2007 at 9:14 am commented on Bush and the writing of HISTORY even if bush wanted, he can not take the oil from kuwait, since kuwait is an ally of saudi arabia which in turn is an ally of the US (how good or […]

When Venezuela’s dictator, Hugo Chavez, moved his country away from market-based capitalism to socialism, it was only a matter of time before Venezuela’s economy would tank. Reuters story: Food shortages are now a part of life [for Hugo’s subjects]. Workers leave jobs for hours at a time searching for milk, cooking oil — even beef. […]

Now, this I love. You don’t see this much. The Nevada Appeal, Conrad Velin is the columnist. Who is Conrad Velin? He’s regional finance director for Sierra Nevada Media Group, which includes the Nevada Appeal. “Contrary to Reports, the Nation’s Economy is Robust.” Here’s the concluding paragraph: “Therefore, folks, despite all the gloom and doom […]