A news release came across my desk the other morning making my blood boil yet again. It read: ALERT: It looks like the climate bill debate has already been decided by Washington and voters didn’t even have a chance to say “NO!” A staggering $65 billion dollars has been transferred from the private sector to […]
Photos by: Glen Simmons with Events Images Carolina Many more by Glen and by Christian Hine on our Facebook page. Uptown Charlotte played host to the 2010 Labor Day Parade on Monday, September 6. Various organizations were joined by political candidates galore for this annual tradition. [nggallery id=70]
I know many folks are not happy about government assistance, but lets face it, it has been happening for 40 years and does not appear to be going away anytime soon. So since we do have it lets face some facts: Many of us have needed help at some point in our lives, but help […]
Since the so-called stimulus bill was passed, the Obama administration has reached new heights in spending; creating a current year (2010) budget deficit of roughly $1.3 trillion dollars and setting the stage for subsequent deficits in out years 2010-2015 of $3.1 trillion as the Congressional Budget Office web site reports. The CBO positions this record […]
This week we bring you “This Much Fun” by Cowboy Mouth live at the Roxy in LA. These guys come through Charlotte quite often and put up one heck of a show.
Economists tell us a recession is when the economy is receding. Growth is obvious. What is a depression? The anecdote goes something like – it’s a recession when your neighbor loses his job, a depression when you lose yours. A lot of people are in a depression and the question is what is their government […]
On this Labor Day weekend, is there anything government can really do to “create” new jobs? “Go on a 4-year recess!” many people are saying right about now. At least that would be a four-year period that business people could make plans and know for sure that nothing would change, so they could make money […]
Another one of those ‘peace loving’ Muslim Clerics, this time from Austrailia, has called for the beheading of a Dutch politician in the Netherlands. Muslim Cleric Feiz Muhammad (can’t they come up with any other names?) called for the beheading of the Freedom Party politician in a speech. Geert Wilders, the politician in question, was […]