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Immigration Controls and a Police State

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-30
Yesterday I commented on conservative Pat Buchanan’s recent anti-immigration rant. Today, I wish to comment on an aspect of immigration controls that both conservatives and liberals rarely confront -- the federal government's police-state powers that com

More Tantrums from the Entitled Greeks

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-30
Try this experiment: Give a four year old boy a cookie, let him take a couple of bites and then snatch it back from him. What do you suppose his reaction will be? Do you think he will thank you for the two bites you gave him? Or do you think he’ll

Shell Game

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-30
The entire U.S. financial system has become a gigantic shell game.  While it is still in motion, a shell game can be mesmerizing to watch.  But when it ends the consequences can be painful.  So exactly what is a shell game?  According to Wikipedia, a

Shell Game

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-30
The entire U.S. financial system has become a gigantic shell game.  While it is still in motion, a shell game can be mesmerizing to watch.  But when it ends the consequences can be painful.  So exactly what is a shell game?  According to Wikipedia, a

From Kabul to Colbert

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-30
From Kabul to Colbert

Colbert’s a Freedom Fighter too

Beck: A Look Back

Glenn Beck 2011-06-30
Beck: A Look Back

Host recalls accomplishments

The Dogs of Debt in the Dog Days of Summer

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-30
The Dogs of Debt in the Dog Days of Summer

Does government even work?

Stossel - s2011 | e72 - The Money Hole

John Stossel at Hulu.com 2011-06-30
Government spending is constantly increasing...how can America get out of the money hole?Add this to your queueAdded: Thu Jun 30 18:26:11 UTC 2011Air date: Thu Jun 16 00:00:00 UTC 2011Duration: 42:13Rating: 4.4 / 5.0

Don’t Fear the Default!

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-30
Don’t Fear the Default!

How did we get here!?

Blagojevich Convicted, But Was He Really Guilty?

Tom's Opinions and Information 2011-06-30
The conviction of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich represents a courtroom victory for United States Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald after a series of defeats, but to get this win, Fitzgerald had to convince a jury that sharp-elbowed politics is someth

In 2012, we should reinstate the Draft

Napolitano Fox Articles 2011-06-30
In 2012, we should reinstate the Draft, with a few tweaks. I have an idea. Well, sort of an idea. [...]

This Week's Show: The College Scam

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-30
How can college be a "scam"? We hear that young people need to go to college. "Your future depends on it!"... "It's the only way to get a good job!" Hillary Clinton says: "Graduates from 4 year colleges earn nearly twice as much as high school graduates......

A Majority of Americans Want to Raise Taxes on a Minority of Americans

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-30
Bruce Bartlett ¹ says we need tax increases on the wealthy in order to fix the deficit problem. Now, I assume that Mr. Bartlett, who was a domestic policy advisor to President Reagan and a Treasury official under the first President Bush, has based his

Obama Get’s Two Pinocchios for his Corporate Jet Speech

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-30
President Obama in his deficit and tax policy speech yesterday fired this shot across the bow of Republicans: The tax cuts I’m proposing we get rid of are tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, tax breaks for oil companies and hedge fund mana

Stossel - s2011 | e71 - Thu, Jun 9, 2011

John Stossel at Hulu.com 2011-06-30
John Stossel and special guests grill GOP presidential candidate Gary JohnsonAdd this to your queueAdded: Thu Jun 30 05:50:12 UTC 2011Air date: Thu Jun 09 00:00:00 UTC 2011Duration: 44:04Rating: 4.6 / 5.0

It’s Already Down to Romney Versus Paul

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-29
I am going to go out on a limb—what else is new?—and state that the race for the GOP presidential nomination is ALREADY down to Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. Two weeks ago, I sent out a private email after taking a long hard look at the seven candidates w

Protected: NNComm #194: Bristol Palin Denies Date-Rape

Marc Rudov 2011-06-29
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Buchanan's Anti-Immigration Rant

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-29
Conservative Pat Buchanan went off on one of his periodic anti-immigration rants in an article yesterday entitled 'Say Goodbye to Los Angeles.' In the article, Buchanan laments the fact that thousands of people in the Rose Bowl were cheering for Mexico in

Well at Least he Knows Where John Wayne is From

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-29
President Obama said in news conference today that his daughter, Malia, is 13 years old. Only one problem with that: She’s 12. Now imagine if Michelle Bachmann or Sarah Palin got the age of one of their children wrong. What do you suppose the med

Beck: Do We Have a Plan? Part 1

Glenn Beck 2011-06-29
Beck: Do We Have a Plan? Part 1

U.S. prepared for crisis in Middle East?

Beck: Do We Have a Plan? Part 2

Glenn Beck 2011-06-29
Beck: Do We Have a Plan? Part 2

U.S. prepared for crisis in Middle East?

Debt Limit Armageddon

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-29
Debt Limit Armageddon

Sen. Paul on Congress' budget games

Bachmann’s Rising Tide

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-29
Bachmann’s Rising Tide

Pat Caddell on Michele Bachmann

Glenn Beck interviews Ron Paul

Founders Revolution 2011-06-29
  http://runronpaul.com/interviews/ron-paul-interview-with-glenn-beck-on-fox/

The Invisible Tax Increase

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-29
Let’s face it, no politician wants to be seen as a tax raiser, especially in an election year. But that doesn’t change the fact that many politicians, in their hearts of hearts, believe that taxes should be raised. What to do? Well, according

The Rich Liberal Left to buy elections. Soros spends Millions to buy Judges and Secretaries of State

Founders Revolution 2011-06-29
Power.Websters dictionary defines power as: Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent; the faculty of doing or performing something; capacity for action or performance; capability of producing an effect, whether physical or moral: potency; might; as

Wednesday Open Thread: Greece Edition

Big Government 2011-06-29
Thousands of Greeks have resorted to violent street protests in the wake of proposed budget cuts needed to right Greece’s fiscal policy. Consider it a foreshadowing.

The Immigration Policy of Absurdistan - Legal is Illegal / Illegal is Legal

Founders Revolution 2011-06-29
The ACLU and Obama are doing the jobs that Americans won't do Posted by Daniel Horowitz Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Imagine for a…

Independence From Government

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-29
Political "Independents" are becoming more powerful in American politics. As I note in my syndicated column this week, Reason editors Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch have a new book out in which they argue that we need independence not just in politics but from ...

Taxes, the GOP and Lines in the Sand

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-29
Economist Greg Mankiw has some advice for the Republican party in the deficit/tax debate: In the current debate over fiscal policy and the debt ceiling, Republicans have drawn a line in the sand: No tax increases.  But I fear they have lost sight of a k

INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid Misinformation In Indiana

Big Government 2011-06-29
Planned Parenthood’s legal team has been extremely busy these days trying to stop various states from defunding their group. Texas, Wisconsin and New Hampshire joined Indiana, Kansas and North Carolina this week as they decided that taxpayer dollars sho

janet says HLS cant enforce immigration laws, so amnesty is needed

Founders Revolution 2011-06-29
http://weaselzippers.us/2011/06/29/napolitano-dhs-cant-enforce-immigration-laws-so-we-need-amnesty-programs/

The US Sovereign Debt Problem

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-29

50 U.S. Health Care Statistics That Will Absolutely Astonish You

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-29
The U.S. health care system has become one gigantic money making scam, and you are about to see the statistics that prove it.  Today, the United States spends more on health care per person than any other country in the world by far.  The health insuran

50 U.S. Health Care Statistics That Will Absolutely Astonish You

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-29
The U.S. health care system has become one gigantic money making scam, and you are about to see the statistics that prove it.  Today, the United States spends more on health care per person than any other country in the world by far.  The health insuran

Being Blinded by Ideology Is a Good Way to Catch Your Pants on Fire

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-29
Liberals must experience severe muscle pain because they regularly contort themselves into the oddest positions in order to further their Republican-demonizing agendas. The latest of the Cirque du Soleil wunderkind is Connie Schultz of Creators Syndicate

Time Limits on Tax Legislation - Red State Warrior

Founders Revolution 2011-06-29
Have you ever noticed that Laws that reduce your taxes have an expiration date and those Laws that increase your taxes are for eternity?  A good example in the 2010’s was the ‘Bush Tax Cuts’ tax reduction legislation which was enacted with an expir

Premiere of ‘The Undefeated’ a Microcosm of President Palin’s White House: Mainstream Media Out, Tea Party In

Big Government 2011-06-29
Last night in Pella, Iowa – a town of 10,000 citizens – Steve Bannon’s documentary “The Undefeated” was finally premiered. Far from the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, nowhere close to the social elites in Manhattan, and an eternity away from th

Here It Comes Again

2011-06-29
Presidential campaign season is here, which means the mainstream media will begin actively campaigning for the Democrats, as usual. One of the ways the media does this is by asking Democratic candidates policy questions on current issues, and then turning

Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus Wants to Simplify the Tax Code & Close the Tax Gap

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-28
“It’s deja vu all over again.” - Yogi Berra - Max Baucus (D-MT), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said today that he wants to simplify the tax code to increase compliance rates and thereby close the tax gap. Here’s the pr

Dissent No Longer Patriotic

2011-06-28
Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton was asked recently about House Majority Leader John Boehner's critique of the Obama admnistration's continued pursual of war in Libya without congressional approval. Oops. I apologize. The Obamans say the Libya

Obama Pushes for Scale Back of Itemized Deductions for the Rich

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-28
The Wall Streeet Journal reports that President Obama had a secret meeting with Senate leaders from both parties yesterday on the issue of tax increases: With time running short to reach a deal to avoid a government default, President Barack Obama met pri

Government Motors goes solar

Founders Revolution 2011-06-28
I found this in Design News, June 2011 issue, page 24 The Volt's base price is $40,280.  Taxpayers will subsidize the price down to about $33,500 (http://hotair.com/archives/2010/08/01/the-value-of-a-volt/ ).   The current average GM employee makes$12

Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Changes Published

Big Government 2011-06-28
Will Be In Effect Wednesday, June 29th On Tuesday, June 28, 2011, the Wisconsin Secretary of State’s office published Act 10, the law that included provisions to limit public sector unions’ ability to collectively bargain. The office says the law will

Target: FCC

Fox Business Freedom Watch 2011-06-28
Target: FCC

The Supreme Court to consider FCC rules

Target: New World Order

Fox Business Freedom Watch 2011-06-28
Target: New World Order

Jack Hunter takes on the NWO

A Defense of Pass Through Entities

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-28
Paul Caron reports that  Bradley T. Borden (Brooklyn) has posted a defense of pass-through entities in Three Cheers for Passthrough Taxation, 131 Tax Notes 1353 (June 27, 2011), on SSRN. Here’s the abstract: This report addresses recent suggestion

Read Grimm's Lips! No New Taxes!

Fox Business Freedom Watch 2011-06-28
Read Grimm's Lips! No New Taxes!

Rep. Grimm on Taxes & Isolationism

Beck: The Push to Silence the Right

Glenn Beck 2011-06-28
Beck: The Push to Silence the Right

Left tries to take away voice of dissent

Stonewall 2011: The Night New York Legalized Gay Marriage

Big Government 2011-06-28
On June 24, 2011, thousands gathered outside New York City’s Stonewall Inn, anxiously awaiting the New York State Senate’s vote on legalizing gay marriage. When news came that the bill had passed on a narrow 33-29 vote, the crowd erupted wit

Hutchison Tackles Liberal Distortion of Social Security’s Health

Big Government 2011-06-28
In an interview with The Heritage Foundation, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) criticized her liberal colleagues for opposing Social Security reform, warning that they would rather increase taxes on businesses. Hutchison singled out Senate Majority Lea

Senate Ethics Committee Forced to Clarify Travel Cash Rules

Big Government 2011-06-28
We are pleased that the Senate Ethics Committee has responded to our call to educate Members on their responsibilities to the U.S. taxpayers and the rule of law regarding these per diems. But what a sad story that United States Senators need to be reminde

Tea Party Freshman: Cut Funding for Congressional Leaders Who Shirk Budget Duties

Founders Revolution 2011-06-28
A freshman Tea Partier in Congress is championing a bill that calls for removing funding for committees and party leaders who fail to produce and pass budgets. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, R-N.Y. unveiled the legislation last week and says that it is mainly a

Economic Recovery?

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-28
If this is supposed to be an "economic recovery" it sure is pathetic.  In fact, as you will read below, the numbers tell us that this is the worst economic recovery that the American economy has ever seen.  If what we had experienced was a "normal" rece

Economic Recovery?

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-28
If this is supposed to be an "economic recovery" it sure is pathetic.  In fact, as you will read below, the numbers tell us that this is the worst economic recovery that the American economy has ever seen.  If what we had experienced was a "normal" rece

Paternalism and the Drug War

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-28
The U.S. Supreme Court has declared a California law banning the sale of violent videos unconstitutional. That's fine, but how about going further and declaring laws banning the possession and distribution of illicit drugs by adults to be unconstitutional

look who's launching anti tea party group

Founders Revolution 2011-06-28
http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=316001

Silver Can Go To 200 USD An Ounce

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-28
“I think anything in the low $30’s represents a pretty good entry point for people to buy...Once we go through $50...I see silver going to $200 an ounce. I own a lot of silver personally because of that outlook.” - in KWNewsTickers: IShares Silver

Senate Holds Hearing on Tax Complexity and Closing the Tax Gap

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-28
The Senate Committee on Finance is holding a hearing today in the Dirksen Building on Complexity and the Tax Gap: Making Tax Compliance Easier and Collecting What’s Due. I am watching it live now and will report on it later. I know, I know. You’

Herman Cain ‘Not Offended’ by Jon Stewart Joke

Freedom Lover Nation 2011-06-28
Liberals just can’t stand black conservatives, black Libertarians, black Republicans and black freedom-lovers! It just blows their little minds and shatters their little fantasies. Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, former CEO of Godfath

June 28, 2011

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-28
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 By:  Mark Hanna Signs that Greece was moving closer to a new bailout oversha

Maybe ?

Founders Revolution 2011-06-28

Michael Pento June 24, 2011 FBN – Bulls and Bears

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-28
Video Type:  TV Interviews June 24, 2011

Michael Pento June 22, 2011 FBN – Fox Business News

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-28
Video Type:  TV Interviews June 22, 2011

Government "Solutions"

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-28
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 By:  Michael Pento As pictures of civil unrest in Athens are broadcast tod

HAMBO'S HAMMER from The PIGAZETTE

Founders Revolution 2011-06-28
MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2011 Freedom of Speech [The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on video games has the usual suspects bellowing their contention that the U.S. Constitution gives the Nanny State the power to protect them from speech they don't want to hear. The

Peter Schiff June 20, 2011 CNBC – Street Signs

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-28
Video Type:  TV Interviews June 20, 2011

Dollar Seen Losing Global Reserve Status

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-28
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  CNBC Link:  http://www.cnbc.com/id/4

Consumers Confidence Down in June on Job Worries

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-28
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Yahoo! Finance Link:  http://finance

New Jersey Borrowing a Sign of Coming Muni Crisis

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-28
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  CNBC Link:  http://www.cnbc.com/id/4

China Signs $7.5b Deal for 88 Airbuses

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-28
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Reuters Link:  http://www.reuters.co

India Seeks NZ's Technology, Investment

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-28
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  The Economic Times Link:  http://eco

Thank you, Eric Cantor!

Star Parker 2011-06-27
Thank you, Eric Cantor. Thank you for walking out on useless talks, presided over by Vice President Biden, addressing raising the limit on our nation’s debt. According to press accounts, Republican House...

Liberal Dependency and Hypocrisy

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-27
One of the enjoyable things about being a libertarian is being attacked by both the right and the left. Whenever a libertarian attacks some form of statism, you can be confident that either conservatives or liberals or both are going to be offended....

Video: The Lies a Fed Chairman Tells

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-27
Latest video blog update.Peter Schiff`s comments on the economy, stock markets, politics and gold. Schiff is the renowned writer of the bestseller Crash Proof: How to Profit from the Coming Economic Collapse.

Quote of the day!

Conservative for Change 2011-06-27
Quote of the Day "Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget that the state wants to live at the expense of everyone." -Frederic Basiat

Founders Wanted Small Government

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-27
“The vision of the Founders and Framers of the Constitution for the Federal Government have been left behind in the regulatory, burdensome, exhaustive, over reaching and over taxing government that now leads this nation. Its power is limitless, and

The Amish Can’t Electronically File Because the Amish Don’t Believe in Electronics, Amish Website Says

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-27
“Amish homes do not draw power from the electrical grid. They feel that that would excessively connect them to the world.”  - Beliefs of the Amish, Religious Tolerance Website - By all accounts the Amish are a peace loving, amiable people. I

Gov. Perry's Texas-sized Economy

Glenn Beck 2011-06-27
Gov. Perry's Texas-sized Economy

Lone Star state's private sector boom

Justices Behaving Badly

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-27
What a relief it is that the legal profession has a surplus of public goodwill it can use to weather this latest embarrassment. CBS  reports that a Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice has accused one of her colleagues of choking her: Wisconsin Supre

Rep. Ron Paul on Future of Free Market System

Glenn Beck 2011-06-27
Rep. Ron Paul on Future of Free Market System

Do regulations strangle industry?

A Victory for Free Speech

Fox Business Freedom Watch 2011-06-27
A Victory for Free Speech

Supreme Court rules for free speech

Buck Foston’s Alcohol Problem

Fox Business Freedom Watch 2011-06-27
Buck Foston’s Alcohol Problem

Freedom Files

Where Your Tax Money Goes: Ohio Toll Collector Paid $103,150

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-27
“Today, Ohio has the 7th highest state and local combined tax burden in the nation with taxes consuming 10.4 percent of the state’s income.” - Scott Hodge, Tax Policy Blog - Jim Fedako of the Mises Institute writes about what he calls t

Perhaps we Citizens need to grow up and start acting like Citizens

Napolitano Fox Articles 2011-06-27
In a recent Facebook post I asked if it were “time for parents to act more like parents?” As I [...]

“Dream A Little Dream”: How Long Would It Take To Pay Off The U.S. Federal Government Debt?

Gonzalo Lira 2011-06-27

This Is A Huge Wall Of Worry And Everybody Is More Fearful Than Greedy In The Gold Mining Market

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-27

President obama executive order 13575 rural councils

Founders Revolution 2011-06-26
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_juUVKKBw-k&feature=share

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Prepper Dad? Even Robert Kiyosaki Is Warning That An Economic Collapse Is Coming

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-26
Are you familiar with Robert Kiyosaki? He is best known for the "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" series of books.  Over 26 million books authored by Kiyosaki have been sold and he is recognized as a financial expert by millions of people across the globe.  Well, g

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Prepper Dad? Even Robert Kiyosaki Is Warning That An Economic Collapse Is Coming

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-26
Are you familiar with Robert Kiyosaki? He is best known for the "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" series of books.  Over 26 million books authored by Kiyosaki have been sold and he is recognized as a financial expert by millions of people across the globe.  Well, g

The Green Movement and the Flood

Founders Revolution 2011-06-26
Not long ago while writing about concerns over the Sioux Falls Leading Green and Sustainability Program, I referred to ICLEI and Agenda 21 (please see ICLEI.org) as the tip of the iceberg. That was right before the flood. Mixed metaphors aside, it appears

Global Ambitions Extend Across (State Line) Portland/Vancouver Metro Region

Founders Revolution 2011-06-26
Listening to the evening news, one might think there will be green technology jobs for everyone who is unemployed.  These will be …

Our household is true American

Founders Revolution 2011-06-26
Pass our house.  The flag is alwlays out and from Memoril Day to Labor Day, we have buntings on all our outdoor flower boxes and over the garage doors.  Yes, we have to revolt as true Tea Party people because all our President wants to do is drag us int

A ‘Bono’-fide Double Standard

Big Government 2011-06-26
The arrest of 30 angry anti-capitalists from Art Uncut, the group who busted up a U2 concert at Glastonbury 2011 while toting a huge balloon insisting “U Pay Your Tax 2,” indicates that people are fed up with being dictated to by socialist-minded do-g

Interesting statistics from Investor’s Business Daily

Freedom Lover Nation 2011-06-26
Supposedly (we have not yet verified the source), a recent “Investor’s Business Daily” article provided very interesting statistics from a survey by the United Nations International Health Organization. Percentage of men and women who su

Correcting the Record: Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

Founders Revolution 2011-06-26
Correcting an Historical Oversight:  Giving Credit Where Credit is Due by Dan Granite This July marks the 42nd anniversary of man's first steps on the moon's surface.  What just a few years earlier had been considered an impossible dream became realit

Should American Taxpayers Finance another Big Fat Greek Bailout?

Big Government 2011-06-26
The notion that American taxpayers are about to subsidize another Greek bailout (via the Keystone Cops at the IMF) is way beyond economically foolish. It is also morally offensive. To turn Winston Churchill’s famous quote upside down: “Never have so

Obama LIes About Border Securiy

Founders Revolution 2011-06-26
Yes, our fearless leader, Comrade Presidente Obambi, has again lied saying that our southern border is secure and that the border fence has been built. His lapdogs in the media refuse to call him on these lies. Obama is hard at work pushing for a mass amn

Sunday Open Thread: WWI Edition

Big Government 2011-06-26
Today, in 1917, the first American troops arrived on the Western Front of World War I. One year later, on this day,  the Americans defeated the Germans at the Battle of Belleau Wood. (One of our relatives was there. In your memory great-grandfather Price

We Should Give $1,000,000 to Every Dwarf

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-26
If you disagree with me, you obviously hate dwarfs. Proponents of traditional marriage are regularly accused of hating or being intolerant of gay people merely because they happen to believe that the 4,000 year long definition of marriage as a union

Same-sex Marriage and “Gay” Politics: So Wrong in So Many Ways

Founders Revolution 2011-06-26
    by James A. Bridge       In the year 2011 we see a society and a national government in the United States in complete convulsion and in conflict with its larger self.   New York's…

Prophecy: What may be happening to Israel in the near future.

Founders Revolution 2011-06-26
1.http://mail.aol.com/33912-111/aol-6/en-us/mail/DisplayMessage.aspx?ws_popup=trueProphecy Sign: As Iran is moving at full speed ahead in their quest to obtain a nuclear bomb, one must reflect on what the Lord showed us that is going to take place during

Getting the Message.

Big Government 2011-06-26

The United States and the Policy of Targeted Killing

Tom's Opinions and Information 2011-06-26

Liberal Congressman Says Obama Is 'An Absolute Monarch'

Founders Revolution 2011-06-26

A Tax on Dumb People?

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-26
Kay Bell says that Scott Adams, the creator of the comic strip Dilbert, wants to impose a tax on stupidity: “I’m just curious as to whether tax policy could make a huge difference in the effectiveness of society by directly taxing stupidity,&#

Stop Obama expending frenzy, cut expenses and balance the budget

Founders Revolution 2011-06-26
AMERICANS FOR HONEST GOVERNMENT   June 26th, 2011   Fellow Tea Party patriots, The USA is Bankrupt and the Democrats and Republicans fail to agree on the solution to fix this economic mess they created. Raising the debt ceiling, is given the…

I Left My Heart in Tax Francisco

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-25
When the New York Times thinks you’ve gone too far on taxes, you’ve probably gone too far on taxes: In most of the country, tax increases are anathema. Not in San Francisco. The city’s public employee unions are a potent political force; bu

Economic Substance Doctrine

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-25
Amanda Yoder, a 3L at University of Missouri Law School and an editor of its Law Review, has written a thorough piece on the economic substance doctrine¹ titled One Prong, Two Prong, Many Prongs: A Look Into the Economic Substance Doctrine. Ms. Yoder

Tax Shocker of the Week: Tax Increases Drive Jobs Away in Illinois

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-25
File this one under the category “Ya think?” Joseph Henchman of Tax Policy Blog writes in Illinois Legislators Hint that Tax Increases are Driving Away Jobs: In January, Illinois legislators approved raising their individual income tax rate fr

The one word Progressives hate the most

Napolitano Fox Articles 2011-06-25
The one word Progressives hate the most By Brian Brawdy “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men [...]

Van Jones Is Creating the Milli Vanilli of Tea Parties

Big Government 2011-06-25
Truther, Self-described communist, and former Obama Green Jobs Czar Van Jones has a new mission, to start a progressive version of the Tea Party movement.  Just like the real tea party, the Van Jones creation is based on economics.  There are major diff

Are Tax Professionals Worthless?

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-25
My friend and fellow tax blogger Knox Marlow in a recent post titled Get a Real Job says that tax professionals have no “real” value to society: What value do tax professionals add to the “commercial matrix” of development, f

Nevada Legalizes Self-Driving Cars

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-25
I reported earlier this year about a cool new technology: cars that drive themselves. Google already designed one, and it drove more than a thousand miles on public roads using just a computer chip and a sensor to detect other cars. It only crashed once, and i...

The Real Reason the USSR Fell

Tom's Opinions and Information 2011-06-25
This article entitled, Everything You Think You Know About the Collapse of the Soviet Union Is Wrong (And why it matters today in a new age of revolution) is interesting simply for the sheer scope of its ambition. The author Leon Aron, is director of Russ

Douthat: The Democrats’ Tax Trump Card

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-25
Russ Douthat has an interesting take on the debt ceiling negotiations between Republicans and Democrats: [I]f they do work out a deal — and this is the crucial part — it doesn’t have to include nearly as much in the way of revenue increases as a

Missouri Man ‘Not Happy’ with Revised USDA Offer

Big Government 2011-06-25
A month after the USDA threatened John Dollarhite with up to $4 million in fines for selling too many rabbits, he is "not happy" with the agency's latest offer.

The Lies a Fed Chairman Tells

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-25
Video Type:  Video Blog June 25, 2011

Obama Nation: The Royal Treatment

Big Government 2011-06-25

Gay Marriage

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-25
Finally, New York legalized gay marriage. I'm happy gay couples are now treated the same as straights, but the victory will be bittersweet. After all, gaining the ability to marry means being subjected to state control over your personal contracts. One read...

IBG–YBG: Owning vs. Managing—Democracy vs. Kleptocracy

Gonzalo Lira 2011-06-24
There’s a saying in Chile: “La vaca engorda bajo el ojo del amo”—“The cow grows fat under the watchful eye of the owner.”Are you keeping an eye on her?I bring up this saying because of a financial scandal we’re having down here: There’s a

France Won’t Tax Google

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-24
Kay Bell reports that France has dropped its attempts to tax Google: Last year France began exploring ways to tax Google and other big online advertising companies. That effort is now dead. The New York Timesreported last week that French President Nicola

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Says Raise Taxes on Small Businesses Rather Than Cut Entitlements

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-24
CNS News reports that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner wants to raise taxes on small businesses rather than cut entitlement programs: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told the House Small Business Committee on Wednesday that the Obama administration be

Protected: NNComm #193: Mrs. Nymph-Eunuch

Marc Rudov 2011-06-24
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Rewriting Declaration of Independence, Rick Santorum does God no favors

Napolitano Fox Articles 2011-06-24
Rewriting Declaration of Independence, Rick Santorum does God no favors by Brian Brawdy In a recent interview on Fox News, [...]

Target: The Federal Reserve

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-24
Target: The Federal Reserve

Right and left opinions on the Fed. Is audit fever catching on?

Rockin’ in the Free World

Fox business: Stossel 2011-06-24
Rockin’ in the Free World

Is America’s greatest export pop culture?

Rise of the Independents

Fox business: Stossel 2011-06-24
Rise of the Independents

Americans reinventing themselves

Clearing Away The Tax Clutter

2011-06-24
The problem with politics is politicians…or is it the other way around ? Whatever it is, it prevents people from thinking clearly. To see politics at work, you don't have to look any further than our muddled, bureaucratic nightmare of a tax cod

Beck: The History of Freedom, Part 2

Glenn Beck 2011-06-24
Beck: The History of Freedom, Part 2

Author shares tipping points in history

Beck: The History of Freedom, Part 1

Glenn Beck 2011-06-24
Beck: The History of Freedom, Part 1

Author shares tipping points in history

Ron Paul: Undeniable popularity and support

Freedom Lover Nation 2011-06-24
I remember during the 2008 presidential campaigns – I was surprised and impressed by the grassroots support for Ron Paul. I had never seen such enthusiastic support for a candidate, and that support mostly being ignored by the mass media. He is hate

Egalitarianism, Or Pulling Everyone Down

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-24
“It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality.” - Samuel Johnson - Greg Mankiw has this from Peter Orzag on the inequality of healthcare in America: A

The State Of The Economy

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-24
The U.S. economy is like a rubber band that is being pulled in several different directions at the same time.  Everyone knows that at some point it is going to snap, but nobody is quite sure exactly when it is going to happen.  Right now, the state of t

The State Of The Economy

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-24
The U.S. economy is like a rubber band that is being pulled in several different directions at the same time.  Everyone knows that at some point it is going to snap, but nobody is quite sure exactly when it is going to happen.  Right now, the state of t

More Chopra-crisy

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-24
Ever notice how left wingers are ready, willing and able to publicly criticize America and Christianity but when it comes to countries and religions that might put a fatwa out on them timidly refrain from doing so? What this means, of course, is that Am

New York Senate Approves Gay Marriage 33-29

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-24
The NY Senate made the right decision, albeit an overdue one.  I can’t help but to feel that the importance of the Senate’s action has been diminished by the sorry state of government overall.  The tanking economy, high unemployment, high ta

Arrested for Videotaping Cops

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-24
Emily Good WNY is in the national news again for more of these over-the-top law enforcement tactics. Jonathan Turley, who teaches at George Washington University, said the police officer clearly is in the wrong in the video. Good does nothing intimidating

June 24, 2011

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-24
Friday, June 24, 2011 By:  Mark Hanna The market buzz over Greece in the closing hours Thursday wor

Fed Benefits from Global Fears

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-24
By:  John Browne Friday, June 24, 2011 This week, in the second in a series of less-than-impressi

Conservative Disdain for the Constitution

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-24
Today's op-ed in the Washington Post by noted conservative Charles Krauthammer, entitled 'Who Takes Us to War?' reveals a lot about conservatives and how differently they view the Constitution compared to us libertarians....

States Racing to Close Budget Gaps as Deadlines Loom

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-24
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Bloomberg Link:  http://www.bloomber

US: 50% of Baby Boomers Worried They’ll Outlive Savings

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-24
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Financial Post Link:  http://opinion

New Irish Bank Bailout Could Add to Debt Agony

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-24
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Financial Post Link:  http://www.fin

Commodities Rebound: Speculation Demand to Climb

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-24
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Bloomberg Link:  http://www.bloomber

Bernanke Public Approval Falls to Lowest Level

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-24
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Bloomberg Link:  http://www.bloomber

Fed Balance Sheet Hits Another Record Size

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-24
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Reuters Link:  http://www.reuters.co

Italian Banks Plunge on Debt Concern

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-24
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Bloomberg Link:  http://www.bloomber

Is The Economy Improving?

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-23
Is the U.S. economy improving?  That is what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would have us believe.  Bernanke declared today that the "recovery appears to be proceeding at a moderate pace" and that everything is going pretty much as planned.  Sad

Is The Economy Improving?

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-23
Is the U.S. economy improving?  That is what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would have us believe.  Bernanke declared today that the "recovery appears to be proceeding at a moderate pace" and that everything is going pretty much as planned.  Sad

Senator Paul Responds to Obama's Afghanistan Plan

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-23
By Tim ShoemakerThe latest press release from Senator Paul: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul released the following statement this evening in response to President Barack Obama's address regarding troop withdrawals in Afghanistan. "President Obama in

This Weeks Show: Declaration of Independents

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-23
What's your political affiliation? Republican? Democrat? Or are you an independent? Most said " independent" when we asked people outside my office. In their new book, "Declaration of Independents," Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch from Reason say that indepe...

Rome Wasn’t Destroyed in a Day

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-23
Rome Wasn't Destroyed in a Day

Rome gradually crumbled by it's government doing tyrannical, stupid, short-sighted things. Sound familiar?

Glenn Beck Sits Down with Rick Santorum

Glenn Beck 2011-06-23
Glenn Beck Sits Down with Rick Santorum

GOP candidate talks Israel, Middle East

The Crime of Filming Government

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-23
The Crime of Filming Government

Another arrest - this time a reporter, in Washington DC. Should it really be a crime?

Puff, Puff, Pass the Bill to Legalize Pot

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-23
Puff, Puff, Pass the Bill to Legalize Pot

Ron Paul talks about his bill that would allow states to legalize pot.

Tea Party Coalition Endorses Ron Paul

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-23
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jim Ostrowski (716) 435-8918 jameso@apollo3.com TeaPartyCoalitionWNY.com Allen Coniglio, Chair (716) 812-2400 Tea Party Coalition Endorses Ron Paul Buffalo, New York, June 23, 2011. The Tea Party Coalition of Western New Yor

The Welfare-Warfare Anchor Is Taking Us Down

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-23
It's really fascinating to see how American statists are addressing the financial problems in Greece. They're blaming Greece's problems on the credit bubble, the banksters, greedy people, government mismanagement and corruption, or some combination thereo

Investigating the Gold - Hearing at 2pm

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-23
By Tim ShoemakerThe House Financial Services Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee is holding an important hearing today at 2pm entitled "Investigating the Gold: H.R. 1495, the Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 and the Oversight of Unit

Why Are Food Prices Rising So Fast?

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-23
If you do much grocery shopping, you have probably noticed that the cost of food has been rising at a very brisk pace over the past year.  So why are food prices rising so fast?  According to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, inflation is still ver

Why Are Food Prices Rising So Fast?

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-23
If you do much grocery shopping, you have probably noticed that the cost of food has been rising at a very brisk pace over the past year.  So why are food prices rising so fast?  According to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, inflation is still ver

Sen. Paul Investigates Homeland Security Lapse

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-23
By Kevin BrettHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to hold hearings with state and DHS officials at Senator Paul's insistence.   Sen. Paul's Press release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to the recent apprehension of two su

Ideological Chasm Over Interpreting Constitution

Tom's Opinions and Information 2011-06-23

Mike Church Interviews Ron Paul

Conservative for Change 2011-06-23

Graduating In Debt With No Real Marketable Skills

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-23

more babies endanger our climate and weather?

Founders Revolution 2011-06-22
Goracle Now Pushing Women To Have Fewer Children To Curb Climate Change… Via Watts Up With That: Not content to make a fool of himself confusing weather and climate, Al has now decided to lecture empower women on how…

Huntsman – Don’t Get Excited About This One.

Founders Revolution 2011-06-22
Another media/establishment instant darling. This guy bears watching… but not voting for. Yesterday, we watched as former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman attempted to take on the mantle of Ronald Reagan, announcing his candidacy from the same place… in fro

Drowning in Rules

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-22
I got another chain email recently, this one highlighting the wordiness of today's bureaucracy: • The Lord's Prayer: 70 words. • 10 Commandments: 331 words. • Declaration of Independence: 1,322 words. • U.S. Constitution: 7,794 words. &bul...

E4 empowerment to the power of four

Founders Revolution 2011-06-22
This is the original plan I sent to Glenn for his perusal. I'm glad he was able to find it useful but I think his repackaging it to suit his ideas for an E4 "Project" is less adequate for the way I originally intended. This was my plan for personal partic

Thank You, Julian Heicklen

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-22
Last February I published an article entitled, 'Jury Nullification Prosecutorial Abuse,' in which I detailed the ridiculous and abusive federal indictment of Julian Heicklen....

House to vote on Libya

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-22
By Tim ShoemakerThe Hill reports that Speaker John Boehner has announced two votes on Libya this week, one to authorize the military intervention, and another that would cut off funding, effectively bring on an end to the US role in bombing Libya. The vo

Tax on Computer Downloads

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-22
CPA Tonya Moreno writes that more states are charging sales tax on digital downloads to pump up state revenue.  On July 1, 2010 Wyoming became the latest state to begin charging 4% sales tax on digital downloads held for permanent use.  And they’r

IRS Tax Software? Is it Coming?

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-22
A few weeks ago I wrote in No-Brainer of the Week: Don’t have the IRS Prepare Your Tax Return: My first tip for taxpayers who are seeking someone to prepare their tax returns is this:  Don’t have the IRS do it! The reasons for this are obvious

National Debt

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-22
It really is hard to find the words to describe the true horror of the national debt.  The U.S. government has been on the greatest debt binge in all of human history, and a day of reckoning is coming that is going to be so painful that it is going to

National Debt

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-22
It really is hard to find the words to describe the true horror of the national debt.  The U.S. government has been on the greatest debt binge in all of human history, and a day of reckoning is coming that is going to be so painful that it is going to

Say 'Yes We Can' To Vote Fraud !

2011-06-22
Voter ID laws require a voter to show identification in order to cast a ballot. They are either under consideration or being passed in at least 23 states. Wisconsin and Texas are two states that recently passed such laws. Voter ID laws are designed to red

Farrakhan: Your Record, America, Stinks In The Eyes of God

Big Government 2011-06-22
How did he get out again? He should have been sitting in a padded room wearing  one of those nice trench coats with the long sleeves that tie into a knot around the back. But somehow the  slug from the Nation of Islam, one of the biggest purveyors of h

Wednesday Open Thread: Checkpoint Charlie Edition

Big Government 2011-06-22
Today, in 1990, Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin was dismantled. In our book, that is the official end of the Cold War.

Beck: Is College a Waste?

Glenn Beck 2011-06-22
Beck: Is College a Waste?

College grads face mountains of debt

Ya gotta' love it! California legislator's pay halted......by a Democrat!!!!

Founders Revolution 2011-06-22
This will get you a good belly laugh today! The California State Controller has halted pay for the legislators as the budget passed....by Democrats....fell short and didn't allow for their pay! The budget bill was VETOED by none other than Governor Jerry

obama issues dream act by executive order, press ignores?

Founders Revolution 2011-06-22
  http://www.examiner.com/immigration-reform-in-national/obama-issues-dream-act-by-executive-order-press-ignores#ixzz1Py9Q0tBPObama issues Dream Act by executive orderâ?¦press ignores - National Immigration Reform | Examiner.com …

Who Is Gary Johnson?

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-22
In the Republican primary, there's a voice that has been largely ignored: Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico. He didn't even get invited to last week's CNN debate. He argues for limited government, and his record proves that he will stand up for it: ...

America's New Racists

Founders Revolution 2011-06-22
America's New RacistsBy Walter E. Williams6/22/2011   The late South African economist William Hutt, in his 1964 book, "The Economics of the Colour Bar," said that one of the supreme tragedies of the human condition is that those who have been the victi

THANK YOU MR SPEAKER

Founders Revolution 2011-06-22
DON'T FORGET TO THANK OUR SPEAKER FOR NOT ONLY DEFUNDIND ACORN BUT WINNING A LAW SUIT REVEALING NO STANDING FOR FED FUNDING FOR THE ACORN ORGANIZATION. NOW GEORGE SCHWARTZ aka GEORGE SOROS WILL HAVE TO FUND SURELY THERE WILL BE LITIGATION VS parties

Obama Agencies Announce Massive Attack on American Job Creators

Big Government 2011-06-22
Over the last year, the Obama Administration, through its regulatory agencies, has been conducting a quiet war on American business—those enterprises that are the nation’s job creators. Earlier this week, the union extremists in Obama’s Dep

Senator Paul on Wolf Blitzer

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-22
By Tim ShoemakerLast night, Senator Paul discussed the problems with the Obama Administration's foreign policy towards Afghanistan and Libya.

New Age Guru Compares Sarah Palin to Chairman Mao

Founders Revolution 2011-06-22
I used to respect Deepak Chopra, but now I can see that he is a phony. He is filled with anger at Palin and it is apparent that like most liberals he has no tolerance for anyone who dares disagree with his political views. Liberals are keen to say how tol

Sen. Paul Questions Invasive TSA Searches

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-22
By Kevin BrettWASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Rand Paul spoke today at a full committee hearing of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee regarding invasive TSA searches. Below is video and transcript of that hearing. T

Double Dip & Then Triple Dip

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-22

Guest Editorial on Gay Marriage by Janice Volk

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-22
Dear Editor, I hope this letter finds you and the great people of NY-29 well. The issue of gay marriage is a very sensitive topic for both sides of this belief spectrum. Those that support gay marriage and those that are against gay marriage have very str

obama extend medicaid up to 3 million middle class people?

Founders Revolution 2011-06-22
Surprise: ObamaCare will extend Medicaid to up to three million middle-class people posted at 8:40 pm on June 21, 2011 by Allahpundit printer-friendly Not just any middle-class…

THE BUMPER STICKERS ARE GETTING BETTER

Founders Revolution 2011-06-22
THE BUMPER STICKERS ARE GETTING BETTER ! …

Medicaid for the Middle Class?

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-22
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Yahoo! Link:  http://news.yahoo.com/

TSA & Texas: Breaking Down the Threats

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-21
By Kevin BrettOn May 24, 2011, Texas State Rep. David Simpson wrote an open letter to fellow state officials in response to threats received from the U.S. Department of Justice concerning the Travelers' Dignity Act: Dear Sirs:  Today you receiv

Big Brother Isn’t Just Watching You

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-21
“The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets.”   - Eric Hoffer - This is downright Orwellian: Today is the FDA’s official unveiling of new

Senator Paul discusses welfare and charity

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-21
By Tim ShoemakerIn his latest statement at a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee Hearing, Senator Paul questions the efficiency of government welfare programs and suggests private charity and true philanthropy could meet individuals

Tax Advice, Part Deutch

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-21
In the wake of the Roni Deutch tax resolution scam fiasco, here is some excellent advice from Russ Fox: As for the firms that still advertise and promise you that they’ll stop the IRS, and you will qualify to pay “pennies on the dollar,” remember t

Rand Paul: Jobs for Bureaucrats

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-21
By Kevin Brett The latest press release from Senator Rand Paul's office, "Democrats Want to Make Getting a Job Easier - for 200 Bureaucrats": WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Sen. Rand Paul issued the following statement regarding today's vote on the mo

Liberate ATMs and Credit Unions to Jumpstart Jobs

Big Government 2011-06-21
“ATMs don’t destroy jobs,” tweeted Davd Burge of the Iowahawk blog in response to Obama’s now-infamous “Today Show” explanation of unemployment. “Politicians who treat the country like an ATM destroy jobs.” But actually it wouldn’t

Taxes, Texas Style

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-21
Taxes Texas Style

Stephen Moore talks how to grow jobs. Why more free-market Texas works better than other states.

Beck: America's Energy Under Attack

Glenn Beck 2011-06-21
Beck: America's Energy Under Attack

Obama's green energy folly

A Tax Hike By Any Other Name

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-21
A Tax Hike By Any Other Name

The government has a thousand tricks up it's sleeve for rasing taxes in sneaky, underhanded ways.

Cigarettes Get Gruesome

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-21
Cigarettes Get Gruesome

FDA mandating graphic cigarette warning labels. Are they really necessary?

Terrorist Retaliation against Obama's Aggression

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-21
Immediately after a NATO missile hit a home a few days ago and killed several civilians, including children, Libya's foreign minister, Abdulati al-Obeida, called 'for all Muslims to initiate a global jihad against the oppressive criminal West,' according

Dems Gone Wild: Rep. Alcee Hastings Investigated for Sexual Harassment

Big Government 2011-06-21
From The National Journal: The House’s independent ethics office is looking into sexual-harassment claims leveled months ago against Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., the Wall Street Journal is reporting. Citing sources familiar with the inquiry, the i

Netroots, National Liberal Orgs, Focus on Wisconsin Recalls

Big Government 2011-06-21
My home state continues to garner a lot of national attention, at least from the Left. Those gathered in Minnesota for Netroots Nation had Wisconsin on their collective minds. Pun intended. MacIver News Service | June 22, 2011 [Hudson, Wisconsin] As

Robert Murphy on the Economy

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-21
By Tim ShoemakerRecently, a viral video put out by Moveon.org starring former Labor Secretary under Bill Clinton, Robert Reich, purports to "connect the dots" on the "truth about the economy" in under two and a half minutes!  That is, the truth accor

We Waste Your Tax Dollars But We Still Want a Raise

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-21
More wasted tax dollars from Pajamas Media: Has South Carolina State University taken millions in federally earmarked money and used it to create a slush fund bearing a powerful congressman’s name? If you read between the lines of a shocking report rel

Lincoln Logrolling in Albany

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-21
Here’s what the GOP wants: A wimpy property-tax cap which will simply maintain the status quo with NY having the highest property taxes in the country. For that crappy inducment, they are giving in to the liberals on gay marriage (which will increas

Ex-IRS Commissioner Blames Lawyers and Accountants for IRS Failures

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-21
Here’s an instant classic from Paul Caron: New York Times op-ed, Lawyers and Accountants Once Put Integrity First, by [former IRS Commissioner] Mark. W. Everson: It will take decades to fully untangle the causes of the 2008 financial crisis, but as

June 21, 2011

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-21
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 By:  Mark Hanna U.S. stocks rose Tuesday, in anticipation of a vote of confi

Any Excuse for War

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-21
By Phil GiraldiSyria is much in the news lately, with Senator Lindsey Graham and others calling for  military action to bring about the removal of President Bashar al-Assad and to protect "the Syrian people from slaughter."  Secretary of State H

Mega-Scandal: Was ‘Gunwalker’ a PR Op for Gun Control?

Tom's Opinions and Information 2011-06-21

Tax Credits and Subsidies by Laurence M. Vance

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-21

Make Culture, Not Think Tanks

Big Government 2011-06-21
Mike Flynn recently wrote a cri de coeur on Big Government asking why conservatives have failed to move back the needle on government spending despite the profusion of conservative think tanks, foundations, policy shops, grass-roots organizations, and sun

Low Tax Red State Schools Outperform High Tax Blue State Schools

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-21
Walter Russell Mead writing for American Interest says that red state schools regularly outperform blue state schools. This is classiker than a Ford Model T: When it come to excellence in education, red states rule — at least according to a panel of exp

Yuan Gains Most in Almost Two Months

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-21
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Bloomberg Link:  http://www.bloomber

Don't Expect to See Gasoline Below $3 Any Time Soon

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-21
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  CNBC Link:  http://www.cnbc.com/id/4

Don't Miss Peter Schiff on Fox Business! • 8pm

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-21
Content Type:  Event Event Date:  June 29, 2011 - 8:00pm Guest: Peter Schiff Network: Fox Business Show: Freedom Wa...

Don't Miss Peter Schiff on Fox Business! • 5pm

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-21
Content Type:  Event Event Date:  June 22, 2011 - 5:00pm Guest: Peter Schiff Network: Fox Business Show: Gerri Will...

Existing Home Sales Fall to 6-Month Low in May

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-21
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Reuters Link:  http://www.reuters.co

Investors Spooked by Greece Debt Default Choose Gold

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-21
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  The Economic Times Link:  http://eco

S&P restates political threat to U.S. AAA rating

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-21
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Reuters Link:  http://www.reuters.co

China’s New Bond Buying Hints at Shift to Euro

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-21
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Market Watch Link:  http://www.marke

WaPo: Overpaid Bosses are Cause of Income Equality Gap

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-20
The Washington Post’s Peter Whoriskey says that the high pay of business executives is largely to blame for the increase in the wealth gap: [A] mounting body of economic research indicates that the rise in pay for company executives is a critical

On the Lighter Side . . .

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-20
The fight for freedom is arduous, at best.  It’s important to remember to live your life too! Yesterday was a beautiful day and I had one of the most enjoyable Fathers Days to date.  If you haven’t had a chance to explore the Niagara Wine Tr

Rand Paul: The Most Favorable

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-20
By Kevin BrettAccording to pollster Frank Luntz, Sen. Paul has the most favorability of any candidate he's ever polled the audience on:

I’m Back

Gonzalo Lira 2011-06-20
Ignore her innocent look: It was all Claire's fault.Dear Gentle Readers and Kind Fans, Due to circumstances beyond my control, I’ve had to lay off the writing of the blog for the last couple of weeks. Some people have complained that, now that I’m run

The Financial Collapse Of Greece: The Canary In The Coal Mine For The Global Economy?

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-20
The rest of the world needs to sit up and take notice of what is going on in Greece right now.  This is what can happen when you allow government debt to spiral out of control.  Once it becomes clear that you can't pay your debts, a financial collapse c

The Financial Collapse Of Greece: The Canary In The Coal Mine For The Global Economy?

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-20
The rest of the world needs to sit up and take notice of what is going on in Greece right now.  This is what can happen when you allow government debt to spiral out of control.  Once it becomes clear that you can't pay your debts, a financial collapse c

The Licensing Problem

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-20
Government's at it again - licensing poor people out of the taxi business. Today's WSJ reports: Lawmakers are on the verge of approving sweeping changes to New York's taxi industry with the aim of improving cab service outside Manhattan. Improving service? H...

NY GOP is Pro-Rent Control

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-20
Lost in the publicity over gay marriage–wherein gays seek the right to ask the state for permission to impose legal burdens on themselves and third parties including the taxpayer–is the fact that the GOP is pulling their old ME-TOO game on ren

Beck: Are We One Nation Under God?

Glenn Beck 2011-06-20
Beck: Are We One Nation Under God?

Firestorm over NBC's Pledge edit

War Weary Republicans

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-20
War Weary Republicans

Not all Republicans are war-happy. There is a growing number thinking differently.

The Fed's Embedded in the Banks

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-20
The Fed’s Embedded in the Banks

Rise of Fed's “embedded” bank examiners. Are banks being monitored in the wrong way, for the wrong reasons?

Leading or Ruling?

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-20
Leading or Ruling?

Neal Boortz on the war on the rich. Are the rich the true enemy of the people? Or are they barking up the wrong tree?

Internet Gambling Tax Bill Introduced in House

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-20
Hey, I finally found a new tax I can support. Michael Cohn writing for Accounting Today says that Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., has introduced legislation to amend the Tax Code to regulate and tax Internet gambling: The bill, known as the Internet Gambling

Supreme Court Rules Women Workers Can’t File Class Action Against Wal-Mart

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-20
Bloomberg reports that the anti-Walmart left was handed a big blow today in a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling: The U.S. Supreme Court, in a ruling that will mean new limits on nationwide class-action suits, ruled that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) can’t be sued

Video Market Update: Greece, QE3

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-20
Peter Schiff`s comments on the economy, stock markets, politics and gold. Schiff is the renowned writer of the bestseller Crash Proof: How to Profit from the Coming Economic Collapse.

Case Study: Rand and Rubio

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-20
By Kevin BrettAn op-ed published today by The New York Times critiques the foreign policy identity crisis in the GOP and characterizes both sides of the evolving debate in the persons of two newly elected U.S. Senators who rode the Tea Party wave; Rand Pa

Monday Morning Political Roundup

2011-06-20
Vote For…Generic Republican ! A new Gallup poll showed that 44% of the electorate would vote for any Republican nominee over President Obama in 2012. Only 39% would vote for Obama. That's good news for the Republicans, eh ? Not quite. It's

Social Engineering 101

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-20
By Kevin BrettRegardless of how you feel about "Big Oil" -- The following article written by Senior Political Columnist at The Washington Examiner, Timothy P. Carney, illustrates how Obama and the Democrats have utilized the tax code as a tool for social

Labor And Capital Must Be Re-Allocated Away From Services Into Goods Production

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-20

If Greece Defaults, What Happens to Portugal and Ireland—and Spain?

Gonzalo Lira 2011-06-20

Bachmann's Challenge to Romney

Star Parker 2011-06-20
A new Rasmussen poll shows that following the Republican debate in New Hampshire, Michele Bachmann catapulted into the number two slot as a prospective nominee behind Mitt Romney. Bachmann’s performance at...

The War on Immigrants, Farmers, and Consumers

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-20
The Los Angeles Times published an article last week about another travesty in the war on immigrants. Georgia farmers are having trouble finding people to pick their fruit crops. The likely reason is that Georgia's new harsh immigration law, set to take e

Shariah Law is a Muslim Killer - Now They Want to Use It On Us

Founders Revolution 2011-06-19
H. R. 973: Prohibit foreign law from our U.S. Court system; protecting United States citizens, particularly women, from being tried under foreign law Shariah Law is a Muslim Killer - Now They Want to Use It On Us By Jerry McConnell  …

Protected: NNComm #192: Misandry on Fathers’ Day

Marc Rudov 2011-06-19
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

A Clarion Call to the Sons and Daughters of Liberty

Founders Revolution 2011-06-19
How is it that a generation of people that have been so blessed cannot retain understanding among themselves? I see men walking with both eyes open, yet, they will not to receive that which they look upon. Calling vanity wisdom, they mock, and forsake the

The C-Note Strategy

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-19
That is, recruit bored rich people who have a “C” in their names and many C-Notes in their bank accounts. Chris Collins Chris Lee Jane Corwin Chris Jacobs

The Quality Of Economic Data.

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-19
What does the government have to gain by giving the public phony unemployment figures?The answer is obvious: They want you to think things are better than they really are. - in The Little Book of Bull MovesPeter Schiff`s comments on the economy, stock mar

The Smartest Man In The Room

Founders Revolution 2011-06-19
Courtesy of Wizbang. Excerpt follows: "..............Well, we now know just went into President Obama's decision to wage UnWar on Libya, and how he planned to deal with the implications of the War Powers…

How long

Founders Revolution 2011-06-19
I simply wonder how long it will take us to get the disgusting memory of Obama and the 111th congress out of our minds.  Maybe it will be even worse, could there be enough Americans so weak minded, spineless and lacking any kind of moral center, Honor or

Something everywhere always is...

Founders Revolution 2011-06-19
I understand that this site is intended on being a forum wherein all of those sons and daughters of liberty can collaberate and inform one another on issues related to this grassroots movement that has swept like a wildfire across America since Barak Obam

Cain - the 1 "UNTAINTED" candidate

Founders Revolution 2011-06-19
I like Herman Cain because of the "...content of his character". A measuring tool to be applied to ALL public 'elected or appointed' officials. It is my feeling that the ESTABLISHMENT (media, govt, etc) has absolutely NO INTEREST in giving any credence to

Sunday Open Thread: Fathers’ Day Edition

Big Government 2011-06-19
Happy Fathers’ Day, John.

Barack Obama’s White House Rural Council: Central Economic Planning For America’s Heartland

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-19
Barack Obama has issued a brand new executive order that establishes a White House Rural Council.  This Rural Council has been given the task of developing "public-private partnerships" that will seek to bring the "economic prosperity" of our big cities

Barack Obama’s White House Rural Council: Central Economic Planning For America’s Heartland

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-19
Barack Obama has issued a brand new executive order that establishes a White House Rural Council.  This Rural Council has been given the task of developing "public-private partnerships" that will seek to bring the "economic prosperity" of our big cities

Argentina's Economic Collapse: This is where we're headed if Obama continues in office

Founders Revolution 2011-06-19
Video documentary of the events that led to the economic collapse of Argentina in 2001 which wiped out the middle class and raised the level of poverty to 57.5% Central to the collapse was the implementation of neo-liberal policies which enabled the swind

Mises Puts My Gun Article on YouTube!

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-19

All Hostile Action Should Be Approved by Congress....Even Libya

Conservative for Change 2011-06-19

Saving Capitalism One Fifth Grader At A Time

Big Government 2011-06-18
Joe Kernen, co-anchor of CNBC’s  Squawk Box and his daughter, fifth grader, Blake Kernen, have teamed up for YOUR TEACHER SAID WHAT?!: Defending Our Kids from the Liberal Assault on Capitalism, a primer to push back against what Kernen perceives to be

As Voter Approval Sinks, Advisor Says Connecticut Governor Is ‘Choosing to Lead’

Big Government 2011-06-18
In response to the results of two recent polls of Connecticut voters which found that there is considerable dissatisfaction with Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy, the governor’s special advisor said that Mr. Malloy has “made the tough decisions n

Black Homophobes, Name-Calling and Pro-Traditional Marriage Haters

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-18
“The name-calling technique links a person, or idea, to a negative symbol. The propagandist who uses this technique hopes that the audience will reject the person or the idea on the basis of the negative symbol, instead of looking at the available e

trinity of idiots

Founders Revolution 2011-06-18
Reject TV: Olby touts Weiner for Goracle Trinity of idiots. (CBS News) — Within hours after Anthony Weiner announced his resignation from Congress, former MSNBC gabber Keith…

Why I’m suing the Obama administration over Libya

Conservative for Change 2011-06-18
From the Daily Caller:By Rep. Ron PaulThere is no issue more serious than war. Wars result in the loss of life and property. Wars are also expensive and an enormous economic burden.Our Founders understood that waging war is not something that should be ta

The Dream Team

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-18
Ron Paul mentions Judge Andrew Napolitano as a possible running mate. If this ticket becomes a reality for the 2012 Presidential election, it will serve as a litmus test.  Anyone who values freedom would vote for Paul and Napolitano.  The nay votes woul

Roryfied Air

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-18
Let me qualify this post by admitting up front that I wrote a prediction  for the US Open Championship this past Wednesday night, but it was lost. My predictions were way off. Golf is a very volatile game. But make no mistake, golf’s unpredictabili

Speculation of Presidential Run: Rick Perry Gives Fiery Speech to RLC

Conservative for Change 2011-06-18
The Republican field for President is full of different men and women that believe they would be better suited to replace President Barack Obama for the top job in Washington. This website is a Ron Paul website, but we are always open to other candidates

IRS Doesn’t Get Funding it Asked For

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-18
Kay Bell reports that the House Appropriations Committee has allocated less money to the IRS than it had asked for in her post Increase the IRS budget; No, Don’t: The agency in charge of collecting the money needed to run the U.S. government and i

Save The Economy: BAN ATMs

Conservative for Change 2011-06-18
President Obama said, "There are some structural issues with our economy, where a lot of businesses have learned to become much more efficient, with a lot fewer workers. You see it when you go to the bank and use an ATM -- you don't go to a bank telle

Netroots Nation 2011 Journal

Big Government 2011-06-18
Thursday: Wow, you can really feel the energy here in Minneapolis at Netroots Nation 2011 – the vibe is so much better than at Starbucks where that fascist Mr. Rodriguez keeps oppressing me by insisting that I get to work on time!  Because of the capit

Fastest growing US Political Party: The Salad Bar Party

Napolitano Fox Articles 2011-06-18
Exploring the composition of the human body, top to bottom, we quickly realize we are a coalition of  Oxygen, Carbon, [...]

Democrat Political Exercise: Bend and Stretch the Law

Tom's Opinions and Information 2011-06-18
Unless you've been safely tucked away in a cave on the dark side of the moon for the past 200 years, you probably know that Democrats invented election fraud. The most recent example of their talent and expertise was the special election in New York's 26t

VIDEO: Save The Economy: BAN ATMs

Big Government 2011-06-18
By now, most people have heard about Obama’s comments on unemployment from this past week essentially saying ATMs have taken jobs away from people. He said, “There are some structural issues with our economy, where a lot of businesses have l

Panetta Report 3 from The New Zealand Blog

Founders Revolution 2011-06-18
Panetta Report 3: Leon Panetta and the Santa Cruz Socialists

The Incredible Shrinking Tea New York

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-18
The personality cult/fake tea party husband/wife team that pretentiously calls itself TEA New York recently called on their “largest membership in the state” to send me and Allen Coniglio hate mail. I haven’t receive any. Generals with n

McCain Doesn't Appreciate 'Isolationist' Republican Field

Conservative for Change 2011-06-18

Reason.tv: Free or Equal? – Johan Norberg Updates Milton & Rose Friedman’s Free to Choose

Big Government 2011-06-18
Swedish economist Johan Norberg is the host of the new documentary Free or Equal, which retraces and updates the 1980 classic Free to Choose, featuring Milton and Rose Friedman. Like the Friedmans, Norberg travels the globe to look at the conditions un

Companies and Individuals Continue to File Trademark Applications for SEAL Team 6

Big Government 2011-06-18
Last month, Disney attempted to cash in on the Navy SEAL Team 6 name fame by submitting a US trademark application for the name SEAL Team 6.  The US Navy countered with their own trademark submissions and Disney backed down by abandoning its applications

Breaking News–Pork Lawsuit Argument Announced

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-18
October 12, 2011, 2pm Albany. A Tea Party Rally against corporate welfare will he held at 12 noon on the Capitol steps. Stay tuned for details and save the date. Note: we won in the Appellate Division five to zero. The name of the case is Bordeleau v. Sta

Breaking News: Ron Paul Wins RLC Straw Poll

Conservative for Change 2011-06-18

Breaking the Law: Top Lawyers Lost to Obama in Libya War Policy Debate

Conservative for Change 2011-06-18

Obama will Resign and for Good Reason

Founders Revolution 2011-06-18
Obama will Resign and for Good Reason …

Former Tax Lawyer Michele Bachman’s Tax Plan

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-17
Howard Gleckman of TaxVox says that Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann’s tax plan would be a boon to millionaires: In a revealing interview with Steve Moore of The Wall Street Journal, Representative Michele Bachmann(R-MN) called for

A Glimmer Of Hope

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-17
If you want to feel better about America, just spend some time in some of the really great small towns and rural communities that are scattered across this country.  Over the past several days, that is exactly what I had the privilege to do.  I have oft

A Glimmer Of Hope

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-17
If you want to feel better about America, just spend some time in some of the really great small towns and rural communities that are scattered across this country.  Over the past several days, that is exactly what I had the privilege to do.  I have oft

You Know You're Right on Foreign Policy When...

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-17
By Tim ShoemakerJohn Yoo opposes what you're doing.

48 Percent Of Americans Believe Another Great Depression Is Likely In The Next 12 Months – 19 Reasons Why They Are Not Completely Crazy

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-17
Do you believe that the U.S. economy is steamrolling toward a depression?  If so, you are not alone.  According to a recent CNN poll, 48 percent of Americans believe that "another Great Depression" is likely within the next 12 months.  Americans have b

48 Percent Of Americans Believe Another Great Depression Is Likely In The Next 12 Months – 19 Reasons Why They Are Not Completely Crazy

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-17
Do you believe that the U.S. economy is steamrolling toward a depression?  If so, you are not alone.  According to a recent CNN poll, 48 percent of Americans believe that "another Great Depression" is likely within the next 12 months.  Americans have b

Union Leader Says Anyone Who Wants to Cut Union Benefits is a Nazi

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-17
You just gotta love the peace-loving, tolerant left. Read this latest example of violent left-wing rhetoric reported by the National Review: Today, at a rally in Trenton, N.J., a union leader compared Gov. Chris Christie (R.) and Democratic state legisla

Vancouver Riots: I Wonder Where They Got That Entitlement Mentality From?

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-17
“One of the consequences of such notions as “entitlements” is that people who have contributed nothing to society feel that society owes them something, apparently just for being nice enough to grace us with their presence.” - Thom

The Year's Wackiest Warning Labels

Fox business: Stossel 2011-06-17
The Year's Wackiest Warning Labels

Wacky warning labels

Glenn Beck's Final Exam

Glenn Beck 2011-06-17
Glenn Beck's Final Exam

Test your knowledge of Beck trivia

IMF Bailout Slush Fund Under Fire

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-17
IMF Bailout Slush Fund Under Fire

Is the IMF one big scandal? Efforts to stop a $108 billion IMF bailout fund.

A History of Spying

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-17
A History of Spying

Big Brother is here! Your government is watching you!

40 Years of Drug War

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-17
40 Years of Drug War

Since Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971, what has it gotten us? People are still doing drugs, just more in prison, more polic terrorization and more crime!

Would a 70% Top Tax Bracket Increase Government Revenue?

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-17
“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” - Winston Churchill - In respose to former Labor Secretary Robert Reich’s recent proposal that the tax rate

Quote of the day!

Conservative for Change 2011-06-17
Free market-anti-socialist Quote of the Day "It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest." -Adam Smith

Senator Rand Paul Responds to Obama on Libya

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-17
By Matt HawesThe latest press release from Senator Rand Paul's office: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Sen. Rand Paul issued the following statement regarding President Obama's mishandling of the situation in Libya. "The Obama Administration has failed miser

40 Years Later: Cost of the failed drug war

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-17
By Tim ShoemakerFoundation for Economic Education has a new video out today breaking down the cost of the war on drugs.  Today is the 40th Anniversary of the beginning of our modern day prohibition - FEE calls for bringing an end to this ever escalat

Libya: Illegal War

Conservative for Change 2011-06-17
Yesterday, Rep. Walter Jones and Rep. Tim Johnson, were both on Fox Business discussing their lawsuit against Obama's illegal war in Libya.Watch the latest video at <a href="http://video.foxbusiness.com">video.foxbusiness.com</a&g

Tax Court Orders Now Available Online

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-17
The United States Tax Court today issued the following press release announcing changes to its website, including the online publication of the Court’s orders: PRESS RELEASE Chief Judge John O. Colvin announced today that, to assist the public in

Double Take of the Day: Anarchists Protest Cuts in Government

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-17
Definition of ANARCHY 1 a : absence of government b : a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority c : a utopian society of individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government 2 a : absence or denial

Lands Of The Not So Free

2011-06-17
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University has conducted a study to determine which states are the least and most free. Predictably, those two bastions of liberaldom, New York and California, are the least free: It might be the ‘Land of the Free’,

Money Trials (my show on LAWYERS airs on the Fox News Channel, Saturday @3PM and Sunday @10PM and 1AM ET)

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-17
What's with this endless Casey Anthony trial? It's gone on now for a month. The media obsession with cases like this is called "missing white girl syndrome." If you are white, young and pretty--think Natalee Holloway, Laci Peterson, Elizabeth Smart, and now C...

Did It Begin and End with Juan Cole?

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-17
The New York Times is reporting that a former CIA official, Glenn L. Carle, has revealed that the George W. Bush White House 'sought damaging personal information on a prominent American critic of the Iraq war in order to discredit him.' Carle said that o

At the Mercy of the State by Tom Parker

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-17

GOD is a Libertarian

Napolitano Fox Articles 2011-06-17
God is a Libertarian, according to Brian Brawdy. You can, as many have throughout the ages, call God many things. [...]

Merkel caves on Greece, Gross on QE3, rating agencies fraud?

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-17
Video Type:  Video Blog June 17, 2011

The US Economy Is Weakening Even WIth Record Monetary And Fiscal Stimulus

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-17

June 17, 2011

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-17
Friday, June 17, 2011 By:  Mark Hanna Signs that Germany was caving in on some demands towards givi

National Intelligence and National Defense by Robert David Steele Vivas

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-17

The Right Choice for 2012...

Conservative for Change 2011-06-17

Shocker of the Day: AARP Open to Social Security Cuts

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-17
The Wall Street Journal reports that “AARP, the powerful lobbying group for older Americans, is dropping its longstanding opposition to cutting Social Security benefits, a move that could rock Washington’s debate over how to revamp the nation&

40 Years Later: Cost of the failed drug war

Conservative for Change 2011-06-17

Peter Schiff June 9, 2011 CNBC – Fast Money

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-17
Video Type:  TV Interviews June 9, 2011

Greece on Brink of Economic Abyss

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-17
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  ABC News Link:  http://www.abc.net.a

IMF: U.S. "Playing with Fire"

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-17
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Financial Post Link:  http://busines

Underwater Homeowners Walk Away to Stay Afloat

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-17
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  CBS News Link:  http://www.cbsnews.c

2 Million Construction Jobs May Be Lost for Good

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-17
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  CBS News Link:  http://www.cbsnews.c

Gold Rises on Haven Demand as Euro Slumps

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-17
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Bloomberg Link:  http://www.bloomber

Gold to Reach $5,000 Due to Supply Shortage: Report

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-17
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  CNBC Link:  http://www.cnbc.com/id/4

Worries Grow About Breadth of Greek Debt Crisis

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-17
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  CNBC Link:  http://www.cnbc.com/id/4

Greek Default, Your Money

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-16
By Kevin BrettCNBC's John Carney has an article explaining how default in Greece could impact your wallet: Forty-four percent of mutual fund assets in the U.S. are invested in the short-term debt of European banks, according to a report from Fitch. A

Leon Panetta

Founders Revolution 2011-06-16
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/vernon/110613

What Teachers Unions Won’t Tell You About School Layoffs

Big Government 2011-06-16
The media and education establishment’s hair has been on fire over the thousands of layoffs that are occurring in American public schools. They’ve bought into the union line that school funding is in crisis, when in reality, spending is unsustainable.

Stossel - s2011 | e70 - Thu, Jun 2, 2011

John Stossel at Hulu.com 2011-06-16
'The State Against Blacks': Stossel takes a look at the many ways the government harms minorities in AmericaAdd this to your queueAdded: Fri Jun 17 02:04:09 UTC 2011Air date: Thu Jun 02 00:00:00 UTC 2011Duration: 44:04Rating: 3.8 / 5.0

Protected: NNComm #191: Reformed PsychoBitch

Marc Rudov 2011-06-16
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Nearly 40% of IRS Seizures are Illegal

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-16
This doesn’t come as a surprise to me, but it’s still disturbing. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has released its Fiscal Year 2011 Review of Compliance With Legal Guidelines When Conducting Seizures of Taxpayers’ Pro

Imperial Inanity

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-16
The New York Times yesterday carried an interesting article about U.S. military attacks in Yemen, one of five countries (that we know of) in which the U.S. Empire is killing people. The article indicated that the CIA is building a secret base outside of Y

South Carolina Boeing Employee Files Retaliation Charge Against Machinist Union

Big Government 2011-06-16
Yesterday (6/15/2011) National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation attorneys filed Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges against the Machinist union (IAM) for their client Dennis Murray, who previously led a successful effort to decertify the Machinist u

defunding planned parenthood

Founders Revolution 2011-06-16
I am very pleased that the efforts I and many, many others have made to defund planned parenthood are beginning to have an effect. Many groups, including the Susan B. Anthony list, which I receive and donate to, have been working hard to restore  the san

How did they get in there? ~ A photo essay

Founders Revolution 2011-06-16
How did they get in there? ~ A photo essay by Tammy on…

Don't Back Down: Audit the Fed

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-16
By matt burrowDid you know? Ben Bernanke is hoping you don't. As the old saying goes, "knowing is half the battle."  If that's the case, Campaign for Liberty is well on its way to winning an historic battle, the first ever full-scale audit of the F

Rand Paul: Obama's Unconstitutional Libyan War

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-16
By Kevin BrettThe Washington Times is running an op-ed from Senator Rand Paul on President Obama's unconstitutional war in Libya: Considering that many of my colleagues (and the president himself) have forgotten the war authority of the legislative bra

ICLEI/Agenda 21-Green is the New BS

Founders Revolution 2011-06-16
Should I be happy to see my fellow “climate change” global warming deniers having so much fun with the very weird people who still believe polar bears are drowning by the thousands, but we can save them by bicycling on weekends? The latest guffaw out

To Catch a Predator

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-16
To Catch a Predator

Is there a political future for former Rep. Weiner?

Sarah Palin's 2012 Plans

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-16
Sarah Palin's 2012 Plans

Will Sarah Palin run for President in 2012? What does Sarah think about Libya?

Sarah Palin on Media Scandal

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-16
Sarah Palin on Media Scandal

Sarah Palin talks with the judge on news, politics and scandal.

Beck: Wishing Weiner Well

Glenn Beck 2011-06-16
Beck: Wishing Weiner Well

Democrat has chance to start over

Are There Any Good People Left In the Democratic Party? Are There Any Good People In the Republican Party With Backbones?

Founders Revolution 2011-06-16
It is obvious that the leadership in this country is deeply flawed.  Congressional Ratings are through the floor. Once elected, most of their time is spent in electioneering instead of doing their jobs.  If they were in private industry they wouldn't la

My Post Title should have ended with: Are There Any Good People In Republican Party w/Backbones?

Founders Revolution 2011-06-16
The last part didn't print in title of my last post.  Sorry

Money Printing And The End Result

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-16
A nation can create money and the individual cannot. But the more money it prints, the less purchasing power the money will have. The end result is our nation will ultimately destroy its economy with inflation. - in The Little Book Of Bull Moves Peter Sc

Repeal the Drinking Age

Tom's Opinions and Information 2011-06-16
Somehow, and no one seems to even imagine how, this country managed to survive and thrive before 1984 without a national minimum drinking age. Before that, the drinking question was left to the states. In the 19th century, and looking back even before

Ethics to Win

Founders Revolution 2011-06-16
There is not a lot of points that everyone in our Tea Party movement will agree on, but there are a few. If we don't get some things pulled together we will only be a fad and we will be back to nothing gets done while Big Brother takes over.      My fi

Bush Era Executive Abuses, Continued

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-16
By Doug BandowOne of the worst aspects of the George W. Bush administration was its attempt to turn the president into a sort of elective monarch, with the power to do most anything he pleased in the name of fighting the "global war on terror."  For

Obama Says, "What Libyan War ?"

2011-06-16
In order to deflect the fact that he has not complied with the War Powers Act or the Constitution by unilaterally going to war in Libya without the authorization of Congress, President Obama has chosen an interesting tactic – he is denying the exist

Stossel - s2011 | e69 - Thu, May 26, 2011

John Stossel at Hulu.com 2011-06-16
Stossel's 'American Budget Idol'Add this to your queueAdded: Thu Jun 16 13:05:09 UTC 2011Air date: Thu May 26 00:00:00 UTC 2011Duration: 44:03Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Libya: Illegal War

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-16
By Tim ShoemakerYesterday, Rep. Walter Jones and Rep. Tim Johnson, were both on Fox Business discussing their lawsuit against Obama's illegal war in Libya. Watch the latest video at <a href="http://video.foxbusiness.com" mce_href="http://video.fo

Thursday Open Thread: House Divided Edition

Big Government 2011-06-16
Today, in 1858, Abraham Lincoln delivered his “House Divided” speech.

The Beauty of Trade at the Grand Bazaar by Doug French

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-16

Obama Bombs Bombing Libya

Founders Revolution 2011-06-16
  Source: Tea Party…

Taken out of context ???????!

Founders Revolution 2011-06-16

Technology to Blame for High Unemployment?

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-15
Innovation increases productivity. And that's good. But somehow, our president tells NBC News that he thinks that's bad - that it kills jobs. "There are some structural issues with our economy where a lot of businesses have learned to become much more efficie...

9-11 Commemorative Pin

Founders Revolution 2011-06-15
J M J Sponsor Fellow Patriots to Receive a9-11 Commemorative Pin And Receive Two Pins!With the…

Is Bonus Depreciation Bad for the Economy?

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-15
Professor James Maule believes that allowing businesses to deduct the full cost of their acquisitions of business property is bad for America: Almost a year ago, in If At First It Doesn’t Work, Try, Try, Try Again, I criticized the Obama Administration

Fill the Stanley Cup With Tea!

Big Government 2011-06-15
Congratulations to the Boston Bruins, winners of the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup – and especially to goalie Tim Thomas, a true Tea Party patriot! Thomas, who recorded a shutout in the Bruins’ 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks, wears the motto &#

Lawmakers Sue Over Libya

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-15
By Tim ShoemakerA bipartisan group of ten Congressmen are suing the White House over violation of the War Powers Act in Libya.  The ongoing debate over Libya is stirring up members on both sides of the aisle.  On Monday night, the House passed

Do Away with the Fed?

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-15
Last night on The O'Reilly Factor, Bill asked me skeptically about Ron Paul's wanting to "do away with the Fed." I replied that I agreed that it was a fatal conceit to think that a committee of twelve men should have so much power. I also said that a recession...

Beck: Don't Know Much About History?

Glenn Beck 2011-06-15
Beck: Don't Know Much About History?

Neither do American students

Congressman vs. President

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-15
Congressman vs. President

The possibility of returning to a gold-backed dollar is discussed.

The Power of Gold

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-15
The Power of Gold

Is it possible to go back to a gold-backed dollar?

Impeach Obama

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-15
Everyone acknowledges that President Obama has waged war against Libya without the constitutionally required congressional declaration of war. By ordering U.S. armed forces to attack Libya, Obama intentionally, knowingly, and willingly violated the law --

Stop Pigford Fraud! Interview with Rep. Steve King & How You Can Stop The Fraud In Under 5 Minutes

Big Government 2011-06-15
Here’s a chance to stop the Pigford fraud in its tracks – Rep. Steve King (R – IA) has introduced an amendment to halt Pigford Funding. This is about the multi-billion dollar “Black Farmers Settlement” that we’ve been exposing as a fraud for o

Rep. King Files Amendment to Block Pigford II Funds

Big Government 2011-06-15
Congressman Steve King (R-IA) released the following statement after filing an amendment today to H.R 2112, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012, that prevents any funds appropria

Wisdom From Canada. And Ron Paul

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-15
Our debt is out of control - nearly 70% of our economy, and it's projected to reach Greek-like levels in just 15 years. What to do? Many politicians say: stimulate! John Maynard Keynes believed that. Last night on the O'Reilly Factor, Bill attacked me for def...

"Freedom FBI-Style"

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-15
By Matt HawesOn Monday, Judge Napolitano took on the FBI's decision to grant itself dangerous new powers. Watch the latest video at <a href="http://video.foxbusiness.com" mce_href="http://video.foxbusiness.com">video.foxbusiness.com</a

Another Innocent Spouse Win for IRS

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-15
From the Journal of Accountancy: The United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a Tax Court decision and upheld a Treasury regulation that sets a two-year statute of limitation on claims for innocent spouse relief (Jones v. Commissioner, doc

Ron Paul cannot win, but We can

Napolitano Fox Articles 2011-06-15
Ron Paul cannot win, but we can. By Brian Brawdy That a certain Texas Congressman will never be “President Paul” should [...]

The 22 Children of Guantánamo by Andy Worthington

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-15

June 15, 2011

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-15
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 By:  Mark Hanna Unrest in Greece along with a weak regional manufacturing

Bush Tax Cuts Not Responsible for Deficits

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-15
Memo to my tax blogging friends Professors Linda Beale and James Maule: The Bush tax cuts are not responsible for the deficits. Scott Hodge of Tax Foundation’s Tax Policy Blog has the scoop: If we look at how these factors have changed over the pas

Obama Invites Four Tea Partiers To Fix Him Over Dinner

Big Government 2011-06-15
Ok, Tea Partiers… this is a gift from the Guerrilla Hacker Gods – so please pass it along. Obama’s team has decided to “raffle off” dinner with IMPOTUS.  That’s right… you can sit and tell the President directly

The Economy Is Already Relapsing Into Recession Before The Fed Has Even Begun To Tighten

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-15

BofA May Post Added $27 Billion in Housing Losses

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-15
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Bloomberg Link:  http://www.bloomber

‘Tidal Wave’ of Gold Demand Coming From China, India

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-15
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Bloomberg Link:  http://www.bloomber

A Slowdown for Small Businesses

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-15
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  New York Times Link:  http://www.nyt

Don't Miss Michael Pento on CNBC! • 10:45am

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-15
Content Type:  Event Event Date:  June 16, 2011 - 10:45am Guest: Michael Pento Network: CNBC Show: S

Don't Miss Michael Pento on BNN! • 11:00am

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-15
Content Type:  Event Event Date:  June 22, 2011 - 11:00am - 11:30am Guest: Michael Pento Network: BNN Air

U.S. Inflation Leaps Most in Three Years

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-15
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Financial Post Link:  http://busines

Good for Obama’s Jobs Council, Good for America?

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-15
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Washington Post Link:  http://www.wa

Shiller: History Suggests S&P 500 is 40% Overvalued

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-15
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Yahoo! Finance Link:  http://finance

Home Builder Sales Expectations Fall Back to Record Low

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-15
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  CNBC Link:  http://www.cnbc.com/id/4

Texas vs. TSA

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-14
By Tim ShoemakerIt all comes down to one man, TX Gov. Rick Perry. Earlier this year, the Texas House passed State Rep. David Simpson's bill to protect traveler's dignity and basic civil rights by clarifying that TSA employees do not have immunity from TX

Living Within Its Means

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-14
By Matt HawesRecently, economist Bob Murphy joined Judge Napolitano on Freedom Watch to explain why government should be run like a household. Watch the latest video at <a href="http://video.foxbusiness.com" mce_href="http://video.foxbusiness.com

Omitted Income, Accuracy Related Penalty and Reasonable Cause

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-14
Russ Fox over at Taxable Talk says that the Tax Court upheld an accuracy related penalty against a taxpayer even though the deficiency arose because his tax preparer failed to report a 1099 on his tax return: Everyone is human. Sometimes we forget tha

Jim Rogers: The Fed Will Go Bankrupt

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-14
By Kevin BrettJim Rogers sits in as a guest with Yahoo! Finance.  A text summary can be found here.   Rogers dismisses Dr. Ben as "just an Ivy League professor" who has never been right. According to Rogers, Bernanke has been

Retail Sales Down in May

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-14
Retail Sales Down in May

FOX Business Brief: Retail and markets... not as rosy of picture as the Obama administration paints.

Boeing's S.C. Plant an Effort to Avoid Dealing With Unions?

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-14
Boeing's S.C. Plant an Effort to Avoid Dealing With Unions?

How will Boeing do in court? This is just classic by now. Govvernment helps unions destroy companies... and therefore destr

Al-Qaeda's Job Opening

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-14
Al-Qaeda's Job Opening

Al-Qaeda is looking for a new leader to replace Osama bin Laden.

Ctrl+Alt+Bernanke

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-14
Ctrl+Alt+Bernanke

A hacker group targets Bernanke. There is an invisible war going out there - hacking by forgeign nations and independent hacking groups.

Freedom in New York and the Drug War

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-14
Freedom in New York and the Drug War

Is New York officially communist yet? Cycling while sexy & other freedom files!

World's Worst Credit

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-14
World's Worst Credit

Near-term defaults are possible for U.S. and Greece. How did we get here?

Beck: What to Expect from Secretary Panetta

Glenn Beck 2011-06-14
Beck: What to Expect from Secretary Panetta

From budget geek to Defense Department

New Hampshire GOP Debate

2011-06-14
Last night, CNN hosted a GOP primary debate in New Hampshire (rush CNN transcript here). The Republican presidential contenders were Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Michelle Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, and Herman Cain. After watching this

Bahrain's Dictatorship and the Pentagon

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-14
Sometimes it's good to look at foreign dictatorships to see what the president and the U.S. military have done to our country. Consider, for example, the trial of 20 doctors that is currently taking place in Bahrain....

Government Stimulus Won't Create Jobs

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-14
By Tim ShoemakerSenator Mike Lee joined Judge Napolitano to discuss why less government and less burdensome regulations is the only path towards more job creation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6wEkS1MUv8

Chinese Prostitutes and Brazilian Cotton Farmers

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-14
How can the big spenders still call proposed budget cuts "draconian"? "Stimulus" dollars went to fund a study on teaching Chinese prostitutes to drink responsibly. That was one of the ridiculous spending programs I highlighted in my last special "The Money H...

The Parallel Between Drug Addiction And The Reliance On Economic Stimulus Is Just Too Strong To Ignore

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-14
Although I have made these comparisons before, the parallel between drug addiction and the reliance on economic stimulus is just too strong to ignore. And as with drug addition, an economy builds up a tolerance. Each time the government successively stimu

Obama's Company Store by Bonnie Kristian

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-14

Lame Duck Sen. James Webb Makes Uncommon Sense

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-14
By Doug BandowAfter saying that he isn't going to run for reelection, Sen. James Webb (D-VA) has started to exhibit unusual common sense for a denizen of Washington. Reports Politico: "You can't have 535 commanders in chief. But at the same time, we h

Not Everyone Believes in the New Afghanistan

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-13
By Doug BandowAfter ten years, what has America created in Afghanistan?  Nothing that many young Afghans want to return to. Reports the Toronto Star: The United States government has quietly scrapped a popular exchange program for teens from Afgh

LISA says obama turned this economy around??

Founders Revolution 2011-06-13
http://youtu.be/aUfovjCCK4oYouTube - In Fantasyland, DNC Chair Says We Turned This Economy Aroundi think the democrats picked a better liar than howie dean.

Winding Down QE2

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-13
By Tim ShoemakerThe Fed's latest round of "quantitative easing" (dubbed QE2) will come to an end on June 30.  Does this mean the Federal Reserve's "easy money" policies for Wall Street are over?  Not quite. Reuters reports: The conclusion of

FBI Expands Investigative Powers

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-13
By Tim ShoemakerIn yet another sign of the growing surveillance state, the FBI is creating quite a controversy over new powers outlined in the new edition of its manual, the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide. The New York Times reports: The

Pentagon Papers: 40 Years Later

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-13
By Kevin BrettThe Pentagon Papers were declassified and released to the public today, forty years after they were first leaked.  The papers consist of 7,000 pages of acute scrutiny examining two decades of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. The Gu

Good News: 48 of 50 States Showed Growth in 2009

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-13
The Orlando Business Journal reports that new data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show that 48 of the 50 states, including Florida, enjoyed economic growth last year: Florida registered a 1.4 percent increase last year in gross state product, a

Letter from my Congressman

Founders Revolution 2011-06-13
 Thought I would share my response from my Congressman, pretty sad that he believes that the courts have vertifed his Birth Certificate.  Maybe I am missing something, but when did the Courts ever verify this?????  Would love to here your comments.  

Don’t Kill the Tax Messenger

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-13
We deal with a lot of people who are being audited or pursued by the IRS and almost to a man they develop a deep loathing for this government agency. But, as James Maule reports in If Congress Says So, Don’t Blame the IRS, in most cases it’s

THE VOTE IS TODAY, PLEASE CALL / RIGHT TO WORK

Founders Revolution 2011-06-13
The union bosses' pet politicians are at it again, and I need your help -- immediately -- to stop them.Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a Big Labor-backed amendment to continue President Barack Obama's policy of discriminating…

Who's Afraid of Gary Johnson?

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-13
Who’s Afraid of Gary Johnson?

Why is Gary Johnson excluded from the GOP debate?

Beck: Christians Suffering in Egypt

Glenn Beck 2011-06-13
Beck: Christians Suffering in Egypt

This is what Democracy looks like?

Freedom FBI-Style

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-13
Freedom FBI-Style

FBI writing itself new rules - do you believe government is out-of-control now?

Deadline Reminder for Taxpayers Living Abroad and Those with Foreign Bank Accounts

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-13
Taxpayers living abroad must file their 2010 tax returns by June 15, 2011. And individuals owning an interest in a foreign account must file form TD F 90.22-1 by June 30, 2011 or face steep penalties: June 15 Tax Deadline Nears for Americans Abroad; D

Wherein the FBI Grants Itself New Powers

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-13
Wherein the FBI Grants Itself New Powers

The FBI didn't invent domestic spying, but you'd hope they'd have more respect for this little thing called The Constitution!

Gary Johnson Takes on ‘Obama’ in Debate?

Fox business: Stossel 2011-06-13
Gary Johnson Takes on  ‘Obama’ in Debate?

How would Gary Johnson do in a debate against Obama?

Pres. Obama Courts 'Fat Cat' Cash

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-13
Pres. Obama Courts 'Fat Cat' Cash

Obama goes hat in hand to Wall Street. I thought liberals hated big money?

WHO'S THERE........?

Founders Revolution 2011-06-13
This is a follow up on my blog KNOCK KNOCK, when I recommended we go into Mexico. At this time I'm having a problem with logics. A tremendous amount of time has been spent on the birth of our president and how he should be put of office, convicted, jailed

"A lesson in terminology..."

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-13
By Tim ShoemakerIn his latest video blog, TAC columnist Jack Hunter takes on the pejorative use of the word "isolationist" in contemporary political dialogue. Click here to read the column.

Only Remedy for Weiner is Limited Government

Star Parker 2011-06-13
Surveys of voters in Anthony Weiner's district in Queens, NY show they forgive him and want him to remain as their congressman. End of story. This is a democracy, right? And the House of Representatives is the people's...

America No Longer The Land Of The Free

Founders Revolution 2011-06-13
America No Longer The Land Of The FreeJune 13, 2011 by Bob Livingston  The President and all 535 members of Congress take oaths to uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution. One has to wonder how many have ever read it. They certainly seem hell-bent on dis

Kids Win: Colorado School Board Sets Students and Families Free with Voucher Program

Big Government 2011-06-13
It’s not every day you will see a governmental body, in this case a school board, create competition for itself.  But that’s precisely what the Douglas County, Colorado school board did. It created a unique, if not unprecedented, voucher program, all

"Lifting the Veil" presented by Tea Pot Videos 06/13/11

Founders Revolution 2011-06-13
Lifting the Veil is the long overdue film that powerfully, definitively, and finally exposes the deadly 21st century hypocrisy of…

those crazy gop, are against sharia law!!

Founders Revolution 2011-06-13
If you are not vitally concerned about the possibility of radical Muslims infiltrating the U.S. government and establishing a Taliban-style theocracy, then you are not a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination. In addition to talking about tax polic

Restoring Faith in a Free-Market Healthcare System

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-13
The New York Times' account of Cuban cyclist Damian Lopez Alfonso could help Americans regain their faith in a free-market healthcare system....

TEA POT VIDEOS 06/13/11

Founders Revolution 2011-06-13
2009 a Constitution Congress occurred, and get your keys ready, a city government demands all keys to property (Citizens:  'Like hell!!'),…

URGENT ACTION REQUIRED NEW YORKERS!

Founders Revolution 2011-06-13
National Organization for Marriage 2029 K Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006   If you live in New York, you must contact your state senator right away – even if you've already contacted them before. Click here to send your message right now.  

WeinerGate and Congressional Disgrace

Big Government 2011-06-13
A president has an affair with a White House intern; “allegedly” sexually assaults a woman outside the Oval Office; is credibly accused of rape; hires investigators to intimidate witnesses; and lies to the American people, his cabinet, a federal court

General Motors and…George Soros Set to Profit Off Obama’s Energy Policies

Big Government 2011-06-13
We are in the throes of the Barack Obama Administration’s systematic, systemic assault of the free market. Every facet of our nation where private endeavor has brought us to the heights of individual achievement and general populace betterment is now u

Lap Dances Not Art, Subject to NY Sales Tax

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-13
From Paul Caron by way of the Albany Times-Union tells us that the New York Supreme Court has ruled that Lap Dances Aren’t Tax-Exempt: While a lap dance might prompt a strong reaction from an audience, it doesn’t rise to the level of art &

The Three Lessons of Game Six

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-13
Game six of the NBA finals was anticlimactic for me. This was the best series in years for five games but now I had to root for the Mavs but the perfect series must go seven games and be decided by the last shot. It was not to be. Also, Dirk was off last

DNC Chair: Obama Has Turned Around Our Economy

Big Government 2011-06-13
Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the claim by DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz that Obama has turned around the U

Energy Prices To Necessarily Skyrocket

2011-06-13
Beware. Liberals are about to "help" us peons again. A few years ago, then Senator Obama said electricity rates would "necessarily skyrocket" if his energy policies were implemented. In spite of this, for some odd reason, we decided to

Responding to Calls to Tax the Rich

Big Government 2011-06-13
‘How to cure the deficit? Tax, Tax, Tax the Rich!” So goes a popular chant on the streets of Madison, Wisconsin and other capital cities across the country. Memo to liberals: Been there, done that. Take a look at how many taxes were hiked in

White House Breaks Silence on Weiner, Calls Behavior ‘Inappropriate’

Big Government 2011-06-13
From ABC News: ABC News’ Ann Compton (@AnnCompton) reports: Through his Press Secretary, President Obama has finally joined the chorus of other Democrats declaring the behavior of Congressman Anthony Weiner a problem. “The President feels, we fe

Central Bankruptcy – Why QE3 is Inevitable

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-13
By:  Michael Pento Friday, June 10, 2011 As the U.S. economy seemingly limps out of the Great Rec

End Game

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-13
By:  Peter Schiff Friday, June 10, 2011 Economic data over the past weeks, punctuated by last wee

Government Causes Poverty

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-13
I once went around the world to try to answer the question: what makes a nation prosperous? The answer: economic freedom. The answer is not, as students suggested, "democracy" or "natural resources." India has both, but in India I interviewed people like the...

The Problem with Ethanol Is the Mandate

Big Government 2011-06-13
After a decade of experimenting with mandates, tax credits and tariffs, a national consensus has been reached that ethanol is just not worth it. Late to arrive at this conclusion are farmers, their Congressional representatives, and presidential candidate

Time to Get Out of Afghanistan by Doug Bandow

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-13

Our Current Recovery Is The Weakest On Record, Despite The Biggest Jolt Of Government Stimulus Ever Administered

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-13

TEA POT NEWS 06/13/11

Founders Revolution 2011-06-13
China wants to be your neighbor in U.S., Obama keeps promise to kill coal, can anyone say lights out! Cdr. Kerchner calls on Spkr. Boehner to…

Conan Takes on Geithner

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-13
By Matt HawesConan O'Brien took a quick jab at Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner during his commencement address to Geithner's alma mater, Dartmouth College. For context, he was listing off several fictitious graduates - and decided to add Geithner to

Disney Raises Ticket Prices 2nd Time in Less Than a Year

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-13
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Orlando Sentinel Link:  http://www.o

U.S. Banks Prepare to Lower Use of Treasuries: Report

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-13
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Reuters Link:  http://www.reuters.co

Super Car Surge in China

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-13
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Sydney Morning Herald Link:  http://

Chinese Agency Accuses U.S. of ‘Already Defaulting’

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-13
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Financial Post Link:  http://busines

Surging College Costs Price Out Middle Class

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-13
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  CNN Money Link:  http://money.cnn.co

US Is in Even Worse Shape Financially Than Greece: Gross

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-13
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  CNBC Link:  http://www.cnbc.com/id/4

The Easy Credit That Fueled Brazil's Boom Now Imperils It

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-13
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Wall Street Journal Link:  http://on

Construction Slump Creates Sheetrock Ghost Town

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-13
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Christian Science Monitor Link:  htt

Protected: NNComm #190: Weiner’s Big Reveal

Marc Rudov 2011-06-12
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

The Truth about the Alt Min Tax

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-12
From Reason: The Alternative Minimum Tax was created in 1969 to prevent 155 extremely wealthy taxpayers from using deductions and credits to avoid paying any federal income taxes. Yet as Reason columnist and Mercatus Center economist Veronique de Rugy exp

Tax Survey

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-12
Richard Morrison of the Tax Policy Blog has a New Podcast on Public Opinion Polls and Taxes. Here’s a synopsis of it: Earlier this week I talked with American Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow and polling analyst Karlyn Bowman on the Tax Policy Po

Unions (Fox News Special, Sunday 8pm ET)

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-12
This week, a front page New York Times story actually gave a positive spin to New York Governor Cuomo's plan to raise the retirement age for public employees to 65. It's a good sign when even a liberal, union-loving newspaper sees that things have gotten crazy...

My Dos & Don’ts

The Stateless Man 2011-06-12
I do call people back… eventually. I don’t check email on Sundays. I do voice my opinion. I don’t disrespect your’s. I do want world peace. I don’t think I should apologize for being right. I do my own laundry. I don’t

Pass Through Entities, Corporate Tax Inequality and Abolishing the Corporate Tax

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-11
Martin A. Sullivan (Tax Analysts) has published Why Not Tax Large Pass Throughs as Corporations?, 131 Tax Notes 1015 (June 6, 2011): Most large profitable American businesses must pay the corporate income tax. Others are completely exempt from it. The un

Other People's Money

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-11
Politicians don't spend your money as carefully as they'd spend their own. Growing entitlements and $700 billion for defense are the biggest reasons that our debt is exploding, but it's the smaller, ridiculous projects that help us see how careless the politic...

The Freest States are the Reddest States

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-11
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University has issued a ranking of the states from most to least free: This project develops an index of economic and personal freedom in the American states. Specifically, it examines state and local government inter

Government Spending Does Not Increase Jobs?

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-11
It would be easier to get Iranian President Ahmadinejad to admit that the Holocaust actually happened than to get Democrats to admit that increased government spending is not the answer to our problems. John Merline of Investors.com says that Democrat

Tax Cutters are Sadists and Want Americans to Suffer

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-11
“What is said of a man is nothing. The point is, who says it.” - Oscar Wilde - Linda Beale says that a majority of Americans favor increased taxes on the rich as part of a plan to reduce the deficit, therefore, we should raise taxes on the r

Puerto Rican Reforms (The Money Hole @8PM ET)

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-10
The media spent so much time covering union protests in Wisconsin, that I mostly missed a much bigger protest over much bigger (17,000 government workers fired!) cuts in Puerto Rico. When Luis Fortuno became governor in 2009, Puerto Rico's economy was a mess. ...

WSJ: DeMint & Lee

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-10
By Kevin BrettSen. Jim DeMint (SC) and Sen. Mike Lee (UT) have submitted a joint letter to the Wall Street Journal in response to an op-ed written by Tom Daschle: A nation that never balances its budget will go bankrupt. It's time to cut up the credit

Out of Control

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-10
By Matt HawesOn Tuesday's Freedom Watch, Judge Napolitano described how far government has moved from the Founders' intentions and the destruction of liberty that has resulted. Watch the latest video at <a href="http://video.foxbusiness.com" mce_

We Neglect Strategy at Our Peril

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-10
The Tea Party movement is now more than two years old and in spite of a gigantic expenditure of time, energy, money and political capital, has failed in its goal to shrink the federal government. It has largely been co-opted by the GOP. It is time to re-t

War at What Cost?

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-10
War at What Cost?

Wars are expensive - especially when there is little return in the foreseeable future.

Why do People Believe Weird Stuff?

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-10
Why do People Believe Weird Stuff?

Liberal science fans love Michael Shermer, but do they realize that he's a freedom loving libertarian?

America’s Libertarian Presidential Candidate

Fox business: Stossel 2011-06-10
America’s Libertarian Presidential Candidate

Johnson looking for presidential nod for 2012

Who Polices the Police?

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-10
Who Polices the Police?

What is our recourse when the police get out of control?

Gary Johnson vs. Conservatives

Fox business: Stossel 2011-06-10
Gary Johnson vs. Conservatives

Is Johnson conservative enough for GOP?

What is the Bilderberg Group?

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-10
What is the Bilderberg Group?

The Bilderbergs - who are they? A sinister, global puppetmaster group or something more benign?

How Would Gary Johnson Balance the Budget?

Fox business: Stossel 2011-06-10
How Would Gary Johnson Balance the Budget?

Revamping the economy

Exit Afghanistan and Dismantle the Empire

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-10
One of the U.S. Empire's big arguments for continuing to occupy Afghanistan is the fear that the Taliban might regain control over the country. The idea is that the Taliban might (again) harbor al Qaeda or other terrorist groups who would use the country

Stock Prices Have Fallen For Six Weeks In A Row

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-10
Well, it's official.  U.S. stock prices have fallen for six weeks in a row.  So will next week make it seven?  The last time stocks declined for seven weeks in a row was back in May 2001 when the "dot-com" bubble was bursting.  At this point, the Dow

Stock Prices Have Fallen For Six Weeks In A Row

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-10
Well, it's official.  U.S. stock prices have fallen for six weeks in a row.  So will next week make it seven?  The last time stocks declined for seven weeks in a row was back in May 2001 when the "dot-com" bubble was bursting.  At this point, the Dow

Government Efficiency

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-10
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A Panoramic Review of the WNY Tax Revolt/Tea Party Movements (2004-2011)

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-10
There’s lots of confusion about what happened in the Special Election for Congress in NY-26 and what it all means. Much of the confusion is the result of disinformation spread by the GOP machine and its allies. I have responded to each piece of prop

While Obama’s Playing Games, Who’s Playing President?

Big Government 2011-06-09
In November 2008 a majority of voters chose to put Barack Obama in the White House, ostensibly to be president: which entails doing what a president should do, speaking as a president should speak, etc. The expectations for Obama were high because of his

IRS Asks for More Money to Go After Tax Cheats

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-09
The Wall Street Journal reports that, The head of the Internal Revenue Service told lawmakers Wednesday that the stringent House budget proposal would ultimately widen the federal budget deficit by reducing the tax agency’s ability to collect reven

Gaddafi: Our Best Villain (FULL DOCUMENTARY) presented by Tea Pot Videos 06/09/11

Founders Revolution 2011-06-09
Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi (born 7 June 1942) is a Libyan politician and revolutionary, who has led the Libyan state since he…

Will House Leadership Undermine Commitment to Fiscal Responsibility?

Big Government 2011-06-09
Lead by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Republicans have set high marks trying to steer the country back down the road of fiscal responsibility. This next week will test the Republican Leadership’s resolve. That’s because lobbyist for big banks and financial

The Government's Dishonest Accounting Trick

2011-06-09
When the federal deficit was reported as $1.5 trillion last year, that was real bad news. This year's $1.6 trillion deficit is also real bad. But the truth is far worse. That $1.5 trillion figure consisted of what the government spent in excess of th

The Money Hole (TUNE IN THIS SUNDAY @8PM and 11PM on the FOX NEWS CHANNEL)

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-09
Fox News gave me an hour for another special. I titled it after this cute Onion clip: "Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?" We will soon spend ourselves into oblivion. But finally... movement! Budget slashing proposals from Paul Ryan, t...

What Better Time than Now to End the Drug War?

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-09
The Pentagon and the military-industrial complex and other drug-war proponents must be reeling over recent reports on the federal fiasco known as the drug war....

Rise of the Noninterventionist Right?

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-09
By Tim ShoemakerThe American Conservative Magazine has a new post asking if noninterventionsm has gone mainstream.  It's an interesting question.  A few years ago, the country was unwilling to consider a debate about our foreign policy.  Ho

Weiner's Opposition from Democrats Stiffening

Fox Business Freedom Watch 2011-06-09
Weiner's Opposition from Democrats Stiffening

Breitbart's gives the latest on the Weiner scandal.

The Plain Truth on the Evils of Compromise

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-09
The Plain Truth on the Evils of Compromise

How we got D.C. and a National Debt

Beck: Another Covert War

Glenn Beck 2011-06-09
Beck: Another Covert War

Congress aware we're bombing Yemen?

Beck: Can Inflation Be Controlled?

Glenn Beck 2011-06-09
Beck: Can Inflation Be Controlled?

Investment guru Jim Rogers sounds off

Liberals Cannot Be Reasoned With

Founders Revolution 2011-06-09
Another great column by Ann Coulter, and info about her latest book. "Demonic: How the Liberal Mob Is Endangering America." One of the many problems with liberals is that they will falsely accuse conservatives of the same behavior that they actually indul

Sneaking Warren Through

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-09
Sneaking Warren Through

Obama's plan for when Senate leaves D.C.

World War Report

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-09
World War Report

U.S.’s wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya

We must all think alike, be alike, and like the same things!

Founders Revolution 2011-06-09
We must all think alike, be alike and like the same things! by AnnPolitical correctness, propaganda, mind control, actual brainwashing is taking over our country led by the media and the government's self-serving agenda. It's…

12 More Signs That Society Is Collapsing

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-09
What we are now witnessing is the slow motion unraveling of America.  Our economy is dying, the American people have lost faith in the government and in almost all of our other major institutions, and our society is collapsing.  Most Americans don't und

12 More Signs That Society Is Collapsing

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-09
What we are now witnessing is the slow motion unraveling of America.  Our economy is dying, the American people have lost faith in the government and in almost all of our other major institutions, and our society is collapsing.  Most Americans don't und

Free Press’s Contrived Outrage at the FCC

Big Government 2011-06-09
We have recently heard very much about the Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)-induced flood of released documents. They show that the anti-free market group Free Press worked quite closely with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) uber-D

TEA POT NEWS 06/09/11

Founders Revolution 2011-06-09
Headlines are just the beginning of the news, it is page 2 or 3 that has details.  MAINSTREAM MEDIA bypasses the information, news,…

Barack H. Obama: It's the Economy Stupid!!!

Founders Revolution 2011-06-09
President Obama s a thick headed dumb cluck because he is obviously such a stupid narcissist that he thinks we think he God's gift to this earth. He firmly believes he can do no wrong and we will all fall to his feet in pure devotion to re-elect him. Inst

How Andrew Breitbart Broke Weinergate

Big Government 2011-06-09
No two people are more responsible for creating the genre of Citizen Journalism than of course Andrew Breitbart and James O’Keefe. As is well known by now Andrew took center stage at the dramatic press conference in New York recently where Rep. Anth

IRS Allows $151 Million of Erroneous Deductions to Cadavers, Convicts and Kids

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-09
In my previous post we talked about the absurdity of giving more taxpayer money to government entities like the IRS who have a history of wasting the money taxpayers have already given it. Yesterday, right on cue, I received a report from The Treasury I

Justice Scalia hits the Congressional nail on its "pin" head.

Founders Revolution 2011-06-09
Scalia rips lawmakers as being as sleepy and lazy …

The Fall of the Traditional American Family

Big Government 2011-06-09
Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Jonathan Last to discuss the decline of married couples in the U.S., how the advent of the pill has harmed our b

Animal Trainer Fights to Save Career in USDA Court

Big Government 2011-06-09
Glaring inequities exist in the system via which the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service prosecutes people like animal trainer Doug Terranova.

Fixing America Begins With Foreign Policy by Philip Giraldi

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-09

HERMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Founders Revolution 2011-06-09
Saw him on Beck yesterday. I am sure many of you did. I was soooo  impressed...Just had to shout it out... I really like this guy!   Would love to hear your thoughts on him!

Let's Admit Enacting Medicare Was a Mistake by Jacob Hornberger

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-09

Disturbing language reality facing America

Founders Revolution 2011-06-09
By Frosty Wooldridge   Whether I write about Detroit, Michigan dropping a million people because of the crime, immigration, illiteracy and welfare issues—or I write about our culture and language spiraling into the toilet, year after year, not enough A

Obama Knows Less History than Palin

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-09
The left and their main stream media puppets have relentlessly attacked Republican Sarah Palin for saying that Paul Revere warned the British. But take a look at these Obama bloopers the left has conveniently chosen to ignore. Watch the whole thing beca

The Consequences of the Clinton Curse

Big Government 2011-06-09
There are many peculiar aspects of the Anthony Weiner uproar. Take for instance Anthony’s hairless pectoral picture with the family photos in the background; Weiner holding up a “Me” sign in front of himself in another picture where a framed picture

A CA Congressman who gets the debt ceiling? How did he slip through the voting cracks?

Founders Revolution 2011-06-09
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The Case against Raising the Debt Ceiling

Tom's Opinions and Information 2011-06-09

TEA POT VIDEOS 06/09/11

Founders Revolution 2011-06-09
Videos of the news (worldwide), opinions, areas of concern and information from leading conservatives.  Knowledge is power.  One click…

Dept. of Education Storms Home - UPDATED

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-08
By Tim ShoemakerImagine at 6am you look out your window to see at least 15 SWAT members moving up your yard toward your door.  Before you have a chance to open it, they break it down.  After you're drug out into your yard, handcuffed, and put in

18 Signs The Collapse Of Society Is Accelerating

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-08
As the U.S. economy collapses, the thin veneer of civilization that we all take for granted is going to begin to disappear.  In fact, there are already an increasing number of signs that the collapse of society is accelerating.  In cities such as Chicag

18 Signs The Collapse Of Society Is Accelerating

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-08
As the U.S. economy collapses, the thin veneer of civilization that we all take for granted is going to begin to disappear.  In fact, there are already an increasing number of signs that the collapse of society is accelerating.  In cities such as Chicag

Where's the Outrage?

Tom's Opinions and Information 2011-06-08
In the best line of a lackluster campaign Bob Dole challenged the voters who were swallowing the liberal line of the Corporations Once Known as the Mainstream Media. At the time they were carrying the water for Bill Clinton in the 1996 election. By that t

Corporate Welfare?

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-08
WebCPA reports that 12 U.S. Corporations paid less than zero in federal taxes for the tax years 2008, 2009 and 2010: A dozen multinational corporations paid an effective tax rate of negative 1.5 percent on billions of dollars in profits while reaping bill

"If Government were a Household..."

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-08
By Tim ShoemakerRobert Murphy joined Judge Napolitano on Freedom Watch last night.  The clip works great as a followup to what I wrote yesterday, citing Murphy's recent article on the never-ending bust. Watch the latest video at <a href="htt

Inequality, Upward Mobility and Rules for Radicals

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-08
Tax law professor and serial soak-the-richer Linda Beale writes in Thinking About Inequality and Fairness in Tax Policy – Part II: Yesterday, I wrote (again) about democratic egalitarianism, and discussed the way that current policies operate again

Why Public Funding of Art is a Bad Idea

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-08
Nick Gillespie of Reason magazine says there are three reasons we shouldn’t be funding the arts: Public art is quickly censored art; We’re broke; and Public funding isn’t necessary. (Hat Tip: Glenn Reynolds) Bookmark & Share:

The Coming Economic Hell For American Families

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-08
Tens of millions of American families are about to go through economic hell and most of them don't even realize it. Most Americans don't spend a whole lot of time thinking about things like "monetary policy" or "economic cycles".  The vast majority of pe

The Coming Economic Hell For American Families

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-08
Tens of millions of American families are about to go through economic hell and most of them don't even realize it. Most Americans don't spend a whole lot of time thinking about things like "monetary policy" or "economic cycles".  The vast majority of pe

Herman Cain on GM, Free Market

Glenn Beck 2011-06-08
Herman Cain on GM, Free Market

GOP candidate sits down with Glenn Beck

National Security State: Bipartisan Opposition

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-08
By Kevin BrettSalon columnist Glenn Greenwald recently penned an article pointing to emerging bipartisan coalitions that have formed to oppose the national security state.  While bipartisan coalitions often work toward detrimental ends, here are some

Charlie Rangel’s Take on Anthony Weiner

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-08
Charlie Rangel’s Take on Anthony Weiner

One N.Y. Democrat weighs in on another

The President Phones In

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-08
The President Phones In

Is Obama “phoning it in” on the economy?

David Mamet’s Metamorphosis

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-08
David Mamet’s Metamorphosis

David Mamet’s not a liberal anymore

Beck: Truth About Obamacare

Glenn Beck 2011-06-08
Beck: Truth About Obamacare

Health care overhaul's final price tag

Tyson Who?

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-08
Let’s face it, everybody loathes a bragger, but occasionally things happen and one has to bite the bullet. Recently on Political Class Dismissed in response to Jim Ostrowski’s “Three Kings” post, I predicted that Tyson Chandler was

There’s Lies, Damn Lies, and Anthony Weiner

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-08
There’s Lies, Damn Lies, and Anthony Weiner

Are Anthony Weiner’s lies sociopathic?

Mike Lee: Losing Health Benefits

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-08
By Kevin BrettSenator Mike Lee joins Neil Cavuto to discuss recent trends that show small businesses dropping health benefits for employees due to their overall expense in the wake of Obamacare. There is a solution to this problem - End the Man

Atlas Shrugged Movie

Freedom Lover Nation 2011-06-08
Part 1 of the movie, Atlas Shrugged, based on the book of the same name, by Ayn Rand, is now out in theaters. See the movie that the liberal establishment doesn’t want you to! Atlas Shrugged Trailer See the official Atlas Shrugged movie trailer here

Let's Admit It: Enacting Medicare Was a Mistake

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-08
The ongoing fiasco in healthcare shows why it was so wrong to have enacted Medicare in the first place....

Obama Pledges to Help Greece

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-08
By Matt HawesVia CNBC: President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged European countries and bondholders to prevent a "disastrous" default by Greece and pledged U.S. support to help tackle the country's debt crisis. Read the rest. Once again, a broke nati

Regulation Crushes Entrepreneurs

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-08
Want to be an interior designer? A hair braider? A taxi driver? Go for it! It's that drive to be your own boss that's made many Americans independent, and that's helped make America prosperous. Wait, you better not. Once, you could just start your own business...

June 8, 2011

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-08
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 By:  Mark Hanna The Federal Reserve's beige book report showing weakening g

Lack of Buyers May Force Treasury to Boost Interest Rates

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-08
By:  Patrice Hill Source:  Washington Times The U.S. Tr

The Stimulus Is Wearing Off And The Much Anticipated Hangover Is Starting To Set In

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-08

Bernanke is Hopeless

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-08
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 By:  Michael Pento Mr. Bernanke appears to be getting either worse at eco

Changing the Political Reality by Deborah Wells

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-08

Quote of the Day!

Conservative for Change 2011-06-08

It’s Bubble Time as Asia Braces for Fed’s QE3

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-08
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Bloomberg Link:  http://www.bloomber

China Buys Most Japanese Bonds Since 2005

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-08
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Bloomberg Link:  http://www.bloomber

Lack of Buyers May Force Treasury to Boost Interest Rates

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-08
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Washington Times Link:  http://www.w

Bank of China Allowed to Bring Yuan Back to Mainland

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-08
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Wall Street Journal Link:  http://on

Greek Joblessness at Record as New Austerity Looms

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-08
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Yahoo! Finance Link:  http://finance

Tax Hikes on the Menu in Debt Talks

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-08
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Reuters Link:  http://www.reuters.co

U.S. Funding for Future Promises Lags by Trillions

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-08
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  USA Today Link:  http://www.usatoday

Free John Edwards and Repeal Campaign-Finance Regulatory Nonsense

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-07
Last week the Washington Post published an editorial condemning libertarians for violating a rule against dancing at the Jefferson Memorial. The Post said that the violation of the rule really didn't constitute real civil disobedience because it didn't in

More Rich Liberal Fat Cats Claim They Want to be Taxed More

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-07
Yawn! The Wall Street Journal tells us of yet another group of guilty rich liberals who claim that they should pay more tax:  To mark the 10th anniversary of the Bush-era tax cuts Tuesday, a group of well-to-do people is calling again for ending the t

Shrinking Frog Testicles

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-07
Today's New York Times reports that, oops, pesticides aren't killing off men's sperm. For years, environmental groups have used a flimsy Danish study to argue that residues from plastic manufacturing and pesticides caused the "cancer epidemic" and infertility...

Protected: NNComm #189: Weiner’s Boner

Marc Rudov 2011-06-07
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Thomas Sowell on Taxes and Politics

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-07
My favorite economist, Thomas Sowell, writes a regular column for Townhall blog titled Taxes and Politics. In a recent post he explained how the left has been repeating its class-warfare, tax-the-rich, mantra for nearly a century: Someone once said th

10 Tipping Points Which Could Potentially Plunge The World Into A Horrific Economic Nightmare

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-07
The global economy has become so incredibly unstable at this point that it is not going to take much to plunge the world into a horrific economic nightmare.  The foundations of the world economic system are so decayed and so corrupted that even a stiff b

10 Tipping Points Which Could Potentially Plunge The World Into A Horrific Economic Nightmare

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-07
The global economy has become so incredibly unstable at this point that it is not going to take much to plunge the world into a horrific economic nightmare.  The foundations of the world economic system are so decayed and so corrupted that even a stiff b

Tan Tax Repeal?

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-07
Kay Bell reports that a group of Republican congressmen are leading an effort to repeal President Obama’s surtax on tanning services: A group of Republican Representatives has introduced a bill to repeal the excise tax on indoor tanning services. T

POTUS Politics 2012: Are You Prepared? - Self-Help Advice

Conservative for Change 2011-06-07
By Roger F. GayThe great quadrennial talent show and liars competition is underway, now pitting impressionist against impressionist. One side features ruling Chicago gangster Barack Obama, who won in 2008 with his Martin Luther King impersonation. Up firs

Beck: America's Fixation with Rep. Weiner

Glenn Beck 2011-06-07
Beck: America's Fixation with Rep. Weiner

What scandal says about our nation

If Government were a Household...

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-07
If Government were a Household...

Running gov't finances like a household?

Red Ink Government

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-07
Red Ink Government

Why is there so much government red ink?

Bernanke Speech - Updated

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-07
By Kevin BrettUpdate via The Hill:  While Bernanke said the Fed would likely keep interest rates bottomed out for “an extended period,” he was mum on any future easing purchases. While acknowledging the “headwinds” facing t

Ron Paul’s Money Bomb

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-07
Ron Paul’s Money Bomb

Ron Paul raised $1 million in one day

Weiner Exposed !

2011-06-07
I shamelessly stole the above headline from commenter 2012, because it's too perfect not to use. No way could I come up with a better one. Thanks, 2012 ! The State Of The Nation: Unemployment just rose to 9.1%. Economic growth is anemic. Half the fee

Man Who Filed Liens on Federal Employees Pleads Guilty

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-07
“I know how to get the feds to leave me alone. I’ll just place a lien against the prosecutor, the Judge and the IRS examiner.”  -  Stuart “Stu”  Pidd the Tax Protester - The USDOJ reports that a California man pleaded gu

Asleep at the wheel

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-07
By Tim ShoemakerMerriam-Webster Definition of HUBRIS: exaggerated pride or self-confidence During a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Obama stated, "I'm not concerned about a double-dip recession. I am concerned about the f

Article- "The "Bus" Stops Here - How Palin Is Driving the GOP" - By Dr. Charles Dunn

Founders Revolution 2011-06-06
 This article by Dr. Charles Dunn, from the FoxNews.com opinion section, is a jaw dropping expose of Gov. Palin, and her absolute remaking, redirecting, and reshaping of the Republican Party, apparatus, rules, and so called protocol of the Republican Par

Why 2012 looks like 1860

Star Parker 2011-06-06
As the season of presidential politics 2012 unfolds, I'm struck by similarities between today and the tumultuous period in our history that led up to the election of Abraham Lincoln and then on to the Civil War. So...

silence is good for the leftists

Founders Revolution 2011-06-06
soorrryy I have been gone so long, and silent. I received a cyber attack that destroyed my computer. hhmmm. well I have a new one and it's a well protected dandy of a machine. so, I have returned to do my part in driving the socialists crazy, the liberals

Connie Mack’s Budget Plan

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-06
Connie Mack’s Budget Plan

Rep. Mack on his spending cut plan

Kucinich’s Anti-War Republicans

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-06
Kucinich’s Anti-War Republicans

The unlikely alliance over war on Libya

Jason Chaffetz for Senate?

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-06
Jason Chaffetz for Senate?

Rep. Chaffetz may take on Sen. Hatch

Beck: Lieberman on Restoring Courage

Glenn Beck 2011-06-06
Beck: Lieberman on Restoring Courage

Senator supporting rally in Israel

Beck: Weiner Has No Shame

Glenn Beck 2011-06-06
Beck: Weiner Has No Shame

Congressman's arrogance is stunning

"Consent of the governed"

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-06
By Tim ShoemakerLast week, in his "Plain Truth" segment, Judge Napolitano discusses natural rights and the "consent of the governed."  As the Judge points out, the Declaration of Independence clearly states that government only derives its power from

Mankind's Carbon Footprint (so-called)

Founders Revolution 2011-06-06
Got a great email, and felt I should share it. Enjoy!   RATS!!!  Five years of reducing my carbon footprint down the drain.   …

Bank of America Gets Pad Locked After Homeowner Forecloses On It

Founders Revolution 2011-06-06
From a Florida TV station. The home owners won and B of A refused to ante up!d Bet that was a shock to everyone in the bank........Deputies with a court order and all armed.............. Poetic Justice......... http://www.digtriad.com/news/watercooler/art

Monday Open Thread: D-Day Edition

Big Government 2011-06-06
Today is the 67th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion.

Will The Banksters And The Corpocracy Eventually Own It All? 29 Statistics About Extreme Income Inequality In America That Will Blow Your Mind

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-06
Today, average Americans have less power relative to the monolithic corporate and governmental institutions that dominate our society than at any other point in U.S. history.  Sadly, this is not what our founding fathers ever envisioned.  Our founding f

Will The Banksters And The Corpocracy Eventually Own It All? 29 Statistics About Extreme Income Inequality In America That Will Blow Your Mind

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-06
Today, average Americans have less power relative to the monolithic corporate and governmental institutions that dominate our society than at any other point in U.S. history.  Sadly, this is not what our founding fathers ever envisioned.  Our founding f

Free John Edwards and Repeal Campaign-Finance Regulatory Nonsense

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-06
With the ridiculous criminal indictment of former presidential candidate John Edwards, this would be a good time to call for the repeal of all restrictions on the right of people to donate as much money as they want to political candidates for whatever re

Dirk Against the Three Kings

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-06
This is the best NBA series since the refs threw the Chicago-Utah series to the Bulls by calling a foul anytime anyone looked at Jordan. Last night, the Heat outplayed Dallas for four quarters and won by two points. Just two. Why? Dirk Nowitzki! That̵

A plea to my fellow Patriots

Founders Revolution 2011-06-06
There is talk among the Left that we are divided.That our own bickering among the GOP and The Tea Party will sink the nominee against Obama in 2012. Im beginning to wonder if they are right. Im pleading to my fellow Patriots that although many of us favor

Regula-nation: A Land Of The Free Special

2011-06-06
A lawless group of thugs known as Orlando Food Not Bombs has been on a crime spree, but the police finally caught up to these scofflaw marauders, arresting three of them on wednesday. Their crime ? Brace yourself, and send the kids out of the room. This a

Raw Milk Mania by Bonnie Kristian

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-06

Quote of the Day

Conservative for Change 2011-06-06

Worse Than a Third Bush Term? by Anthony Gregory

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-06

Obama Owns the Economy and Average Voters Know It

Big Government 2011-06-05
Political advantage can be fleeting. A couple of months ago, during the winter quarter, job gains looked to be picking up, unemployment was easing lower, and President Obama’s reelection hopes looked more secure. But things sure have changed. In recent

Wisc. Dems Now Fear Public Backlash to Circus They Created

Big Government 2011-06-05
Just to make sure everyone understands:  It is apparently perfectly fine for Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin to disrupt legislative proceedings by wearing orange t shirts, yelling ‘Shame! Shame!,’ threatening that colleagues are ‘f#&#

Political advice from my relatives

Founders Revolution 2011-06-05
Be careful about using loaded words to brand yourself.  Examples are "liberal", "conservative", "progressive", "moderate", "right wing" and "left wing."  People have different ideas about what these words mean and all of these ideas are radical. Peopl

A Resurrected Liberal Offers His Manifesto For Fixing America – Part 2

Big Government 2011-06-05
Because of the overwhelmingly positive response to my initial manifesto from my fellow Liberals, I’ve decided to expand it.  In addition, it appears my first article was mistaken for satire of some kind.  I can assure readers I am quite serious. 

Republican Party Has Another “Oreo” Candidate

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-05
The Republican party has a black candidate this year and his name is Herman Cain. You know what this means, don’t you? He will be called one or more of the following by the tolerant, big tent left: House negro Uncle Tom Oreo cookie (black on the ou

Buffalo News Wrong Again

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-05
Contrary to their story today, Jack Davis decided to run after I told him he could run as an indepedent. He then decided to run on the “Tea Party” line and not because I made any promises about throngs of supporters. It made sense to run on a

Taliban war room notes

Founders Revolution 2011-06-05
Disclaimer: The following message is fictional, but probable. Taliban war room minutes by Fu Ling Yu, Secretary The Americans and a coalition of troops are about to leave Afghanistan.  They want to remove our leader, turn our country into a democratic re

The Libertarians are the Swing Vote

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-05
The Libertarians, who, of course, are right about everything, have only managed to convince 10% of the government schooled population. That means we are the swing vote. That makes the 2012 presidential race real simple. If the GOP nominates Ron Paul, they

NY Teachers’ Union Should Heed JFK’s Advice When Demanding Higher Taxes

Big Government 2011-06-05
The predictable reaction from New York State United Teachers regarding proposed legislation to cap property taxes illustrates that the union has no interest in lightening the burden on taxpayers and struggling school districts. Each year, NYSUT negotiates

Store Items

Founders Revolution 2011-06-05
Are the items made in the United States or are they made by our enemy China or any other country that is selling us out?   If the items are made outside the United States I can guarantee that I WILL NOT buy one item.  If we are patriots then we need to

people are just clamoring for ? a new stimulus bill?

Founders Revolution 2011-06-05
Far-Left Dem Rep. Raul Grijalva: Hey, You Know What The American People Are Clamoring For? A New Stimulus Bill… What planet does this guy live on? You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who thinks the first bill was anything less than a miserable…

Liberal vs Conservative: A Spiritual Battle.

Founders Revolution 2011-06-05
Without beating around the bush, I believe the battle being fought in America today goes beyond…

Bottom 5% of Americans Earn More than top 5% of Indians

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-05
Tim Worstall of Adam Smith.Org has produced a chart that shows that the bottom 5% of income earners in America have a higher income than the top 5% of Indians and proving that, Capitalism red in tooth and claw, an entire nation quite uncaring about those

DMV Clerks Make Pretty Bad Union Goons

Big Government 2011-06-05
Glenn Reynolds in today’s The Washington Examiner: So the public employee unions have been on the defensive across the nation, and they’ve been losing battles in state capitols from Wisconsin, to Ohio, to Tennessee. Although there have been s

Tennessee Trumps Wisconsin: Kills Teacher Collective Bargaining. Dead.

Big Government 2011-06-05
To fix public schools, you have to control public schools. And there’s little control when teachers unions, with their self-serving agendas, question every cost-cutting proposal and reform on the table. That’s why so many state governments have taken

Ron Paul Money Bomb Today

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-05
Donate here.

How the Deutch Practice Worked

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-04
I’ve written a lot about the Roni Deutch tax scammer case. Here is a good synopsis from the Washington Post’s Michelle Singletary describing how the Deutch practice operated (emphasis added): Here’s how the Deutch practice worked, accordin

Anti-Business Protesters Say Apple Doesn’t Pay Fair Share of Taxes

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-04
The Huffington Post says protesters are going to march in front of Apple stores today in opposition to it’s tax practices: Protesters are set to visit Apple stores Saturday to oppose the company’s federal tax practices. Apple doesn’t pa

“Tax Lady” Roni Deutch Gets Hit with $183K IRS Lien

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-04
WebCPA reports that the former owner of a national tax resolution outift that was shut down under pressure from the California Attorney General has itself been slapped with a $183,000 tax lien by the IRS: “Tax Lady” Roni Deutch had heavily adverti

Are Des Moines CPAs Overpaid?

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-04
Richard Florida of The Atlantic writes about a U.S. News and World Report that says workers in Des Moines, Iowa have the greatest spending power while workers in Scranton-Willkes Barre, Pennsylvania have the lowest: Des Moines takes the top spot on this

Government Inefficiency Part Zillion: Tax Dollars Given to Contractors who are Delinquent in Taxes

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-04
Joseph Henchman of Tax Policy Blog writes in Stimulus Package Contractors & Grant Recipients Owe $757M in Unpaid Taxes:  The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified $757 million in known unpaid taxes from that at least 3,700 of the est

Nominees to Federal Judiciary in Catch 22 Situation

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-04
Orin Kerr of Volokh, in a post titled Curious Advice, makes an interesting observation about what it takes to become a federal judge: From a new ACS-sponsored guide on how to become a federal judge: “If you want to be a Court of Appeals judge, you sho

“First, they came for the hippies and I said nothing…”

Political Class Dismissed 2011-06-04
Anti-war protester rejects plea deal A community activist pepper- sprayed by NFTA police at a downtown anti-war rally two months ago rejected a plea deal Thursday that could have sent him to jail for up to a year. Nate Buckely turned down an offer to plea

Congress Should Do Its Job

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-03
By Matt HawesDuring the fight over extending the "Patriot" Act, Senator Mike Lee called for a legitimate debate and discussion over the powers the Act grants to government. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1kLcpK3NP4

Ironic: Sue-happy lawyer John Edwards indicted on 6 felony charges

Freedom Lover Nation 2011-06-03
Those in glass houses should not throw stones! He had better have a good lawer! John Edwards indicted in $925K mistress cover-up

"A Conservative Foreign Policy Comeback?"

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-03
By Matt HawesJack Hunter's latest video examines the recent resurgence among some conservatives regarding reining in the president on foreign policy.  Although certainly easier for them to justify now that the opposite party controls the White House,

Will Moving Signature Line to Top of Form Result in Less Tax Cheating?

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-03
Carmen Nobel of Harvard Business School’s blog Working Knowledge writes in Signing at the Top: The Key to Preventing Tax Fraud: [M]any taxpayers give in to the temptation to cheat on their taxes—in spite of the requirement for them to sign a state

The Incremental Assault on Liberty

Tom's Opinions and Information 2011-06-03
Not so long ago, preceding the renewal of the Patriot Act by Congress, Sen. Rand Paul crafted a video explaining why he was opposed to renewing the Patriot Act. Subsequently, he offered 2 amendments to correct the more egregious violations of the Constitu

Redistributing Wealth and Other Advantages

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-03
JLP over at All Financial Matters posted this interesting item under the title Wealth and GPAs… A friend of mine posted this on facebook and I thought it was pretty funny. Watch and tell me what you think: Students are fine with wealth distribut

Obama official: Earn less money if you don't like the mandate

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-03
By Tim ShoemakerI wish I were joking. Recently, President Obama's Solicitor General said during oral arguments before the Sixth Circuit Court that if you don't like the individual mandate to purchase health insurance, there is a simple solution - earn le

Do Police Target Blacks?

Fox business: Stossel 2011-06-03
Do Police Target Blacks?

Is system to blame for high black prison population?

Williams: Welfare Has Broken up the Black Family

Fox business: Stossel 2011-06-03
Williams: Welfare Has Broken up the Black Family

Williams on impact of welfare programs

The War on Poverty

Fox business: Stossel 2011-06-03
The War on Poverty

Government programs hampered black Americans

The Debt-Ceiling Charade

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-03
Let's face it: As I have been repeatedly predicting for the last several months, the Republicans are going to cave when it comes to the raising the debt ceiling. Republicans always cave when it comes to principle. Their caving stretches all the way back t

The Blob Strikes Again

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-03
Fewer students... More teachers. That's a headline you probably won't read in the New York Times: Latest census data shows fewer students, but more teachers, and increased spending for public K-12 education. Government education -- I shouldn't call it public....

Another Federal Failure

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-03
By Matt HawesEconomist Walter E. Williams appeared on Thursday's Stossel to explain why the "war on poverty" has hurt minorities. Watch the latest video at <a href="http://video.foxbusiness.com" mce_href="http://video.foxbusiness.com">video.f

June 3, 2011

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-03
Friday, June 3, 2011 By:  Mark Hanna U.S. stocks suffered another day of sharp losses, as a very we

We Need A Gold Standard

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-03

WSJ Question of the Day: Can Ron Paul win the GOP presidential nomination?

Conservative for Change 2011-06-03

Nearly 1 in 3 Unemployed Out of Work More Than a Year

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-03
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  Wall Street Journal Link:  http://bl

Americans Lower Expectations for Making Money

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-03
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  CNBC Link:  http://www.cnbc.com/id/4

U.S. Payrolls Rose Less-Than-Estimated 54,000 in May

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-03
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Fed Balance Sheet Hits Fresh Record Size

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-03
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Foreign Aid Given to Govts Holding Billions in Treasuries

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-03
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Share of Population on Food Stamps Grows in Most States

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-03
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Treasuries Drop on Concern Gov't Debt Rating in Jeopardy

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-03
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China to Become Global Banking King by 2023

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-03
Content Type:  Newswire Source:  CNBC Link:  http://www.cnbc.com/id/4

Joe Kristan: Why the Tax Court Doesn’t Refute Frivolous Arguments

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-02
Joe Kristan tells us why the Tax Court often doesn’t publish detailed opinions refuting frivolous tax protester arguments: Usually the Tax Court issues a “reported” opinion when it either is addressing a new issue or it wants to send a m

Innocent Spouse Writes Memoir of IRS Experience

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-02
When Carol Ross Joynt’s husband died she was consumed by grief. Then she learned that her husband owed $3,000,000 to the IRS and was now pursuing her for it. The experience was so traumatic she wrote a book about it and titled it Innocent Spouse:

Senate Rejects Liu Nomination

Big Government 2011-06-02
Not only did liberals fall eight votes short, but the final tally suggests that Democrat-controlled Senate would be unable to confirm the Obama nominee even if Liu did get an up-or-down vote. Liu was one of Obama’s most radical and inexperienced judicia

DeMint Now Considering GOP Run Due To Weak Field Read more on Newsmax.com

Founders Revolution 2011-06-02
News from yesterday, sorry if it's a repeat, but very important. For more check out:   http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/JimDeMint-2012-GOP-conservative/2011/06/01/id/398452

The Ash Heap of History

Tom's Opinions and Information 2011-06-02
For over half of a millennium, the lands encompassing present-day Ethiopia and portions of both Sudan and Somalia have been a source of deep and abiding mystery. It is a land steeped in religious and mystical significance, said by some to be the final res

Furious Mom of Weinergate Picture Recipient Demands Cocky Congressman Come Clean

Big Government 2011-06-02
This New York Post article might finally move this story forward.  About that investigation… is this a good enough time for everyone?: The furious mom of the Seattle college coed at the center of Weinergate yesterday demanded that the cocky cong

The Wasteful White House

Founders Revolution 2011-06-02
The Obama Administration without a doubt has had the largest staff of any prior capital couple.  President Obama, with at least 33 tax payer financed Czars, continues to have the largest staff unapproved by the Senate than any prior President. Even whe

Federal Workers Paid Millions to Work on Union Activities

Big Government 2011-06-02
From National Journal: The cost of official time used by federal employees participating in union activities increased nearly 7 percent between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2009, according to a new report from the Office of Personnel Management. The report,

GOP Pulls Libya War Powers Resolution

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-02
By Matt HoldridgeAccording to opencongress.org: The House Republican leadership is worried that Congress might stand up to the Obama Administration and assert its constitutional prerogative as the only brach on government that can declare war. The Hous

Common Sense Will Prevail Over Ignorance, (I hope)

Founders Revolution 2011-06-02
Day 123 June 2, 2011     COMMON SENSE WILL PREVAIL OVER IGNORANCE, (I hope)   Cheap plus Energy equals GREEN.    Extravagant plus laziness equals NON-GREEN.   Let’s examine.   If I am too cheap to use paper towels and use washable towels instead,

Asleep in the Arms of Someone who Cares

Founders Revolution 2011-06-02
He is a Chief Master Sergeant in the USAF serving in Afghanistan…

Beck: 'Freedom for Palestine'

Glenn Beck 2011-06-02
Beck: 'Freedom for Palestine'

Evil cloaked in message of liberation

The Plain Truth on Natural Rights

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-02
The Plain Truth on Natural Rights

Where do our natural rights come from?

Secretary of Handouts?

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-02
Secretary of Handouts?

Does John Bryson know about free market?

Geithner Faces the Freshmen

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-02
Geithner Faces the Freshmen

Geithner meets the new House GOP

The Sky Is Falling, It Is Time To Panic And The U.S. Economy Has Fallen And It Can’t Get Up

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-02
So many economists and financial pundits seem absolutely shocked that the U.S. economy is slowing down again.  It is as if this latest wave of bad economic data has caught them completely by surprise.  Now, in the mainstream media we are seeing all kind

The Sky Is Falling, It Is Time To Panic And The U.S. Economy Has Fallen And It Can’t Get Up

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-02
So many economists and financial pundits seem absolutely shocked that the U.S. economy is slowing down again.  It is as if this latest wave of bad economic data has caught them completely by surprise.  Now, in the mainstream media we are seeing all kind

Rep. Weiner Staff Calls Cops on CBS News Reporter (but Not the Alleged Hacker)

Big Government 2011-06-02
An incredible story, even by Weinergate standards: WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork) — Congressman Anthony Weiner said Thursday he’s finished talking about the lewd photo sent from his Twitter account. But he still wouldn’t say whether he’s the one in the

Let's Hope So

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-02
By Matt HawesThe Hill is reporting that the Texas bill to outlaw TSA groping within its state may be back from the dead, after federal officials had threatened to retaliate if the bill passed the State Senate and was signed into law. Texas state Rep. D

Israel's Struggle for Survival

Founders Revolution 2011-06-02
As we here prepare to remove the albatross from around our necks on 11-06-2012, Israel once again is having her sovereignty threatened by her neighbors and the Palestinians. We need to stand with Israel in these times; she is our staunch ally, and the onl

Sarah does America Proud in New Hampshire today

Founders Revolution 2011-06-02
Sarah Palin really told a CNN reporter the real story of Paul Revere's ride to warn our Founding Fathers the British are coming. …

House Passes $42.3B homeland security Funding Bill

Founders Revolution 2011-06-02
By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press AndrewTaylor, Associated Press– 35 minsago   WASHINGTON – The GOP-controlled House on Thursday passed a $42.3 billion budget for the government's homeland security efforts after a debate that demonstrated resistance

Digital Currency -- The Libertarian Future?

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-02
A new private currency called "Bitcoin" has hit the scene. It is a digital currency that my producer tells me is valauble partly because it's untracable: there is supposedly no way for the government, or anyone else, to see who owns or transfers Bitcoins. An ...

Unions to Erect Tent City Outside Wisc. State Capitol

Big Government 2011-06-02
In February, when protests in Madison turned into a three week occupation of the State Capitol, state officials imposed new security measures to protect the staff and lawmakers working in the building. Since then, there have been sing alongs and the occas

How Obama Saved Chrysler

2011-06-02
I was reading a New York Times article about how Chrysler was repaying it's bailout loans six years early. This prompted the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to praise the Great And Powerful President Oz-bama for saving the Chrysler car company ag

UPDATED -- Urgent Action: Defund Airport Scanners!

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-02
By Tim ShoemakerLast night, Rep. Amash introduced with Rep. Chaffetz two amendments to H.R. 2017, the "Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012" that would defund full body scanners in airports across the country.  This is definitely

Afghanistan - A Reflection

Founders Revolution 2011-06-02
I recently read the best seller, “A Thousand Splendid Suns.”  An Afghan immigrant wrote it, using Afghan history from the perspective of a few families caught up in the post Russian occupation era. After I finished the book, I recalled an important l

Action Alert: Demand that President Obama stop supporting a Hamas government

Founders Revolution 2011-06-02

The US Dollar Is In Terminal Decline

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-02

June 2, 2011

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-02
Thursday, June 2, 2011 By:  Mark Hanna U.S. stocks were mixed Thursday, ahead of key economic repor

Cantor: Weiner Needs to ‘Come Clean’ on WeinerGate

Big Government 2011-06-02
From The Hill: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) on Thursday pressured Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) to “come clean” about his Twitter controversy. Cantor said Weiner has a responsibility to his wife and constituents to get the facts

The EPA: Economic ‘Savior’ or Jolly Green Tyrant?

Big Government 2011-06-02
Rest easy America, for not only is the EPA busy saving the planet, it’s taken on a new responsibility: saving the economy. The Departments of Commerce and Energy can close up shop and Treasury Department better start investing in some new equipment to c

The Team That Got Bin Laden

Founders Revolution 2011-06-02

Video Commentary: Market Sell Off

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-02

June Lives Up to Bad Stock Reputation

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-02
By:  Adam Shell Source:  USA Today June is fast earning

Socialism Meets the Drug War

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-02
A reader asked if we would post online reader feedback on my article "An Open Letter to the Troops: You're Not Defending Our Freedoms." Here it is:...

Why Republicans Will Lose 2012

Conservative for Change 2011-06-02

Peter Schiff May 26, 2011 CNBC – Fast Money

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-02
Video Type:  TV Interviews May 26, 2011

Gold Is Money And Nothing Else

Peter Schiff Blog 2011-06-02
As J.P. Morgan famously said to Congress in 1913, "gold is money and nothing else." Morgan meant that gold was unmatched in its effectiveness as a store of value and medium of exchange. Given that his namesake bank started accepting physical gold bullion

The Texan Online Teams with Paul to Promote Healthy Hearts

The Stateless Man 2011-06-02
Sometimes life gives us “wake up calls.”  If we heed the call often tragedy can be averted.  If we fail to heed the wake up call, misery, or even death, may be just around the next bend on the road of life.  It’s one of those call’s that thi

Cities that Weathered Housing Bust Now Suffering

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-02
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Economic Outlook Darkens

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-02
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Tax Collections Can’t Keep Up with States’ Fiscal Needs

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-02
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Sporting-Gear Prices Poised to Climb

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-02
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Govt to Lose $14B of Auto Bailout Funds

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-02
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More Job Seekers Give Up, Reducing Unemployment

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-02
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Fed May Keep Balance Sheet at Record Amid Slowdown

Euro Pacific Capital 2011-06-02
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QE3 on the Way?

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-01
By Matt HawesFrom CNBC: Investors should prepare themselves for a third round of quantitative easing, Simon Maughn, co-head of European equities at MF Global, told CNBC Wednesday. "The bond market is going in one direction which is up-falling yields w

Protected: NNComm #188: Chilling Paternity Fraud

Marc Rudov 2011-06-01
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Keep the Government Out of Innocent People's Lives

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-01
By Matt HawesOn Thursday, Senator Rand Paul spoke on the Senate floor in defense of his amendments to the misnamed "Patriot" Act and the need to hold the government to the Fourth Amendment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F6sCeptJIM

Global Financial Markets Tremble As Bad Economic News Continues To Pour In

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-01
As the U.S. economy starts to slow down once again, global financial markets are beginning to tremble.  Over the past couple of weeks, all kinds of bad economic news has been pouring in.  The ADP jobs report was a "disaster", the housing numbers are dis

Global Financial Markets Tremble As Bad Economic News Continues To Pour In

The Economic Collapse 2011-06-01
As the U.S. economy starts to slow down once again, global financial markets are beginning to tremble.  Over the past couple of weeks, all kinds of bad economic news has been pouring in.  The ADP jobs report was a "disaster", the housing numbers are dis

Beck: Banning Circumcision

Glenn Beck 2011-06-01
Beck: Banning Circumcision

Proposed law breaks covenant with God

Beck: Hezbollah and Hamas

Glenn Beck 2011-06-01
Beck: Hezbollah and Hamas

A primer on hatred

Limiting the Government’s Spending

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-01
Limiting the Government’s Spending

Geithner warns debt ceiling must be raised by August 2nd

Bailouts, Bailouts and More Bailouts

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-01
Bailouts, Bailouts and More Bailouts

The fallout from bailouts

'To Alter or Abolish…'

Fox Business: Napolitano 2011-06-01
'To Alter or Abolish…'

Rep. Amash on his spending battles

"Days, Not Weeks..."

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-01
By Tim ShoemakerRemember when the President said the US involvement in Libya would be over within "days, not weeks..."? Well, NATO has other ideas. The Telegraph is reporting that Nato has agreed to extend the Libyan air war for an additional 90 days.

Disaster Survivors Frequently Targeted by Scam Artists

The Stateless Man 2011-06-01
If you’re a survivor of the recent flooding, tornadoes, and thunderstorms that have affected parts of the country, you’ve probably got your hands full getting your life back in order. Unfortunately, the aftermath of these disasters also brings

Europhrenia

Gonzalo Lira 2011-06-01
According to the dictionary, schizophrenia is “a long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality

IRS Agent Gets 3 Years for Filing False Tax Returns

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-01
WebCPA reports that an IRS revenue agent has been sentenced to 36 months for filing fraudulent tax returns for himself and relatives that claimed, among other things, bogus deductions for alimony and mortgage payments: Albert Bront, 51, a former Santa C

The Rise of Tyranny and Federal Salaries

Napolitano Fox Articles 2011-06-01
Once again, our “public servants” are hard at work, badgering us with bureaucratic largesse and bilking us for every dollar [...]

Tenth Circuit Rules that Statute of Limitations for Basis Overstatements is 6, not 3, Years

Tax Lawyer's Blog 2011-06-01
The saga over what is the correct statute of limitations for basis overstatements continues. Paul Caron reports: The Tenth Circuit yesterday reversed the Tax Court and held that Reg. § 301.6501(e)-1 is entitled to Chevron deference and concluded that o

Stossel - s2011 | e68 - Thu, May 12, 2011

John Stossel at Hulu.com 2011-06-01
Stossel looks at nuclear, natural gas, oil, coal, and wind energy...and asks: Who will keep the lights on?Add this to your queueAdded: Wed Jun 01 06:24:10 UTC 2011Air date: Thu May 12 00:00:00 UTC 2011Duration: 44:04

Why We Have To Address Entitlements

2011-06-01
Here's why, by the numbers. Total federal revenue for FY2011 will be about $2.2 trillion. Here are the three biggest federal expenditures YTD: Medicare/Medicaid – $815.1 billion Defense including wars – $698.5 billion Social Security R

The State Against Blacks

John Stossel 's Take 2011-06-01
My Fox Business show tonight is titled “The State Against Blacks.” That sounds counter-intuitive. After all, government has created all sorts of programs that are supposed to help minorities. But as I write in my syndicated column this week, the o...

Socialism Meets the Drug War

Jacob Hornberger's Blog 2011-06-01
The headline of this recent New York Times article highlights the problem: 'Drug Trade Flourishes in Spanish Port Town.' The article is referring to the Spanish town of Barbate, Spain, a port town located in the southern region of Andalusia....

Stossel - s2011 | e68 - Thu, May 12, 2011

John Stossel at Hulu.com 2011-06-01
Stossel's 'Who Keeps the Lights On?'Add this to your queueAdded: Wed Jun 01 16:15:10 UTC 2011Air date: Thu May 12 00:00:00 UTC 2011Duration: 44:04

The Struggle Against the Patriot Act by Tim Shoemaker

Campaign For Liberty 2011-06-01