In politics 19 days can be an eternity. In 19 days before my fellow Iowans caucus in local churches, schools, fire houses, and even homes the Republican field will have two more debates, we’ll be exposed countless radio and TV ads, and who knows how many trees have been sacrificed to send us mailers that most of us don’t want.
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From using Nazi references to adorning the American Flag with political bumper stickers and using it as a poncho, the full extremism of the left was on display in Madison, Wisconsin this weekend. Rejecting any attempts at conveying a ‘New
Standard & Poors (S&P), the credit rating agency that started in business more than 150 years ago and operates in 23 countries, issued the ultimate in realty checks this week when they downgraded its credit outlook for the United States.
There’s been a buzz the last few months about the possibility of Donald Trump running for President. You’d pretty much have to be living under a rock not to know that, or know that polls show there is at least
I’ve been following the institutional left for years. While I’m often disgusted, yet always entertained, by most of the radical left’s behavior on camera, I’m never surprised by much. Until this. I have to say, when I first got wind
The Fraternal Order of Police isn’t happy that their union brethren in California recently passed a resolution in support of cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. Now sitting on death row for executing Philadelphia policeman Daniel J. Faulkner, Mumia has become a rallying
Does anyone out there know where we can find a copy of the full recording of His Presidency’s comments to donors in Chicago, made accidentally over an open mic? We have only been able to find select “heavily edited” moments
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets041811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Francis Cianfrocca are joined by Dr. Arthur Laffer of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Laffer Center to discuss Paul
It’s becoming clearer that the “public service” mentality is quickly slipping way from government employees, if it didn’t hit the exits a long time ago. Instead of government employees serving the public, it’s clear now their belief is that the
John Hawkins of RightWing News recently interviewed Andrew Breitbart about his new book. It’s a fun interview and a great read! I always find it fascinating when people who used to be liberal say they turned to the right. That
Literally. Perhaps the grammatically incorrect name was a factor. A 2011 Chevy Cruze (unfortunately, sic) was tooling down the highway at 65 miles per hour. In it was a grandmother, her daughter and her 19-month old grandson. Suddenly, the steering
It is ironic that China is demanding greater control of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, just as the nation’s banking system is about to be devastated by the white hot flames of inflation. From a distance, China’s economy
Recently, Portugal officially requested a $116 billion bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. This makes Portugal the third European nation to seek such a bailout in the past year (Greece got $157 billion; Ireland $122 billion).
Today is the deadline to file federal taxes. (DC had its own public holiday on Friday, pushing the deadline to today.) Good luck!
