Disaster Planning and Climate Change

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-fleischli/disaster-planning-and-cli_b_1932180.html Fall may have arrived, but it hasn't brought an end to the great drought of 2012. My home state of Nebraska has been hit hard, with nearly 98 percent of the state still experiencing...

U.S. utilities may return to coal as natgas prices rise

The recent rise in U.S. natural gas prices and decline in coal prices is set to put a dent in demand for natural gas as some utilities resume using more coal to generate electricity.A mild winter that left a huge amount of gas in inventory and record-high natural gas...

President Obama rallies supporters last Saturday in Milwaukee

This Saturday, President Obama spoke at the Summerfest grounds. At the new BMO Harris Pavillion, in particular. I was at Discovery World and the line snaked around the back end of the museum and past the War Memorial. President Obama fired up the crowd, stating:""We don't...

Mitt Romney launches a ‘War on Bankruptcy’

New York City - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has declared war on what he says is the leading cause for America’s ongoing fiscal crisis — bankruptcy. In fact, Romney revealed that his entire...

Weaponized Keynesianism

There are many, many, inconsistencies in the Republican Party's economic claims and purported fixes. One glaring inconsistency is the Republicans' claim that Keynesian economics, in the form of fiscal stimulus, doesn't work. However the Republicans have been implementing...

Clinton and Values

A major American habit is to judge things by their results; and the results have been that the Clinton administration has been one of the best in America's history. Clinton has given America its greatest-ever peace and prosperity, got deficits under control, and revamped the...

Washington Outlaws Money; Puts Americans on a Credit Allowance

Washington DC - Your money isn’t good here anymore. A new ruling by the Federal Reserve prohibits Americans from “owning, possessing or utilizing” money, in any shape or form, under the threat of life...

Over 12 Million New Jobs Found Locked in an Omaha Warehouse

Omaha, Nebraska – America’s frantic search for new jobs has hit the mother load. A team of Navy SEALs has uncovered and seized a long-forgotten human resource center, containing over 12.4 million private sector...

Obama Dumps Biden; Names Apple’s Siri As His Running Mate

Washington, DC — Faced with declining poll numbers and a withering economy, President Barack Obama has dropped Vice President Joe Biden from the Democratic presidential election ticket, selecting Apple’s...

Tsunami-Driven Toyota Dealership Washes Up In California

Venice, California — Japan’s 2011 tsunami has brought yet another surprise to American shores.  A Toyota dealership, complete with a sales staff and a service dapartment, has landed on the beach here, less...

Fix the debt. Restore Clinton economic policies.

I've heard many people claim that the progressive income tax punishes success and discourages motivation. I've also heard people claim that wanting to tax higher incomes is envy or jealousy. As someone who's been in the higher income bracket myself, I cannot be accused of...

Financial Day Of Reckoning

Just like in the game of Life there comes the time for dealing with the consequences of the decisions that were made by the financial institutions and governments. That time is rapidly approaching. The day of reckoning from all those financial decisions that has and is...

Olympics Scaled Down to Face Debt Crisis Realities

London — The 2012 Olympic Games may be weeks away, but they are already feeling the effects of the European debt crisis.  A long list of austerity measures is being implemented to help the international...

Wall Street’s IQ Plunges, Triggering A ‘Too Dumb To Fall' Bailout

New York City — The collective IQ of Wall Street executives has dropped below the mental retardation level for the first time ever, prompting the Federal Reserve to impose the “too dumb to fall” provisions...

Biden and Axelrod make the case for electing Mitt Romney

President Obama’s re-election campaign will officially kick off on May 5, 2012 when he will be accompanied by his popular wife Michelle with back-to-back rallies in the battleground states of Virginia and Ohio. The truth is that President Obama has been campaigning for...

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