Sarah Palin recently announced that she would be stepping down as Governor of Alaska and would not seek reelection. Currently she has a year and half left in her term. Once a candidate for Vice President under John McCain, Palin has become a symbol for the Republican Party, and many view her as [...]

The United States Supreme Court just ruled on a case concerning racial discrimination. However, in this instance, the case is described as reverse discrimination. These cases are becoming increasingly prevalent. White and Hispanic firefighters filed a lawsuit against the New Haven Fire Department citing racial discrimination regarding career promotions. Black firefighters [...]

ABC recently announced that it will be doing a primetime special anchored from inside the White House. The media has always had a favored tilt toward President Obama, but the increasing intermingling between the Obama administration and the media is alarming many conservatives. ABC will be streaming a Health Care special from the [...]

The debate around a public health care plan is heating up. President Obama is set to speak to the American Medical Association today; he will try to convince the powerful group who represents the nation’s Doctors, the benefits and the need for health care reform. The American Medical Association has been critical of [...]

The Obama administration is acting on its plans to regulate executive pay. Executives of companies usually draw a low salary but receive hefty bonuses, usually in the millions of dollars. Companies that have received bailout money have a cap on the salary and bonuses that their executives can receive. Additionally, all payment [...]

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has proposed that employers classify work issued cell phones as a fringe benefit. Now why would the IRS attempt to do this, why because they can tax fringe benefits! This will just be another percentage point on your federal income tax. The Federal Government, providing public service [...]

 
USA Today reported this morning that benefits paid out by the government has reached over 16% of personal income in the United States. It is disturbing to read what is considered a benefit. In this case, Social Security, food stamps, unemployment insurance, and health care are considered benefits. Last time I checked, I paid for [...]

A recent Associate press poll shows that more than half of Americans believe that torture is sometimes justifiable to prevent a terrorist attack. The results of this poll are a minor victory for those who believe that water boarding and other interrogation treatments are justifiable. More importantly though, it shows a divide between [...]

The bigger they are, the harder they fall. This has never been more true
than today, with General Motors (GM) filing for bankruptcy. Only a mere
couple years ago, the fall of GM would have been considered preposterous. GM
was the global sales leader for 77 consecutive calendar years from 1931 to
2007. It manufactures cars and [...]

House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi is speaking in China about climate change.  She is calling for sweeping change across the world.  Pelosi has stated that a safe environment is a human right.
 
“…looking out for the needs of the poor in terms of climate change and healthy environment … are a human right”
 
It has been [...]