Archive for August 12th, 2008

Quote of the Day… 8/12/08

“Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.” - Thomas Sowell

Energy Rhetoric vs Reality

The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that fossil fuels will continue to meet at least 80 percent of energy demand, both in the United States and globally, through 2030, even with tremendous growth in alternative and renewable sources of energy.

Socialism, Not Capitalism, to Blame for High Oil Prices

But rather than see the reasons for the rise in prices — the real risks which face the oil market — Congress tries to strangle speculation, prevent new drilling, and it even flirts with idea of nationalizing our own supply.

The Impending American Tragedy by Dick McDonald

…the American people are heading for a complete economic meltdown at the hands of Democrat Party socialism.

The messiah who can’t break away by Wesley Pruden

But others, some of them fervent Obama men, concede that the more voters learn, the more uneasy they seem to be. He has yet to break 50 percent in the polls in what the media is telling us is a slam-dunk year for the Democrat.

The Path to Prosperity By Amela Karabegovic and Alan W. Dowd

What is true of individuals is true of states. Laws—and public policy in general—often shape the circumstances of states. The result can be economic successes or economic messes.

Barack Obama To Little Girl: America’s Not So Great

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d667NAI9HIM

Obama: America not a model for the world?
A video clip taken from Obama’s Dreams from My Father Book Signing, on New York on 11/23/2004 is burning up the internet. In it he appears to see America today as not a model for the world:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAY-K_puO58

H/T: the American Thinker

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