Archive for August 23rd, 2008

Quote of the Day… 8/23/08

“Would you bet your paycheck on a weather forecast for tomorrow? If not, then why should this country bet billions on global warming predictions that have even less foundation?” - Thomas Sowell

The Final Words from Tony Snow

Tony Snow was President Bush’s former Press Secretary who died from cancer. Here is Tony’s testimony about his experience.
Blessings arrive in unexpected packages, - in my case, cancer. Those of us with potentially fatal diseases - and there are millions in America today - find ourselves in the odd position of coping with our mortality [...]

Anti-Business States Awash In Red Ink By Steven Malanga

An idealist would assume that those stark numbers would jump out at legislators in the most anti-business states and prompt a bracing re-evaluation of their spending, tax and regulatory regimes, as Paterson advocates. But no such luck.

Putin Upends Barack Obama’s New World Order by John Kinsellagh

…the next crisis will foster a diminution in the anti-American rhetoric that has been so prevalent on the Continent. For, many will come to realize that it is useful to have an ally in the United States.

Haunted By Ghosts Of Political Leanings By MICHAEL BARONE

We like to think our political choices are rational responses to issues of today. The numbers suggest otherwise.

Biden pick shows lack of confidence

The candidate of change went with the status quo.
In picking Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, Barack Obama sought to shore up his weakness — inexperience in office and on foreign policy — rather than underscore his strength as a new-generation candidate defying political conventions.
He picked a 35-year veteran of the Senate — [...]

John Kerry visits Framingham

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsK4jESwTSc