On: 07/16/2008 16:52:21 In: Big Labor Republicans in Iowa’s State House believe that an amendment to a bill before the legislature would have allowed unions to collect fees in the absence of dues for employees covered by collective bargaining but who don’t belong to the union. In other words, it was an […]

On: 07/16/2008 14:46:05 In: Monetary Policy “[T]he Fed action helps imprudent bankers dig out of a hole by putting prudent citizens and foreigners in one. This gives big financial businesses a shot at staving off disaster at the risk of cutting the spending and earning power of […]

On: 07/16/2008 12:23:35 In: Uncategorized “A lawyer with a crisis of conscience? You got to be kidding … The law, my boy, puts us into everything. It’s the ultimate backstage pass, baby … We’re coming out, guns blazing … until the stench of it reaches high […]

On: 07/30/2008 12:15:49 In: Monetary Policy As the prices of food and energy continue to rise globally and the dollar remains weak, the presidential candidates appear to be haplessly ignoring any practicable solutions which would strengthen the dollar and bring the prices of commodities down, leaving Americans […]

On: 07/20/2008 17:32:43 In: Fiscal Responsibility In the 19th century, the phrase “pipe dream” was used to describe the “visions” opium smokers experienced while under the influence. Today, it is equally appropriate to use it in reference to Big Government advocates, who must be smoking something to […]

On: 07/20/2008 14:34:03 In: Fiscal Responsibility What would you do if you were swimming, and suddenly you were swept under the waves? You’d probably try to swim back to the surface.In H.G. Wells’ classic story, “In the Abyss,” Elstead, a sailor, is the pilot of an experimental, spherical vehicle that […]

On: 07/17/2008 10:43:14 In: Economy You heard it here first from ALG News – and now like a systemic infection the ruinous moratorium foreclosure movement is spreading nationwide. Fortunately, one State governor is going against the sirens’ song with the fortitude of Odysseus by threatening to veto any attempted deferment of foreclosures. Though the Minnesota […]

On: 07/16/2008 16:35:38 In: Health Care A compelling – and somewhat shocking – new report has revealed that taxpayer-funded universal healthcare could wind up being more costly and less efficient than its private sector alternatives. What makes the report compelling is that it comes at a time […]

On: 07/16/2008 14:41:59 In: Fiscal Responsibility If you’re curious about how your hard earned tax dollars are being spent, take one look at this “Curious Kitty” , brought to you by our friends at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, with the following caption: “Cats and kittens are […]

On: 07/15/2008 11:42:16 In: Economy Senate Democrats to Bail Out International Financial Industry The Senate Democrats are at it again, pretending to help out the little guy by padding the pockets of their favored interest groups, this time with the Foreclosure Prevention Act , a $4 billion direct subsidy to a non-general Treasury […]