Archive for September 6th, 2008
Barr blasts latest government bailout
“The federal government is preparing to take over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae,” says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party presidential nominee. “Congress set up the taxpayers for big losses when it established these quasi-government agencies to subsidize the housing industry, and then earlier this year voted to approve direct federal support for them. Policymakers should [...]
Deadlines approach for absentee voting
SCHINNEN, Netherlands, Sept. 5, 2008 – With the Democratic and Republican national conventions now behind us, the 2008 presidential campaign enters the home stretch as Americans look toward Election Day, Nov. 4.
Bush disappointed by rise in unemployment
White House Spokeswoman Dana Perino says President Bush is disappointed by the sharp rise in the U.S. unemployment rate to 6.1 percent. “There is no question that the labor market is not as strong as we would like, and these were disappointing numbers. We want to see the economy return to job growth and we [...]
“Political experience” is killing the United States
All the hot air from both sides of the aisle about experience between the two main presidential candidates is doing nothing more than wasting everyone’s time. Personally, I don’t care who has more experience because elections should not be about experience. Rather, they are about sound judgment and a demonstrated platform of constitutional reforms and [...]
