Fourth of July marked by anti-tax Tea Parties
July 4, 2009 by News Bites · Leave a Comment
Fourth of July “Tea Party” rallies, picnics, marches and other demonstrations were scheduled across the country Saturday to protest what organizers say is record federal spending and taxes by the Obama administration that enlarges government and threatens the nation’s prosperity. Read more
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Obama’s selective meddling
July 2, 2009 by News Bites · Leave a Comment
Help me out here. President Obama immediately “meddles” in the affairs of Honduras, denouncing a military coup, the intent of which is to preserve the country’s constitution, but when it comes to Iran’s fraudulent election and the violent repression of demonstrators who wanted their votes counted, the president initially vacillates and equivocates. Read more
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467K jobs cut in June; jobless rate at 9.5 percent
July 2, 2009 by News Bites · Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON – Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy’s road to recovery will be bumpy. Read more
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Wrongly imprisoned man blames Sotomayor
July 1, 2009 by News Bites · Leave a Comment
The nomination by President Obama of 2nd Circuit Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court is more than alarming to an innocent man who was convicted of murder and spent 16 years in prison before being cleared and released. Read more
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Bulky cap-and-trade bill raises more of a stink than a solution
June 30, 2009 by News Bites · 1 Comment
The cap-and-trade bill passed the House of Representatives shrouded in a fog of willful ignorance and calculated irrationality. Read more
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High court rules for white firefighters in discrimination suit
June 29, 2009 by News Bites · Leave a Comment
The Supreme Court today narrowly ruled in favor of white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., who said they were denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision by Judge Sonia Sotomayor and others that had come to play a large role in the consideration of her nomination for the high court. Read more
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