Shaun Pickford
Bob Barr Announces Presidential Candidacy
Diving headfirst into the now wide open pool of candidates running for President in 2008, Libertarian Bob Barr from Georgia announced his presidential aspirations on Monday. After forming an exploratory committee just a month ago, Barr decided it was... (more...)
Want Real Change? Not In This Election…
We’ve all seen the headlines: “The Reverend Wright Controversy”; “Democrats coming on Fox News”; “Obama is an elitist and calls voters in PA “bitter”; “Many Superdelegates still undecided”; “Clinton... (more...)
Editorial: Anything Right with Wright?
Reverend Jeremiah Wright has become quite a significant figure in the recent months of our current election cycle. Numerous issues and topics have evolved out of the sound bites from his sermons that the mainstream media are putting out, and the consequences... (more...)
Dollar set for a rebound; price reliefs may be on the way.
The dollar gained some ground on Friday against other major currencies for a number of reasons, and is headed towards its best monthly performance since 2005. With the Fed’s meeting this week expected to be the last talks of interest rate cuts for a... (more...)
Most important issue for Election 2008: It’s still the economy, stupid!
Americans have been slammed every day for the last several weeks with a new headline or concern related to the impending recession or constantly increasing economic struggles. The economy has overtaken the War in Iraq in recent months as the most important... (more...)
Taxes: The Bane of Our Existence (noteworthy facts about our favorite burden!)
April 15: some call it Tax Day, some call it the real April Fool’s Day. It is also the day Lincoln passed away, the day McDonald’s first opened, and the day GE was formed. Regardless of what the significance is of it to you, April 15 is finally... (more...)
McCain and Obama’s Campaign Financing Brought Back Into Question
Democrats this week have called for a federal investigation into whether John McCain violated federal election laws by pulling out from public financing for his primary campaign. The Democrats have prepared a lawsuit that is expected to be filed Monday... (more...)
Worldwide Depression: a real possibility
The current economic slowdown we are facing will not just be limited to the United States, a forecast by the International Monetary Fund claimed this week. The dollar sank yet again against the Euro in response to this news on Wednesday. A global slowdown,... (more...)
Bush Pushes Free Trade with Colombia; Clinton Strategist Caught in the Middle
President Bush sent over a controversial Colombian Free Trade Agreement to Congress on Monday in an attempt to expand his economic free trade legacy and extend a hand to one of the United States strongest South American allies. The deal was put into the... (more...)
Democrats Call for Second Economic Stimulus Package
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed on Friday that she would propose another economic stimulus package to help spur the contracting economy. This hopefully bi-partisan proposal will likely occur in the coming weeks, without even waiting to see any data... (more...)
Oil Executives Face the Big Bad Government
On April 1st, executives from some of the world’s largest oil companies testified to a committee in Congress about their record profits in the last couple of years. Executives from Shell Oil, ExxonMobil, BP America, Chevron and ConocoPhillips argued... (more...)
The Divide: What Should the Democratic Party Do?
The Democrats are split on what to do about the the National Convention. Just by a quick glance at the polls, it is easy to see that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have either been tied for the lead or have each held it at some point. The latest news... (more...)
President Bush booed at the opening pitch of Washington Nationals game
President George W. Bush was greeted Sunday by thousands of resounding boo’s while being introduced at the Nationals Park in Washington, DC. Walking to the field from the tunnel, the booing did not let up. With a wave a and an un-acknowledging smile,... (more...)
Obama plans to shield us from ourselves in 2008, and ultimately destroy the “Shining City on a Hill”
In the “Wealth of Nations”, Adam Smith believed that a successful nation’s free market will be guided by “an invisible hand”. In studying Adam Smith’s economic philosophies, the Founding Fathers of the United States... (more...)
Social Security Problem Perplexes Candidates
The Social Security Board of Trustee’s released its 2008 Annual Report on the finances of the Social Security Trust Funds on Tuesday. The report reiterated the rapidly deteriorating financial status of the Social Security accounts, stating that the... (more...)
Most Popular in Shaun Pickford
- Most important issue for Election 2008: It's still the economy, stupid!
- Taxes: The Bane of Our Existence (noteworthy facts about our favorite burden!)
- President Bush booed at the opening pitch of Washington Nationals game
- Worldwide Depression: a real possibility
- Bush Pushes Free Trade with Colombia; Clinton Strategist Caught in the Middle
- Social Security Problem Perplexes Candidates
- Democrats Call for Second Economic Stimulus Package
- McCain and Obama's Campaign Financing Brought Back Into Question
- Want Real Change? Not In This Election...
- Dollar set for a rebound; price reliefs may be on the way.
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