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Is your tea party listed?

By ⋅ April 6, 2009 ⋅

A few weeks ago I created a GoogleMap to help a few co-workers and myself keep up all the different tea parties happening around the country. At first, this was an extremely easy project to manage, however, as the momentum started to build, these tea parties spread like wildfire, as the map shows: View Larger [...]

$410 Billion Omnibus Bill Could Pass Tuesday with the Help of Weak Republicans

By ⋅ March 9, 2009 ⋅

Mo Money’ Mo Problems: Despite earlier reports buzzing around the Hill that Senate Democrats may not have the 60 votes needed to prevent a GOP filibuster of the $410 billion spending omnibus, TheHill.com is now reporting that the Democrat leadership is now confident that they will have the votes necessary to make this happen. Last [...]

Strange Congress: Congressional Perks You Pay For

By ⋅ February 17, 2009 ⋅

With so much talk on Capitol Hill about the need for capping the perks and salaries afforded to executives of companies who are seeking federal dollars, I thought that it would be interesting to explore some of the perks that are received by those who not only seek, but spend our hard-earned dollars: Members of [...]

Why is nobody going after the governments long-lasting Ponzi scheme?

By ⋅ December 17, 2008 ⋅

If you’re a news junkie, it’s more than likely you’ve seen at least a dozen stories regarding the $50 billion Ponzi scheme orchestrated by former NASDAQ chairman, Bernard Madoff. Just to recap, a Ponzi scheme is an illegal investment practice that pays out an unusually high return to investors by simply redistributing money that comes [...]

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