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Sunday, February 1, 2009

Finally! Hope and Change!
   Republicrats piece by Guest: Eddie Clements (2/1/09)

There is hope, and change on the way! No, I’m not talking about the Gospel, though it is involved. Three events occurred this past week of January 23-30, 2009 lending rays of sunshine to relieve the darkness.

Bailout Banks Sought Foreign Workers
   Economics piece by Offsite (2/1/09)

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Banks collecting billions of dollars in federal bailout money sought government permission to bring thousands of foreign workers to the U.S. for high-paying jobs, according to an Associated Press review of visa applications.

North Korea Warns of Possible War With South Korea
   Asia piece by Offsite (2/1/09)

SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea warned Sunday that South Korea’s confrontational policies may trigger a war on the divided peninsula, a message coming two days after the communist country vowed to abandon all peace agreements with its southern neighbor.

Ben Stein: Half of Stimulus Goes to Unions
   Demercrats piece by Offsite (2/1/09)

Columnist Ben Stein has taken a close look at President Barack Obama’s proposed $820 billion stimulus package, and made some eye-opening discoveries.

The open attack on Veterans Health Care
   Demercrats piece by Guest: Armand C. Hale (2/1/09)

Obama has placed a priority on cutting “Tri Care for Life” out of the Congressional budget. It’s the health care program for military vets past and present. This is his means to provide funding for things he promised during the campaign, regardless of who gets the shaft. So much for “universal healthcare” for all Americans, eh?

Obama Signs Fair Pay Act - His Female Staffers Made 78% of Males’ Pay in Senate
   Politics piece by Offsite (2/1/09)

(CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama, keeping a campaign pledge, signed a law Thursday to make it easier to sue employers for pay discrimination.

Iran says Obama’s offer to talk shows US failure
   Middle East piece by Offsite (2/1/09)

US President Barack Obama’s offer to talk to Iran shows that America’s policy of “domination” has failed, the government spokesman said on Saturday.

‘Is the Cold War Over?‘
   National Security piece by Guest: (2/1/09)

Those of us born in an earlier era recall the Cold War that lasted from shortly after the end of World War II until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. It was the era of Mutually Assured Destruction with massed nuclear missiles pointed at one another. It was an era when Americans were rightfully concerned about Soviet espionage inside the U.S. and Soviet expansionist ambitions throughout the world.

‘Will Obama Repeat Carter’s B-1 Mistake?‘
   National Security piece by Chuck Muth (2/1/09)

Fans of the Jurassic Park movies will recall that the velociraptors were the fastest, most lethal killing machines in all of dinosaur-land.  So I doubt it was merely a coincidence that the United States Air Force nicknamed its fifth-generation F-22 fighter jet the “Raptor.”

Republicans Fight Back: A Bold Party Once Again With Michael Steele and Sharon Day
   Republicrats piece by Yomin Postelnik (2/1/09)

When all seemed lost conservatives found their voice.  Since the election, turnout at GOP clubs throughout the nation has increased dramatically.  Those who attend are more enthused than ever.  Just as the Carter years acted as a catalyst to the Reagan Revolution, the scent of change is in the air and it’s not the kind of change you’ve been hearing about from the left.  Republicans are back, better than ever.

New Legislation Authorizes FEMA Camps In U.S.
   Police State piece by Offsite (2/1/09)

A new bill introduced in Congress authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to set up a network of FEMA camp facilities to be used to house U.S. citizens in the event of a national emergency.

The New Bad Deal
   Socialism piece by Alan Caruba (2/1/09)

In 1939, ten years after the crash on Wall Street, the Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., told the House Ways and Means Committee: “We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work. And I have just one interest, and if I am wrong. . . .somebody else can have my job. I want to see this country prosperous. I want to see people get a job. I want to see people get enough to eat. We have never made good on our promises. . . . I say after eight years of this administration we have just as much unemployment as when we started. . . . And an enormous debt to boot!”

Defense Department Announces Civilian Expeditionary Workforce
   Police State piece by Offsite (2/1/09)

The Defense Department has established a “civilian expeditionary workforce” that will see American civilians trained and equipped to deploy overseas in support of worldwide military missions.

50 Years After His Death, The Boy Finally Meets his Father
   Society piece by Warner Todd Huston (2/1/09)

The boy that was born two months after his famous father died in a tragic accident saw his father’s face for the first time fifty years after the fatal day that stole the elder from our world.

Why Inventories Matter
   Economics piece by Thomas E. Brewton (2/1/09)

The latest GDP figures showing a rise in 4th quarter inventories is not good news.