By Art Smith. Posted Friday, Sep 5, 2008 at 11:32 pm Filed Under: 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Bipartisanship, Corruption, Earmarks, Economy, Featured, Integrity, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Sarah Palin, US Congress
A lot of you have seen the speech, some have not. Overall, high marks for contents. Very high. I think he brought out the right issues, positions, and comparisons with Obama. He’s working out the differences, which he needs to continue to do. Probably the three key areas that he addressed and should continue to [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Friday, Aug 15, 2008 at 8:17 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, ANWR, Democratic Party, Economy, Energy, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, John McCain, Leonard Boswell, Nancy Pelosi, US Congress
Last week I started taking my bicycle to work. It’s about 7.5 miles as the crow flies, and my shortest (and most difficult) route is about 8.5 miles… the longest (and easiest) route is 13 miles. Downtown Des Moines is at a slightly lower elevation than the suburb of West Des Moines where I live, [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 5:10 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, ANWR, Democratic Party, Economy, Energy, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, US Congress
Down! Not alot, but it dropped another $.75 today to $114.45 a barrel.
Meanwhile, the Republican Protest against the Democratic No-Vote Vacation continued into its second full week, with activity at Capital Hill and at town halls throughout the country. House Republicans want everyone (that means you and me) to contact their Democratic representatives and tell them to demand [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Saturday, Aug 9, 2008 at 7:55 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Floods of 2008, Harry Reid, Iowa, Iowa Politics, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, US Congress
On the Republican side, the increase in McCain’s position in the polls, slow as it is in coming, is a reflection of the unity that is starting to build within the Republican Party. I think what you’re really seeing is that as the various state conventions come to a close, and people have finished jockeying [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Friday, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:50 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, ANWR, Economy, Energy, Featured, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, Iowa State Fair, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, US Congress
The Republican Protest of the No-Vote Vacation continues today, with no end in sight. CSPAN showed the following press conference (video courtesy John Boehner’s office) featuring House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio), Mike Pence (Indiana), and Jon Porter (Nevada). Excellent, concise, brought a solid message back from their constituents, and continuing the push forward. Worth [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Wednesday, Aug 6, 2008 at 10:21 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Democrats, Economy, Energy, Featured, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, US Congress
The downward pressure on the price of oil continues, although not as strong as the past few trading days. At the end of the day, it was $117 (down $.22 from yesterday). Oh, and the Dow was up 40 points.
Meanwhile, Newt Gingrich showed up today at the Capital to show support for the GOP Protest. [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Tuesday, Aug 5, 2008 at 9:52 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, ANWR, Barack Obama, Economy, Energy, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, Nancy Pelosi, News Media
…the price of oil that is. Down another few dollars to $117.22. In the last few weeks, the price has dropped $30/bbl, or 20%. I’m convinced it’s because Republicans and the nation’s PEOPLE are up in arms and pressing the majority party to do the right thing… just pressing the case for domestic drilling, in [...]
Allahpundit over at Hot Air brings us news that Republicans in the US House, who staged a dramatic protest Friday over the closing of business in Congress for a month while the Energy issue sits languishing, plan to continue this effort anew on Monday. From House Republican Leader John Boehner’s office :
Washington, Aug [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Thursday, Jul 31, 2008 at 9:28 pm Filed Under: ANWR, Economy, Energy, Foreign Oil, Nancy Pelosi, US Congress
Exxon Mobil Corporation reported record earnings today, a record for any major corporation, but still came up short. Earning 2.27 per share was still 10% below market expectations. So, Exxon stock took a 4.7% slide.
Not really a big deal, since the close today was just slightly below Wednesday’s open… you see, Wednesday was when everyone [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Saturday, Jul 26, 2008 at 10:23 pm Filed Under: Economy, Energy, FairTax, Featured, George W. Bush, Housing, IRS, Military, Mortgages, Nancy Pelosi, Swamp Stompers, TAXES, US Congress
Well, it took almost 3 months, but Congress finally passed the bill today, on older version of which was passed by the House in May, after some considerable back and forth between the Senate and the House. The bill is HR 3221 (pdf), titled: “Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008″.
The entire bill is over [...]
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