How Republicans Could Get My Vote

I’m an Independent voter. I voted Democrat mostly in 2008, but my vote is up for grabs this fall. Here’s a list of things that could earn Republicans my vote in November.
- If President Obama or one of his commie underlings actually comes out to the house and kills grandma.
- If you actually let the [...]

EPA Establishes Web site on BP Oil Spill

As part of the ongoing federal response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, EPA (yesterday) established a website to inform the public about the spill’s impact on the environment and the health of nearby residents. The website – http://www.epa.gov/bpspill – will contain data from EPA’s ongoing air monitoring along with other [...]

What Does the New Law Mean to You?

Yesterday, President Obama signed health insurance reform into law.  The Senate is still working to pass the Reconciliation Act of 2010, which will eliminate some of the more controversial and unpopular items, as well as bring the health insurance reform law more inline with what the House passed in November 2009.
Whether Reconciliation passes or not, [...]

What Others Are Saying About The Health Care Overhaul Bill

As you probably know by now, the House has passed the Senate Health Care Overhaul bill and the President will be signing it into law shortly.
Kaiser Health News has done a great job of providing links to news articles over the past day regarding the House passage of the health care bill.  In an effort [...]

Charlie Crist: State of the State Address

Governor Charlie Crist this evening addressed a joint session of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate, calling on the Legislature to address essential issues for Floridians: jobs and prosperity for Floridians; continued improvements to PreK-12 schools, colleges, and universities; and re-instilling confidence in the integrity of government. He also praised Senate President [...]

Mets Spring Training Camp Photos

The New York Mets have started opened their annual Spring Training camp this weekend in Port St. Lucie. the first week of camp traditionally features ‘Pitchers and Catchers’ with the regular position players reporting later.
The Mets play Spring Training games through the month of March at Tradition Field. The team has camp days until the [...]

Obama: State of the Union

In his State of the Union Address, the President laid out an agenda attempting to attack one problem from every conceivable angle: the terrible squeeze felt by America’s middle class.  Fundamentally, that means prying government away from special interests and dedicating it to measures that put Americans to work and lay the foundation for a [...]

Donate to Haiti before March 1 and Deduct it on 2009 Taxes

In the days since the earthquake in Haiti, Americans have shown their generosity with millions of dollars in donations.  Friday evening, President Obama signed a bill into law that makes it easier to give.  This legislation will allow taxpayers to receive the tax benefit from donations made to the Haiti effort in this tax season, [...]

Congress Is Broken

Whether you are a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent or a member of the Tea Party Movement, as an American Citizen, you know Congress is broken.
With out-of-control special interest contributions to politician’s war chests, there’s little hope of anything being done to fix it. Today, the AP is reporting that the Supreme Court ruled Thursday [...]

President Obama: 2009 In Review

In 2009, the biggest news regarding President Obama’s Administration’s first year has been that there is so much misinformation out there, that no one seems to know exactly what the Administration has or hasn’t gotten accomplished this year.
For example, the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) that set aside $700 billion for fending off the financial [...]

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