Politics

It s Time for a Budget Surplus Again

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:36:56 GMT

A showdown is looming in Washington. And it's all about debt. Just to put this into perspective, our national debt stands at about $14 trillion. According to the national debt clock on brilling.com, the debt is $14, 107, 455, 627, 940.78, and the estimated population of the United States is 309, 976, 811. So each citizen's share of this debt is $45, 511.33. The national debt is increasing by approximately $4.16 billion per day. To put this simply, the federal government spends more money than it takes in.

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It s Time for a Balanced Budget Amendment

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:36:30 GMT

I've long made a joke that credit cards are evil. But that's not true. When a person who is responsible with their money uses a credit card responsibly, credit cards are not evil at all. Try renting a car or making a hotel reservation without a credit card. Credit cards also offer a level of protection when you make purchases. For instance, if you buy something online, and you're unhappy with it, or it's never delivered to you, you have the option of disputing the charges on your credit card.

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Genuine Democracy - What Would Obama Do If Tahrir Happened On The Mall In D.C.?

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:36:04 GMT

As most of now know, after more than two weeks of street demonstrations in and around Tahrir Square in Cairo, Hosni Mubarak has stepped down as the leader of Egypt and that a temporary, military-based government will step and rule in until democratic elections can be arranged. We should all offer congratulations to the people of both Egypt and Tunisia who have stood up for the cause of freedom in their respective countries despite the high potential of harm to themselves and their families. They are to be applauded for their courage and we wish them the best of luck.

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Top 10 Good Bills in Congress

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:35:35 GMT

There are some things that the House of Representatives are trying accomplish that should be supported in my opinion. Here is a hotlist of good legislation that is on the books. These are not the only good things that could be done, and new legislation may be introduced periodically throughout the session, but these are those most promising: 10.H.R. 106 -- Public Official Accountability Act This bill provides for an extra two year penalty for any public elected or appointed official convicted of bribery, fraud, extortion, or theft of public funds greater than $10, 000, not a mandatory, just an extra tool available to the judge.

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The Dos and Don ts of Making Political Signs

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:35:05 GMT

Making political signs is not an easy task at all as even if you have political agendas that need to be addressed, you cannot use it for the wrong reasons. Making such a sign is similar to making any other campaigning sign or hoarding but here only the physical method of making it would be the same. As far as the content of the signs are concerned they would be different. They are used to show either dissent or support and although the materials from which they are made are not very significant, what they depict is indeed important.

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Is Egypt The First Domino to Fall?

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 18:55:01 GMT

After almost a month of protests and people living in the streets, rocks being thrown, blood being spilled, and many injured, Egyptian President Mubarak finally resigns. There was partying and cheers from the streets all night. The people had spoken and the people had won. The basis of any democracy is a government for the people and by the people. Go back to the 2009 Iranian elections, where Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was reelected, but not without a controversial victory. Much like Egypt but under different circumstances, people flooded the streets in protest, claiming that the vote was fixed and that voter fraud was the reason why Ahmadinejad was thrust back into office.

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Osama bin Ladens Death Paves Way for Stronger Iraqi Dinar

Wed, 25 May 2011 17:43:06 GMT

Osama bin Laden has been the face of terror for a long time, and he has been an inspiration and support to Al Qaeda cadres around the world. His death will be a major psychological blow to the terrorist organization. Osama running free after 9/11 in spite of desperate efforts by the US to capture or kill him was something that spurred on the terrorist outfits. Now that he has been killed by the US forces, Al Qaeda will try hard to take revenge, and it will make last-ditch attempts to harm US efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Immigration Amnesty Law - Green Card

Wed, 25 May 2011 14:29:11 GMT

The very last time there was a law that several regarded as amnesty was initially in 2000. On December 21, 2000, President Clinton signed The Legal Immigration and Household Equity Act of 2000 (Existence Act) into law. This law, typically known as the Lifestyle Act or 245(i), permitted specific persons who had an immigrant visa immediately accessible but entered without having inspection (without having documents) or otherwise violated their status and thus are ineligible to apply for adjustment of status within the United States, to apply if they pay a $1, 000 penalty.

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Portugals Disaster - A New Crisis for the Euro Currency ?

Thu, 05 May 2011 08:04:26 GMT

Portugal's parliament rejected a new government austerity plan Wednesday, spurring the resignation of Prime Minister Jos Scrates and setting off a new part in Europe's sovereign-debt crisis. Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates, left, gestures beside Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos throughout a parliament session in Lisbon on Wednesday. The failure to pass the measure, after a heated debate, threatened to push already-excessive government borrowing prices to unaffordable levels and pressure Lisbon to seek a bailout.

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When A Shellacking Isn t Enough

Thu, 05 May 2011 08:04:09 GMT

Yesterday I blogged about the rumored Obama budget that did nothing more than freeze the current budget for 5 years. At a time when the bloat in the federal budget has destroyed our position in the "global" economy, Obama doesn"t seem to have heard the message from the election that a serious reduction in federal spending, not a freeze, was the only way to get control of our budget. Today the President went on the road to Baltimore to tout his new budget; to a middle-school. Huh? The rumors are now replaced by facts, and those facts are far scarier than the rumors.

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