National Day of Service 9/11 | NOT Political Hijacking

Serve your fellow man
Donald Kent Douglas recently contributed an article to Pajamas Media entitled “A ‘National Day of Service?’ Or a Political Hijacking of 9/11?” To say the least, I find his opinions to be overly cynical and I cannot agree with them. But that’s not all. To think that [...]

They died in service of their country, as did those who worked to save lives on 9/11. Why shouldn't that be honored as a national day of service, to remember them? (Photo: flickr.com)

Obama Press Conference | Iran, Healthcare and Stimulus II

The gloves almost came off
President Obama has a lot of things on his plate these days, what with an economy in shambles, multiple wars being fought and post-election rioting and death in Iran. What did he have to save in today’s press conference? Helene Cooper and Sheryl Gay Stolberg live [...]

Cash For Clunkers 2009 Site Up, Rules Aren’t Ready

If it needs a kick-start trade it in
If you have multiple cars on blocks outside and no immediate plans to rearrange the furniture on your front lawn, perhaps you should give your homestead look a bit of summer loving. At the very least, you should take advantage of the Cash [...]

North Korea Considers Missile Attack On Hawaii

Difficult news
For the average American, it can easily be argued that the most pressing though is whether the current recession is going to let up. For some, that thinking includes “When am I going to get a job?” These concerns are very real and very important. For those who are [...]

PETA Obama Fly Conspiracy Proves Stalinist Tendencies

“King Kong Ain’t Got Nothin’ On Me!”
In case you missed it, President Obama has swatted a fly. And PETA, ever the grandstanding political ghoul, has called him on it. Mr. President, if the economic recession has made casualties of No-Pest strips and fly swatters, I will contribute online loans for [...]

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Financial Oversight is Broken | Obama Proposes Fix

Change it, rearrange it
Why has America’s economy gone down the tubes? Why is it taking so long for it to crawl its way up and out of the porcelain bowl? There are many ways to answer these questions, but most will tell you that a lack of oversight and unwise [...]

Sherri Goforth “Reprimanded” For Racist Obama E-mail

No room for this in America
America has neither the time nor money to deal with people who disseminate racial hatred. Why should we spend time obsessing over backward, ignorant individuals who have been taught to look at others as stereotypes rather than as real people? We have much more important [...]

FreeOurHealthcareNow.com Says No to Socialized Medicine

The nation’s health is at stake
People in America have gotten used to freedom of choice. From a consumer finance standpoint, choosing an instant payday loan or online cash advance is a right no government should be able to take away. Many people hold a similar view when it comes to [...]

Buchenwald Concentration Camp Report Surfaces

Healing the harms
The expression “freedom isn’t free” means a lot to me. The sacrifices service men and women have made (and continue to make) in service of their country are worthy of recognition to the extent that they are helping to protect the rights and way of life of people [...]

Daniel James Murray Threatens to Kill the President

The manhunt is on
Considering how peace-loving and well-adjusted militia-members tend to be, I’m not sure how comfortable I am with their plans to govern America. Honestly, I just can’t overlook people like Daniel James Murray and their plans to “kill the president.” Voting with election choices rather than bullets seems [...]

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Nancy Reagan Lunches With Michelle Obama

No seance was involved
A few months ago, Barack Obama made an embarrassing comment about the widow Nancy Reagan and seances. See the video at the end of this article for his exact words. However, since then the president has apologized for having offended. Now, Nancy Reagan will come to the [...]

Sotomayor | Obama’s Pick For Supreme Court Justice

Sotomayor choice blasted by conservatives
Judge Sonia Sotomayor could go all the way to the Supreme Court. But this time, it isn’t because one of her decisions is being overturned by the conservative justices. And it isn’t because she was involved in a ruling on consumer finance products like installment loans [...]

Pay Your Credit Cards On Time? You Will Be Penalized!

Credit card bill hurts those with good credit
Recently, the House of Representatives approved President Obama’s Credit Card Bill of Rights. In a nutshell, it protects consumers against sudden rate hikes and hidden fees. Unlike fast loans and short term loans, credit card companies depend upon fees hidden deep in the [...]

President Obama’s CAFE Standards Will Reduce Auto Emissions

Taming the auto emissions jungle
Aside from rampant overproduction and an overall lack of quality, one of the major reasons the discoboat dinosaurs of the American automobile industry are in over their heads financially – and in dreadful need of a big payday cash loan from a giant check cashing business [...]

Center For Responsible Lending Attacks Credit Card Cos.

Yes on H.R. 627, in spite of the CRL’s support
I am not a fan of the Center For Responsible Lending. It isn’t because I’m against responsible lending, it’s because at the root, they do not in fact advocate responsible lending. Any group whose leadership supports toxic housing market activities of [...]

Build America Bonds | Obama’s Infrastrucutre Plan in Action

Rebuilding America before it’s too late
Part of President Obama’s gigantic economic omnibus package (of stimulus!) are a number of interesting provisions that will contribute toward the improvement of America’s infrastructure. I’m talking roads, bridges, pipelines, waste water systems, power grids and much more. Rebuilding, retrofitting, remodeling and rethinking the way [...]

They all need to somewhere at the same time. Can Obama help?

Opportunity.gov | Pell Grants, Training for the Unemployed

Pell Grants, training and unemployment benefits

Unemployment in America has reached about nine percent, and there’s no immediate evidence that the climb will slow any time soon. People are looking for the opportunity to make a better life for themselves and their families. Quick payday loans and debt relief have become [...]

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Cliff Asness Takes Swing at Obama For Chrysler Statements

Obama unfair to hedge fund investors?
As the automobile giants of America come crashing to the turf, more interest is being paid to how the remaining assets should be redistributed. There was no small controversy recently during the Chrysler bankruptcy negotiations. Debt relief did not come in time and no short [...]

Cash For Clunkers and Climate Change Bill Close to Passage

Make that rusted hulk worth something
A little while back, we talked about President Obama’s plan for the “Cash For Clunkers” program. It appeared to be a promising plan to spur new car sales by enabling car dealerships to take in older cars at better trade value. Better economically, better environmentally [...]

Have You Thanked a Nurse Lately?

Celebrate National Nurses Week, May 6-12
Nurses have helped build a healthy America and they deserve our thanks and admiration. From the time Florence Nightingale – “The Lady with the Lamp” – worked to improve the quality of care for patients, nurses have been practitioners of both an art and a [...]