State high court unanimously thwarts attack on marriage amendment adopted by voters The Wisconsin Supreme Court Wednesday unanimously refused to tear down a state constitutional amendment adopted by voters that affirms marriage as the union of one man and one woman and prohibits the state from manufacturing other legal relationships that masquerade as marriage. Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund [...]
Developing: Venezuela govt to nationalize 11 US-owned oil rigs

Developing story: The AFP has reported that Venezuela’s legislature has voted to nationalize 11 oil rigs owned by the US firm Helmerich & Payne.
Kagan Declines To Say Gov’t Has No Power to Tell Americans What To Eat

Kensei Note: Although the question is meant to force a simple yes or no answer, the good senator should realize that at the level of logic in congress AND the cases that reach the Supreme Court – there are no “simple” answers, never mind Yes or No answers. To be truthful – the answer given is quite correct – JUST [...]
Sluggish Economy Impacts Higher Income Consumers, Too

Upper Tiers Not Immune to Recession, Affects Big Ticket Purchases Contrary to recent reports, upper income consumers are also feeling the effects of the sluggish economy, according to a recent analysis of the BIGresearch® June Consumer Intentions and Actions® Survey (CIA™) (N=8486). Although consumer confidence among consumers with a household income of $100K+ (35.3%) is higher than Adults 18+ (30.2%), [...]
Social Security Insolvency A “Myth”
During the Nevada Democratic Party Convention that was held over weekend, Senator Harry Reid called the idea of Social Security insolvency a “myth” while claiming that the fund should remain solvent for at least another 40 years. Reid went on to say that this “myth” was perpetuated in order to scare senior citizens, as noted by reporter Jon Ralston. This [...]
Open Borders advocate needs a geography lesson

Free & open political debates are what made this country great. And a great debate is made up of knowledgeable people, with sometimes diametrically opposite positions but typically with the good of the people and the country always in mind. Problems arise however when one side of the debate uses their majority position or simply their political position to fight [...]
Remarks by President Obama on Wall Street Reform

8:52 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. In a few moments I’ll depart for Canada to take part in a summit with the G8 and the G20 nations. This is the third G20 summit we’ve held since I was sworn in as President. At our first meeting, in London, with the world in the grips of the worst financial [...]
If you don’t show your papers you CAN be arrested…in Ontario Canada!

Yes Sir you read correctly! According to the Ottawa Citizen… ‘Secret’ law lets police arrest for failing to show ID near summit June 25, 2010 The Ontario government secretly passed legislation giving police sweeping new powers for the duration of the G8 and G20 summits. Police are now able to jail anyone who refuses to furnish identification and submit to [...]
1st things 1st at G8 Obama wants to know about Huntsville’s golf courses

According to an interview with Minister Tony Clement with the National Post… When U.S. President Barack Obama stepped off his helicopter in Huntsville on Friday, the first thing he said was, “You’ve got a lot of golf courses here, don’t you?” Industry Minister Tony Clement told the National Post in an exclusive interview. “I told him, ‘We would really recommend [...]
Nevada Continues to suffer with Harry Reid in DC!

Harry Reid insists in his latest campaign ad that “No One can do more” This begs the question…REALLY? What is the Truth? Don’t take my word for it… Don’t take the Republican Parties word for it…and don’t take Sharron Angle’s word for it…here is what the Associated Press had to say… Nevada unemployment hits 14 percent, leads nation Nevada’s unemployment [...]