What is the Fed?
The United States experimented with a few different national or central banks early after its establishment as a nation but these were all allowed to run their course and then disappear. There was always natural antipathy against putting all of the nation's money into what would essentially be a "money trust" in the eyes of many.
George W. Bush: the Leaders Are Right in Front of Iacocca's Face
Our world changed on 9/11. Most of us remember exactly what we were doing when we heard the news of the terrorist attacks. Indeed, most of us remember what President Bush was doing when he first heard the news.
George Bush plan to kill Barack Obama and Ahmadinejad with 1 Stone
As he sprints to the finnish of the 100 metre dash at the Beijing Olympics, George Bush is about to kill 2 birds, Barack Obama and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with 1 slingshot and 1 stone. Not since St. Paul helped stone Stephen Martyr to death for supporting Jesus Christ has a warrior so forgotten the element of surprise.
Electoral College Constitutional Abuses
Please put aside all bias in order to appreciate these findings as research potentially valuable to any political agenda. The only "absolute" required is to understand and believe the founding fathers intended the Constitution of the United States of America to be the "supreme law of the land.
A Monumental Decision For Same Sex Marriage
True love is like the white lotus: beautiful, delicate, and rare to find. Those who have found their true love opt to bring it to the next level--marriage. What if your true love is the same gender as you?
Workforce Development Programs Miss the Mark
Copyright (c) 2008 Edward DeJesus One misconception that many adults buy into concerning youth is the myth that they don't care about their future or much of anything else for that matter. To the contrary, teens have a great deal of concern about where they stand in life and what opportunities are available to them.
Hilary Clinton fades Into The Distance Of Comparaison.
Hilary Clinton recently ditched her previous persona of worldly First Lady to show the working classes she could be a tough, beer loving heroine. However, a politician in Vanuatu, makes Hillary's efforts pale into insignificance.
The Spurious Hero
The hero label is possibly the most ambiguous term in the English language. Recently I mentioned in a speech to some fellow Republicans that Thomas Edward Lawrence, Dian Fossey, and Paul David Wellstone were my heroes only to have the expressions of those in attendance change from being interested to being indifferent.
The Great Hoax of Male Domination
My grandmother was a suffragette. And today is her birthday. She'd be 115 today. Her name was Amelia Loving. I honor her memory this election season by raising my own consciousness regarding sexism in our society, especially rearing up now in the Clinton/Obama battle for the Presidency.
Democrats...Learned Anything in the Last 8 Years?
Mentioning John McCain and war hero in the same sentence is an oxymoron. Since I was shot down twice in Vietnam, I did at one time respect McCain until I started checking with those who spent time with him in North Vietnam.