Sep 30 2008
Read / Review the Ranker Record
See our new section on the 2008 40th District State Senate race between Republican Steve Van Luven and our own Councilman Kevin Ranker.
Archive for September, 2008
Sep 30 2008
Pres. Andrew Jackson had strong words for bankers
Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, who said these fiery words to a delegation of bankers in 1832:
“Gentlemen, I have had men watching you for a long time, and I am convinced that you have used the funds of the bank to speculate in the breadstuffs of the country. When you won, you divided the profits amongst you, and when you lost, you charged it to the bank. You tell me that if I take the deposits from the bank and annul its charter, I shall ruin ten thousand families. That may be true, gentlemen, but that is your sin! Should I let you go on, you will ruin fifty thousand families, and that would be my sin! You are a den of vipers and thieves. I intend to rout you out, and by the eternal God, I will rout you out.”
Sep 29 2008
Scientists Report Advance in Stem Cell Alternative
By Rob Stein a Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, September 26, 2008; Page A17
Scientists reported yesterday that they have overcome a major obstacle to using a promising alternative to embryonic stem cells, bolstering prospects for bypassing the political and ethical tempest that has embroiled hopes for a new generation of medical treatments.
The researchers said they found a safe way to coax adult cells to regress into an embryonic state, alleviating ….. Read more at the Washington Post
Sep 28 2008
Rescuing ACORN
By INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Friday, September 26, 2008 4:20 PM PT See Full Article Here
Election ’08: Democrats want to use profits from the bailout as a slush fund for liberal activist groups, even those involved in vote fraud to help elect Barack Obama.
Prior financial bailouts, or “rescues,” such as those involving savings and loan failures, and Chrysler, have over time actually made money for the government. It may be the case here as well, as assets bought by the government at bargain prices return to marketable values and are auctioned off.
One of the sticking points in resolving the Read More……
Sep 28 2008
McCain Wins on Points and Passion
by Jed Babbin @ http://www.humanevents.com
09/26/2008
For Barack Obama to win last night’s foreign policy debate, he only had to avoid losing. He almost made it.
Both Obama and McCain handled most of the economic questions well. Obama’s rhetorical skills served him best in answering moderator Jim Lehrer’s question about the financial bailout package now before the congress. Obama outlined specific points — such as the need for oversight, assurance that the taxpayers are protected and help for homeowners — that he wanted to see coming out of the negotiations this weekend.
Sep 28 2008
Go See “An American Carol”
Zucker’s latest movie, An American Carol, is unlike anything that has ever come out of Hollywood. It is a frontal attack on the excesses of the American left from several prominent members of a growing class of Hollywood conservatives. Until now, conservatives in Hollywood have always been too few and too worried about a backlash to do anything serious to challenge the left-wing status quo.
Read More in this PDF from The Weekly Standard August 11, 2008
