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Economic Rescue Cost $7.2 TRILLION and Counting

Posted in Economy, Federal Reserve, tagged , on December 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »

$7.2 trillion is the current price tag of the economic bailouts so far.  This according to a CNNMoney.com article which can be found, here.  This figure includes $1.6 trillion spent under the Term Auction Facility, started in December 2007.  No that is not a typo.  The year 2007!  Contrary to what the Bush administration has [...]

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10 Year Old Arrested For Taking Toy Gun To School

Posted in Constitutional Issues, tagged , , on December 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »

God Bless America!  Only in America does it take six police officers to subdue a 10 year old Georgia boy at home AFTER  he had been at school with a toy gun, declared contraband by government officials. 
Score one for the good guys, that’s one terrorist threat eliminated!  Yes, that’s right.  I said terrorist threat.  The 10 [...]

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My Reading Habit (Actions I’ve Taken To Deal With This Addiction)

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on December 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I am a nerd.  I like to read.  In middle school, some of my soccer team-mates poked fun of me, suggesting I would probably take dates to a library; or marry a librarian.  (I came close, I am now married to a teacher.)  In fact, without taking measures to purge books, my house would be overrun with them.  I literally [...]

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Posted in Uncategorized on December 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »

May God Bless You All.

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Republican National Committee Fundraising Call

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on December 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »

This morning I received a call from a very polite representative of the Republican National Committee.  She was conducting a fund-raising effort for the Republican Party.  Yes, I have given money to the Party during the past year, so I am on the list for mailings, and calls of this nature.
I am not happy with [...]

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Secret Smoking Rooms Needed To Solve Problems

Posted in Freedom Issues, tagged , on December 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Given that historically, big political decisions have taken place in smoke filled rooms, it’s time to bring back the tradition.  In today’s enlightened, post-modern, nanny-state we find this difficult to achieve.  Smoke Nazis have passed laws that make it illegal for grownups to decide if they want to smoke in their own offices, businesses, and [...]

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Gregoire Proposes Budget Without Pay Raises For State Workers

Posted in Economy, Uncategorized, tagged , on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Governor Gregoire has proposed a new State Budget without pay raises for State Workers, Teachers, and Care Workers.  A 5.6% cut to K-12 education is included.
In hard times, the State is having to cut pay raises.  Perhaps the Governor should fly in the Sunnyside City Council to Olympia to find out how to keep pay [...]

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Provisions Of Patriot Act Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted in Constitutional Issues, tagged , , , , , , on December 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »

If the Federal Government requests your Internet records from your service provider, under the Patriot Act, your service provider is prohibited by law from telling you.  Furthermore, they would not be allowed to let anyone know the Federal Government has full access to their records.  A Federal Court of Appeals has ruled that the National [...]

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City Council Holds Line: Approves 21% Increase In Garbage Tax vs. Staff Proposed 25%

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on December 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Could City Budget Problems Be Solved By Matching Public Employee Pay To Private Sector?
The National Taxpayer’s Union has a piece on their website:
Study: State Budget Problems Could Be Solved by Matching Public Employee Pay to Private Sector
What effect would matching public employee pay to the private sector have in Sunnyside?  Would Washington State be facing [...]

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U.S. Economy: The Philosopher’s Stone

Posted in Campaign for Liberty, Ron Paul, tagged , , on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This powerful video was posted on the Campaign For Liberty website by a member.  It dramatically illustrates how Ron Paul, and economist Peter Schiff have been sounding the alarm for quite some time.  It is about 10 minutes long, and worth every minute of your time.  Check it out.

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