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The Trade Deficit Swells … Again!

America is getting even more dependent on foreign suppliers for the goods and services that it wants to consume. Here today’s the press release from the government: Latest International Trade in Goods and Services News Release This is all self explanatory, so I won’t dwell on it much, but the petroleum account is worth mentioning. […]

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Those Cartoons

I know all of you have been following the furor over those cartoons published a few weeks ago in an obscure Danish newspaper. The nonsense that has ensued is plainly foolish. In practically every country with a majority Moslem population there have been demonstrations and small scale riots. In a few instances sundry Scandinavian embassies […]

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The Budget First Look

Well now we have the actual document, and as predicted it is stunningly bogus and shamelessly harmful to the nation’s poor. It fails the tests of honesty, fairness, and responsibility. In short it is awful. Let me explain why: In terms of honesty: President Bush leaves out any funding for his wars as if they […]

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