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Date: July 13th, 2009

PJTV’s Crowder on Canada’s health care system

13 July, 2009 (23:07) | Medicine, Politics | By: ricjames

It’s a long vid (about 20 minutes) but it’s a good one and full of information Americans need in this debate on health care reform.

Grim Milestone: Fed deficit tops $1 trillion ($1,000,000,000,000)

13 July, 2009 (16:18) | Economy, Politics | By: ricjames

Terrific news. Nine months into the fiscal year, the federal deficit has topped $1 trillion for the first time. The imbalance is intensifying fears about higher interest rates and inflation, and already pressuring the value of the dollar. There’s also concern about trying to reverse the deficit — by reducing government spending or raising taxes [...]

McCain: Kill funding for the F-22 in favor of F-35. Is that a good idea?

13 July, 2009 (12:45) | Aviation, Military, Politics | By: ricjames

Just saw this from Senator McCain’s Twitter: Fighting the good fight on Senate floor 2 strike F-22 funding from DoD bill –saving the taxpayer $1.75 b – Need Joint Strike Fighter instead The F-22 Raptor is an air-superiority fighter, arguably the best in the world today. The manufacturers, Lockheed and Boeing, say the aircraft is [...]

SEIU legal team threatening broadcasters over ad on the Employee Free Forced Choice Act

13 July, 2009 (12:12) | Politics | By: ricjames

Courtesy of Instapundit we have this item on the SEIU’s legal team attempting to bully broadcasters into not airing a political ad regarding the Orwellian-named “Employee Free Choice Act” a.k.a. Card Check. Here’s the ad they don’t want you to see: Card Check is nothing more than a method to force workers into union shops [...]