American Ideals

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"Though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire."
- Thomas Paine, 1775

Archive for March, 2009

One of the many “big lies” being put out as propaganda by our current socialist leaders, is the silly claim that the financial crisis was the result of “deregulation” and capitalism run amok.
When you consider the fact that the financial services industry is one of the most heavily regulated industries in the country, this claim […]

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“You Have Run Out Of Our Money”

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Despite our current descent into socialism, I’m optimistic that the backlash will be even greater. There are already encouraging signs — and not only in the U.S.
Daniel Hannan, a British member of the European Union parliament, gave a blistering short speech indicting the economic policies of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.  I […]

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The outrage over the AIG bonuses by both politicians and the public at large would be almost funny if it weren’t so sad.  First of all, the politicians expressing such “outrage” over the AIG bonuses knew about them in advance. The bonuses were protected by Sen. Chris Dodd’s amendment to the stimulus package!
So the White […]

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