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December 14, 2025

Posts by: Ann Marie

Review of GOP debate in Iowa

Another interesting debate last night in Ames, Iowa for the Republican candidates. While they were all there to make their case for being elected POTUS, all of them had the spectre of Rick Perry hanging in the air. Perry, Governor of Texas, is announcing his entry into the contest on Saturday. Some pundits think Romney

The Children’s Hour

Let’s take a look at this debt crisis. We have the President and Vice President of the United States trying to scold and shame the Republicans into raising the debt ceiling and raising taxes.  Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is saying failure to do so would drive up interest rates and slow the economy. I thought

Is This Our Last 4th of July?

This July 4th,  this country is in danger of having the dream the founding fathers saw for this land taken away.  We are under assault by people and organizations that profess their love of this country, yet do everything in their power to undermine it. We have a president that appoints “tsars” to positions in

GOP Debate in New Hampshire

The New Hampshire debate on Monday was perfect. The candidates kept their talking points on Obama’s policies and didn’t focus on each other. Obviously, that will occur as the campaign goes on and the need to differentiate themselves from each other becomes necessary. To the disappointment of the MSM, there was no sniping, no berating,

Quick Hits: Politics

Today, Mitt Romney announced his 2012 candidacy for POTUS in Stratham, New Hampshire. He claims that Obama “has failed America”. A few things are misplaced with his presence in NH and his words. First, why was he announcing in NH, when the state of Massachusetts, where he was governor and instituted a healthcare plan that

Quick Hits: National Security

Meeting of BRIC: Brazil, Russia, India, China and now South Africa are meeting in China . The consolidation of these countries does not bode well for the USA. With the inclusion of South Africa, the group accounts for 40 percent of the world’s people, 18 percent of global trade and about 45 percent of current

Quick Hits on Energy: April 1, 2011

A few notes on Energy policy: In his recent speech at Georgetown, Obama said” And when it comes to the oil we import from other nations, we can partner with neighbors like Canada, Mexico, and Brazil, which recently discovered significant new oil reserves, and with whom we can share American technology and know-how.”….Instead of sharing

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