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Huckabee: Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me

Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown
He’s a clown, that Charlie Brown
He’s gonna get caught
Just you wait and see
(Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me) — the Coasters

Here’s a refreshing bit of news from the Ron Paul campaign. Instead of a campaign solely based on pressing his ideological views, Paul has finally starting to become politically combative, too.
Two […]

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When Bernanke Talks, People Listen

Let’s try that title again, this time with hyperlinks:  When Bernanke Talks, People Listen.  As of the time of this writing, the DOW is down 212 points.
It seems the investment class finds that Ron Paul makes a bit more sense than the Fed Chair (or the Democrats or Republicans, for that matter).
On Bernanke’s .25% rate […]

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Birmingham’s Billion Dollar Pork Roast

It looks like the Birmingham News figured out why the Birmingham City Council passed Mayor Langford’s plan to rob shoppers and pillage small businesses in town (emphasis added):
The Birmingham City Council didn’t exactly demand details from Mayor Larry Langford before approving his $1 billion spending plan.
Maybe Birmingham City Council members know a mandate in the […]

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Magic City Math

I was talking with former Birmingham City Councilor Jimmy Blake the other day.
“Yo, Jimmy,” I casually asked. “Whassup with your new mayor and his tax increase proposals?”
Blake looked at me and slowly shrugged his shoulders, but had no immediate response. This is the first time I can recall Blake at a loss for […]

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Fair Tax, Congressman Cramer and His Challenger

When Brian noted that Ray McKee is running against Bud Cramer for Congress in Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District, he quite reasonably asked people to justify their opposition to Cramer:
A couple of days ago WVNN morning show host Dale Jackson hit on a key question about Bud Cramer (D), north Alabama’s U.S. congressman. He pointed […]

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The Imposter

Bob Novak: “The danger is a serious contender for the nomination who passes the litmus test of social conservatives on abortion, gay marriage and gun control but is far removed from the conservative-libertarian model of Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan.”
Is Novak talking about Bush? Giuliani? Romney?
Nope, he’s trashing Mike Huckabee for posing as a fiscal […]

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Free the Jack

This is really hitting close to home.  Because of my affinity for bourbons and related American whiskeys, and because the Jack Daniels distillery is just a few miles north of me, I’m more upset about this particular government seizure than other noteworthy ones over the last few days.   General background:
Here’s a sobering thought: Hundreds of […]

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Some Historical Support for the Liberty Dollar

LiveScience has an interesting article on the history of coinage which ties to the current outrage over the federal seizure of Liberty Dollars. From the article:
It’s a far cry from the social and political upheaval caused by the introduction of the first coins more than 2,500 years ago, said Tom Figueira, professor of Classics […]

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