Congressman Paul Ryan in Wednesday’s WSJ: While Congress will have a partisan debate over the federal budget this week, there is a growing, bipartisan consensus about the greatest threat to our nation’s long-term economic prosperity: the explosion of entitlement spending. Unfortunately, Washington is not planning to address that problem this week, or any time soon. By

Social Security - In a campaign event in New Hampshire, Senator McCain said: “I’m not for, quote, privatizing Social Security. I never have been. I never will be.” However, in 2004, Senator McCain said: “Without privatization, I don’t see how you can possibly, over time, make sure that young Americans are able to receive Social Security benefits.” This means

Less than a month to go before the kids go off to camp.  Since my house looks like a bomb went off in the living room, I’m counting the days until I can lay down on the couch with the clicker, and not have to listen to a) Whining b)Bickering c)The sound of a soda

Percentage of disposable income spent on food in the U.S. in 1984: about 15 Percentage spent on health care: about 9 Percentage spent on food in 2004: less than 10 Percentage spent on health care: 16.2 Source: Oil and Food Don’t Mix (Salon)

During the first quarter of this year U.S. online ad revenue totaled more than $7 billion dollars, an increase of 23.9% compared to the same time last year, according to research firm IDC. According to the new IDC report, with the decreased threat of a recession, online advertising will continue to grow at a rate between

By: Garret Barnes-Bronco Madness Every Raider fan in the world cheers when they look at the roster for this season. It is quite similar to last year when Broncos fans saw their team and thought that they had so many stars they couldn’t lose. Daniel Graham, Travis Henry, etc had all had amazing seasons and the

Add energy-saving features to your home Install compact fluorescent bulbs in your home light fixtures-but remember, compact fluorescent contact mercury, so look for low-mercury models and be sure to dispose of old bulbs safely through your local hazardous waste program. Weatherproof your home. Make sure your walls and ceilings are insulated, and consider double-pane windows. Eliminate drafts with caulking,

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To prevent procrastination, two minutes maximum to write on each topic. Let’s go, go, go! Absent Greetings Ever come across someone who said ‘Hello, how are you?’ Of course you did; almost everyday, many times over. With these common greetings how many of them are said with deep sincerity, feeling, and concern? Or are many of

The Audacity of Hype had this to say about President Bush’s energy policy (McCain campaign): When Bush assigned Cheney to create energy policy, he met with the environmental groups once, the renewable energy groups once, he met with the oil and gas companies 40 times. Washington has become so dominated by the powerful, by the well-connected,