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Back to Basics… Barry Goldwater’s Conscience of a Conservative


Back to Basics… Barry Goldwater’s Conscience of a Conservative
Posted on May 12th, 2008 by gestroud 131 views

I recently picked up the essential book on the conservative movement Conscience of a Conservative, and am certainly glad I did. Frequently when a book is old as this one we shrug off reading it, this is one that demands your attention. If you previously read this years ago go read it again. The latest [...]


Bailouts and Bold Action


Posted on May 5th, 2008 by gestroud 74 views

The Bush administration labels the$15 billion in the Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 (HR 5818)—legislation to help stabilize hundreds of communities swamped by foreclosures across the country—as a bank “bailout.” Advocates of the funding in Congress and around the nation argue that the $15 billion is essential to keep communities from falling into blight, and [...]


Real Estate Investors Suffer Under Barack Obama’s Capital Gains Tax Hikes


Posted on May 5th, 2008 by gestroud 126 views

This applies to you, my real estate investing friend! And even if you’re not normally interested in politics, it’s urgent (to protect your own financial interests) that you take 60 seconds and read this article, because it will affect you profoundly. “Capital gains taxes” are the taxes that you pay whenever you sell your real [...]


151 Congressmen Derive Financial Profit From War


Posted on May 5th, 2008 by gestroud 35 views

Blood money stains the hands of more than 25% of members of the U.S. House and Senate Who profits from the Iraq war? More than a quarter of senators and congressmen have invested at least $196 million of their own money in companies doing business with the Department of Defense (DoD) that profit from the [...]


‘Babel Bills’ Pending in House, Senate


Posted on May 5th, 2008 by gestroud 22 views

Congress can end one fit of idiocy promptly by making English the official language. The English Language Unity Act (HR997), sponsored by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) and 145 co-sponsors, is pending and the House could act at any moment. It should act at this moment. Two Senate bills (SB 1335 and SB 2715 are also [...]


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