January 5, 2009 House Financial Services Committee Madoff Ron Paul Madoff...
Based on a theory known as Keynesianism, politicians are resuscitating the notion that more government spending can stimulate an economy. This mini-documentary produced by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation examines both theory and evidence and finds that allowing politicians to spend more money is not a recipe for better economic performance. Keynesian...
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D), one of 11 governors who spoke at the DNC convention, made renewable energy his theme. Montana Gov....
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Gov't Mule playing Thorazine Shuffle live in Cologne(Germany) Gov't Mule -...
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CBS News senior political correspondent Jeff Greenfield discusses the political ramifications of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's controversial nomination to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Ill. Gov....
12/22/2008 Fox Business. Billions of dollars were recently lost in the collapse of Bernie Madoffs self-described Ponzi scheme, in which too-good-to-be-true returns on investments were not really returns at all, but the funds of defrauded new investors. The pyramid scheme collapsed dramatically when too many clients called in their accounts, and not enough new victims could be found to support these withdrawals. Bernie Madoff was running a blatant fraud operation. Fraud is already illegal, and he will be facing criminal consequences, which is as it should be, and should act as an appropriate deterrent to potential future criminals. But it seems every time someone breaks the law, politicians and pundits decide we need more laws, even though lack of laws was not the problem. The government itself runs a fraud much bigger than Madoffs. Our Social Security system is the very definition of a Ponzi, or pyramid scheme. If the government truly had an interest in protecting peoples savings, they would allow people to opt out of Social Security altogether. We would cut wasteful spending, such as our overseas empire, to honor current obligations to seniors, and eventually phase the program out. Instead, as with Enron and Sarbanes Oxley, I expect new, unrelated legislation to be proposed that further damages freedom in the name of protecting us, amidst loud proclamations that they have made the world safe. Merely passing a law does not fix any problems, just as throwing paper at a recession does not stop it. How can a government so complicit in mandatory public fraud effectively pre-empt private fraud? I see no reason to believe that any new law, or regulatory agency will solve anything. But I do see liberty slipping away every time Congress decides to do something. We already have an oversight agency, the SEC, which did a poor job overseeing and preventing this, but does a great job hamstringing honest, productive businesses and driving them overseas. Total trust in government solutions only creates moral hazard, and amplifies risky behavior. Trust in government got us here. We trusted government to eliminate risk, but it just made risk more creative and dangerous. We trusted the Federal Reserve, a supra-governmental cabal of private banks, to know better than the free market what interest rates should be, and how to stabilize the business cycle, but like a spinning top that loses its balance, it has instead spun the business cycle and the economy wildly out of control. No governmental activity can negate market forces or nullify the cardinal rule of caveat emptor. Government can however, use our fears against us and promise unrealistic outcomes as a means to consolidate power and erode our liberties. Liberty comes with risk. This is a fact of life. But life without liberty is not much of a life at all. The only way the American people will get through these difficult times is through our own resilience and ingenuity. At best, the government is irrelevant in finding prosperity again. At worst, government can present a massive obstacle for the economy to overcome. If we do not wise up and rein government back in to its Constitutional limitations, bloated government could be a cumbersome unnecessary weight the economy will continually have to support to stay afloat. Ron Paul TRUTH on...
Fantastic live performance of Mule in Live At Rockpalast 2005 "Slackjaw...
To celebrate the 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama, Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois has a special limited time offer! Call Now! Barack Obama...
monday 08 december 2008 press conference in which governor blagojevich announces that every illinois state agency has been ordered to suspend doing business with the bank of america illinois gov rod...
More at http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=102 Leo Panitch: Conservative's 'anti-tax obsession' is like what made the 30's worse Will Canada's...
Vice President-elect Joe Biden says a report due to be released Thursday will show Biden: Report to...
With Diana Saez as Dina Heath-Barr and Sara Benincasa as Sarah Palin Camera dude: Francesco Marciuliano Lights dude: Sam Weston http://youonmyblog.blogspot.com http://sarabenincasa.wordpress.com http://www.dianasaez.com http://www.sarabenincasa.com http://www.medium-large.com Gov. Palin Vlog...
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my entertainment segment for ABC News. Day 2: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 In today's SKINNY: DAVID LETTERMAN'S LATE NIGHT LAUGH DAVID PATERSON'S RESPONSE TO BUSH SHOES | GOV....
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Jackie and Dunlap talk to the corruptest, bribe-takin'est governor in all of America-- Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Find out how much it'll cost to find out Obama's involvement! Download the Red State Update holiday song Red State Update:...
The Governor who will be appointing the future senator who will be filling Hillary Clintons seat is furious over the Saturday Night Live skit depicting him. He is legally blind and the skit basically made him out to look lost and confused not knowing where the camera was. Patterson said he could take a joke but this skit makes it look like someone with a disability incapable of achieving success in the workplace. He said it doesnt affect him, hes the boss, but the perception affects others who might not be so fortunate. So for those of you who saw the SNL piece, do you agree they crossed the line or was it just SNL making fun of a politician? Gov. Patterson...
President-elect Barack Obama has selected Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine as the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee, two Democrats said Sunday. (Jan. 5) Va. Gov. Kaine to...
This is TN Gov. Phil Bredesen's press conference after touring the site of the TVA coal ash disaster today. Gov. Bredesen called for a top to bottom review of state environmental regulations today after touring the TVA coal ash spill site. At the same time, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works announced they will investigate the TVA spill and seek tougher federal oversight of TVA. Gov. Bredesen said state regulations were written in a different era, and that the days of TVA's self regulation are over. Take a listen to NPR's story today on the role of states in regulating coal waste. Under orders from the Governor, the state will also inspect both the physical and environmental aspects of Tennessee's six other coal waste sites. http://www.nashvilleistalking.com/node/91434 TN Gov. Phil...

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