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Senator Questions Obama Firing of 3 Taxpayer Watchdogs

When Obama ran for President promising transparency and honesty, he was apparently speaking of such things in the "Chicago sense" and not literally. At least that’s what some are starting to wonder as the administration removed two more inspector generals who dared to question actions by members of the current administration. More…

Prairie Fire

A Very Lucky Dick… On September 18th, Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke and then U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson met in a closed-door meeting with Congressional leaders. I wish I knew what was discussed in that meeting – don’t you? In less than a month, the S&P would drop by nearly 25 percent and Americans retirement savings would vanish.…

Pontiac Drives Into The Sunset

General Motors will cease production and end the Pontiac brand as part of its attempt to restructure and survive the worst economic conditions ever experienced by the once great and powerful manufacturer. More…

Bea Arthur Dead at 86

Bea Arthur, the tall deep voiced actress who played “Maude” in a sitcom of the same name and appeared in “The Golden Girls” television sitcom has died of cancer in her Los Angeles home.  More…

PANDEMIC!

The World Health Organization has issued a warning to nations around the world to be on the lookout for outbreaks of the swine flue after cases surfaced in Mexico and the United States.  More…

GM To Shed Pontiac Brand

General Motors will discontinue the Pontiac brand in a restructuring effort by the struggling automaker. More…

Tel Aviv Bound Airplane Diverted After Passenger Rushes Cockpit

  A Delta Air Lines bound from New York’s J.F.K. Airport to Tel Aviv, Israel was diverted to Boston’s Logan Airport after a 22-year-old passenger rushed to the front of the aircraft and began pounding on the cockpit door.  More…