Archive for June, 2011
Economy Needs More Than a Cup of Coffee
By J. Randolph Evans
On June 24, 2011, the United States and the International Energy Association announced plans to sell approximately 60 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves. About half (30 million barrels) will come from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. When combined with additional production and supplies on the open market, the release should further drive down gas prices providing consumers some much needed relief.
Not surprisingly in the current political climate, Democrats and Republicans disagreed about whether President Barack Obama’s decision to release about 4% of the country’s petroleum reserve was good timing or bad timing. Read the rest of this entry »
Traditional Marriage: God’s Laboratory to Perfect Mankind
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
Until recent years, traditional marriage, the marriage of one man and one woman sanctioned by both church and state, has been the foundation of all civilized societies from the day God created Adam and then created Eve to be Adam’s help-meet – one in purpose – and together “multiply and replenish the earth.” (Genesis 1-3)
Historically all nations that have trampled underfoot God’s laws regarding marriage have all ended up on the garbage heap – self destructing from within. Is America on that same slippery slope leading to self-destruction since it began substituting the secular philosophies of man, often sprinkled with scriptures, for God’s laws to define marriage in today’s society? I think it is! Read the rest of this entry »
The End Is Near – Just The Numbers, Mam
By Les Dunaway
This week was interesting! We had sort of a replay of how we got where we are – circling the drain, that is. We are running out of runway on the debt ceiling and on the general subject of getting spending under control.
First, we got the news that the housing crash has past the losses of the Great Depression [read]. The underlying causes of the housing crash are worth reviewing – government interference / social engineering, government malfeasance, risk management incompetence / malfeasance.
Second, we got more news of government malfeasance [read]. The level of arrogance required in this matter seems truly astounding, but perhaps it’s not so astounding. Parents know that if a child is allowed to misbehave without consequences, the misbehavior will continue to escalate until there are consequences. One can only hope that the eventually necessary severity of consequences are survivable.
Third, we got an example of consequences [read] [read]. Moodys is the second agency to warn the US. S&P raised the issue previously [read].
Fourth, we evidence that there are still a few good men in Washington. [read].
Teaching Religion, Morals and Knowledge to School Children
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
WOW! What a novel idea! Maybe not! The second Congress of the United States in the year 1787 passed a law called the Northwest Ordinance. Its purpose was to establish guide lines for accepting new states into the growing United States of America. One of its stated objectives required any applying territory to become a state had to agree to establish a school system that taught its students “religion, morals, and knowledge” – in that order. Read the rest of this entry »
Netanyahu on America’s Israeli connection
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
The America-Israeli connection: a love of democracy and freedom by the peoples of both nations. Israel’s Prime Minister’s, Benjamin Netanyahu, speech before a joint session of congress and his follow up interview with on the Shawn Hannity program was perhaps the most refreshing defense of freedom and liberty I have watched in recent years. I was watching a man who knew what he believed in – freedom and peace – a man who understood that freedom is not free; a man who is willing to stand up and defend his county and not apologize for past actions; and a man who was willing to stand up and be counted. A rare trait in a leader these days! But he did all of these things – forcefully and coherently. Read the rest of this entry »
