Besides raising the retirement age for full Social Security benefits to 70 for people now 50 or younger, Mr. Boehner suggested curbing benefit growth by tying cost-of-living increases to the consumer price index rather than growth in wages, and providing benefits only to those who need them.
“If you have substantial non-Social Security income while you're [...]
John Fund: The Obama-Pelosi Lame Duck Strategy – WSJ.com.
The rush to recess gives Democrats little time to pass any major laws. That’s why there have been signs in recent weeks that party leaders are planning an ambitious, lame-duck session to muscle through bills in December they don’t want to defend before November. [...]
My Way News – Hezbollah denounces CNN’s firing of Mideast editor.
Hezbollah’s spokesman Ibrahim Moussawi says CNN’s decision amounts to “intellectual terrorism” and reflects the West’s “double standards” in dealing with the Mideast.
He said in a statement issued on Friday that the decision to fire Nasr – a Lebanese who worked for [...]
Gun rights extended by Supreme Court.
A WIN FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS! FINALLY!
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court held Monday that the Constitution’s Second Amendment restrains government’s ability to significantly limit “the right to keep and bear arms,” advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to embrace gun rights.
By a narrow, 5-4 vote, [...]
Heading back into violation of individual rights or simply removing them completely seems to be the pattern that Putin’s gang is working on.
Russia’s parliament on Friday voted to boost the powers of the successor to the Soviet KGB, allowing it to summon people it believes are about to commit a [...]
So how is this a bad thing?
Arizona’s tough new immigration enforcement law is fueling an exodus of Hispanics from the state seven weeks before it goes into effect, according to officials and residents in the state.
So the illegals, who by definition are criminals, are leaving and this is supposed to somehow be [...]
Here’s something that hasn’t been covered in the MSM for obvious reasons, but needs to be brought into the light. From Blackfive:
But possibly the worst thing is that the National Security Strategy Obama was introducing resurrects the sovereignty stripping, military weakening, massive income redistributing Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST). If you [...]
HONOR THE FALLEN. Thank you for your sacrifice. Because of it, I am free today and my children at least have a chance at freedom. Because of you, those around the world who long for freedom have a shining city on a hill to look to for hope and a world of dark oppression.
American filmmaker Oliver Stone said Friday he deeply admires Hugo Chavez but suggested the Venezuelan president might consider talking a bit less on television.
Promoting his new documentary “South of the Border” in Caracas, Stone heaped praise on Chavez, saying he is leading a movement for “social transformation” in Latin American. The film features informal interviews [...]
On a whirlwind visit for talks in Germany and the UK on the global economy and the eurozone crisis, Mr Geithner stopped short of public criticism of European governments for excessive spending cuts. But he warned of the need for a balance between financial austerity, tougher regulation and continuing growth incentives.
via FT.com / Europe – [...]