Monthly Archives: December 2011

          Columnist Robert Reich has logged his prediction for the 2012 Presidential election. Reich predicts a Barack Obama/Hillary Clinton ticket.  

Indiana Secretary of State Charles White was removed from office by an Indianapolis County Court. The reason stated was voter fraud. According to the court documents, Mr. White knowingly registered in a precinct where he did not reside. That violation has nullified … Continue reading →

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback ends 2011 by implementing an agenda with one word, “Cuts”. He has created a new position for state government, “Office of the Repealer”. This office is tasked with listing laws, regulations and practices that need to be repealed … Continue reading →

The 2011 Whitehouse Christmas Card has drawn severe criticism from the Christian right-wing. Because there is no Christmas tree and the word “Christmas” is not in the text, they are incensed. Once again, using flimsy excuses and phony outrage to … Continue reading →

The Social Security Trust has released its 2011 report showing that the program has huge surplus of funds. Hopefully, this report will serve to debunk a lot of the talk about needing to change it. Before this report, it was … Continue reading →

In 2008, the Bush administration, along with Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, was working on a plan to avert what has been revealed as the most threatening banking crisis in our nation’s history. They were under the gun to get something done … Continue reading →

This article speaks of a trend where Democrats directly support Republicans. At a time when 6 out of 10 Kansans support the Democratic agenda this is madness. A poll by Ft Hays State shows that about 60% of Kansans support … Continue reading →

President Barack Obama granted an interview to CBS 60-Minutes program that aired on Sunday, December 11. The CBS web site has the full transcript and the video of the segment.

Many politicians speak of the need to build strong communities.  They give grandiose speeches talking of the many boards they work on and who they give money to the previous year as clear efforts of their charitable leanings.  The Kansas … Continue reading →

The Kansas City Business Journal has published a list of the 50 highest paid executives of public companies in the Kansas City area. The top five are on the web page story. The full list is available in the print … Continue reading →