U.S Events

MLB Salary

I was looking into the MLB and i found that A Rod is making more money then the whole Florida Marlins team combined. I was just wondering if people thought this was an okay thing? How are teams like the Milwaukee Brewers supposed to compete with a team like the Yankees when we can't even sign big name free agents. Yet the Yankees have a huge media area. So is this a fair rule?

BP pays $20 Billion in Oil Relief

I recently was reading an article about BP's move to pay $20 billion dollars towards the oil spill. This is definitely a step in the right direction. I'm happy to see that, for the first time, the company is taking more responsibility for this disaster. Even though $20 billion dollars is a lot of money, that is only a small fraction of what it is going to take to mend this situation. It's easy to through money at a problem when you're a large corporation, but the actions they take with these funds will truly define the company's ability to eventually fix the mess they created.

The Government Needs to Further Inspire the Public to Act on the Oil Spill

With the major environmental disaster that our country is facing, it would be nice to see some further ambition by the Federal government to motivate the public. After seeing Obama's positive rhetoric during his campaign, I wonder what happened to that enthusiasm to motivate the people in the country around a common cause.

End the Fed

Ron Paul's book is titled "End the Fed"

In 1913, Congress voted to hand over its Constitutional authority to "coin money and regulate the value thereof" to a consortium of private banks.

It passed the "Federal Reserve Act".

Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in

Sonia Sotomayor was recently sworn in without having to deal with united Republican opposition.

Recent Town Hall Meetings

I am curious what the effect of the protests at the Town Hall meetings will have on our government.