Steve Swint - Instablogs
May 2 2008
Coming off the heels of a similar and smaller proposal by Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama today announced a plan to tax Oil company profits. According to Bloomberg.com, “the plan would target profit from the biggest oil companies by taxing each...
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Apr 30 2008
In Semptember of 2007 Israel destroyed a seemingly random construction site in Syria. This bombing took the world by surprise, it even appeared the United States was taken off guard (though I would doubt that Israel would perform such an act without...
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Apr 24 2008
The results of the Pennsylvania primary was the best possible outcome for both the Republicans and anyone who loves to observe history in the making. There is nothing that would be more exciting, politically speaking, than watching a major party...
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Apr 16 2008
Too many people in America think in terms of absolutism regarding gun control. People on the far right think that there should be no restrictions on guns whatsoever. They argue that automatic assault weapons should be perfectly legal or that guns in...
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Apr 11 2008
Consider the following: 1. Iranian weapons are continually found in Iraq being used against Iraqi and coalition forces. 2. Iran actively supports Muqtada Al’ Sadr and his ‘Army’. They also support multiple insurgent groups. 3....
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Apr 8 2008
This week General David Petraeus is to give his “State of Iraq” to Congress. It is being reported in headlines across the country that he is unlikely to recommend troop cuts in Iraq. Some seem to be surprised by this, as if they expected...
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