The best of Neal Boortz: 1/12-1-16-2009

Some interesting articles by Neal Boortz:

PEBO’S Socialist Roots Showing?

How long have I been telling you that this who global warming scam was basically an anti-capitalist campaign? I’ll answer that for you. Years. Read the full story.

Revisiting the Mortgage Crisis

As our economy trudges along, researchers are starting to look back and make sense of it all. One thing we know for sure .. it was the mortgage meltdown that led to this economic crisis. But researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York are now saying that one of the main triggers of the mortgage meltdown was the 2005 bankruptcy reform act. Originally drafted in 1997 and pocket vetoed under President Clinton, it took until 2005 to get the darn thing passed, after years of lobbying from the credit card industry. Read the full story.

We are Getting Closer to Government Healthcare

One step at a time, in the days leading up to an Obama presidency .. we are getting closer and closer to government healthcare in this country. The latest step is the House passage of the Children’s Health Insurance Plan bill (SCHIP). Now it’s off to the Senate for approval. Then it is off to Obama’s desk for him to sign once he is sworn in. Read the full story.

Recession Lardassification

This statistic should astound you .. then again, if you have been to Disney World lately, maybe not. The number of American adults who are obese has surpassed the number of adults who are merely overweight. More than 34% of adults are considered obese. That is more than 72 million Americans. This is compared to 32.7% of adults who are just overweight. I’m not a genius, but that means that almost 70% of our population is made up of lardassess … blubber butts .. however you want to classify them. Read the full story.

Wiretapping Ruled Legal…Any Outrage?

Just days before George Bush leaves office, the FISA court issued a major ruling. Now remember, FISA stands for Foreign Intelligence Secrecy Act. It is a secret court that expedites warrants for our intelligence agencies to help fight the war on terror. In a really rare public opinion from the court, it validated the “power of the president and Congress to wiretap international phone calls and intercept e-mail messages without a specific court order, even when Americans’ private communications may be involved.” Read the full story.

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