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    Tankosphere Today: July 28, 2008

    Caught: Illegal Voter Registration in VA and Rubix Cubes – The Next Right Warner Todd Huston just wrote about ACORN embezzling issues. Thankfully, we just gave a criminal organization another chunk of change in the Housing Bill… (tags: Voting Fraud, Housing) Comparing the Costs of Communism – Adam Smith Institute … More

    Tankosphere Today: July 25, 2008

    Global Warming Produces New Oil Boon – The Minority Report Well, Well, Well Hollywood couldn’t have written a more ironic twist to the potential outcome of global warming. While Man-made global warming alarmists are cowering in retreat… (tags: Environment, Oil) Mortgage Bailout Bill Is “Structurally Unsound,” $25 Billion Tab Is … More

    Ethics, Shmethics

    Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) first act when taking over control of the House was to pass a bill that the Washington Post called “the broadest ethics and lobbying revision since the Watergate era.” Since then, it has become well documented that the government sponsored entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, … More

    Housing Bailout Case Study in Rent Seeking

    Recently, a scandal has broken out that provides great insight into the housing crisis. Countrywide Mortgage brokers have been treating Congress to VIP lending rates. Accepting donations of $100 or more is illegal for these politicians, but scandals like this are not uncommon. The deeper question is why a profit-seeking … More

    Tankosphere Today: July 24, 2008

    The Great Swindle – Adam Smith Institute I’m pleased to see that The Great Global Warming Swindle is still up on the website of the UK’s Channel 4 television station, despite the communication regulator’s critical remarks on it… (tags: Environment) Has Real Median Household Income Fallen Since 2000? – The … More

    Tankosphere Today: July 23, 2008

    Hollywood’s Conservative Underground – Washington Times A group of politically conservative and centrist Hollywood figures organized by actor Gary Sinise and others has been meeting quietly in restaurants and private homes… (tags: Entertainment) The Power of the Flat Tax, Bulgarian Style – FreedomTalks Stephen Moore has a great piece on … More

    Take Those CBO Numbers with a Grain of Salt

    There is tons of terrible stuff in the housing package currently working through Congress. But the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) scoring of the bill should be taken with a grain of salt. Remember: The $25 billion estimate is a best guess based on inadequate data and covering a period of … More

    Tankosphere Today: July 22, 2008

    Who Pays Income Taxes – Government Bytes Have you been wondering whether the richest taxpayers in America paid their fair share of income taxes in 2006? Well, you’re in luck. The IRS has released data showing that the percentage of income taxes paid by the top 1% of filers increased … More

    Oops, They Want To Do It Again

    This past week, Speaker Nancy Peolsi (D-CA) announced she wants to push another $50 billion in deficit spending through Congress for economic stimulus. This is on top of the $106 billion in stimulus payments the government is still sending out to Americans. This January Pelosi promised that the first $106 … More

    How Many Liberals Does It Take To Screw in a Lightbulb?

    That’s not funny! This summer the left is hellbent on proving to the world they have no sense of humor. First, liberals had a conniption fit over a New Yorker magazine cover that featured a cartoon of Barack and Michelle Obama. Now, the bloggers and activists that make up the … More