Except for his dalliance with his indicted real estate fairy, Tony Rezko, a relationship Obama considers a mistake, the senator has not played the fly to Mayor Richard Daley’s spider. Almost, but not quite.
“I know there are those like John Kass who would like me to decry Chicago politics more frequently, and I’ll leave that […]

 A great summation as to why this country is in the economic trouble it is!

 Tina Griego, journalist for the Denver Rocky Mountain News wrote a
 column titled, ‘Mexican Visitor’s Lament’ — 10/25/07.

 She interviewed Mexican journalist Evangelina Hernandez while visiting
 Denver last week. Hernandez said, ‘They (illegal aliens) pay rent, buy
 groceries, buy clothes…What Happens to your country’s economy if […]

The Wall Street Journal reports:
Sen. Barack Obama won the endorsement of the Teamsters earlier this year after privately telling the union he supported ending the strict federal oversight imposed to root out corruption, according to officials from the union and the Obama campaign.
It’s an unusual stance for a presidential candidate. Policy makers have largely treated […]

European Commission Sues to Force Italy to Take Out the Garbage 
By IAN FISHER
Published: May 7, 2008
After years of warnings, and a spell of hot weather that did nothing to improve the stink of tons of uncollected trash around Naples, the European Commission filed suit against Italy on Tuesday, charging that it had failed to meet […]

Soaring prices for food, gas push consumer spending higher

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Soaring prices for food, gas and other everyday needs pushed consumer spending to a faster pace than expected in March.
The Commerce Department reported Thursday that consumer spending was up 0.4 percent, double the increase that […]

Immigrant rights activists join protests nationwide

By SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press Writer 
CHICAGO — Thousands of immigrants and activists gathered in cities across the country Thursday to demand comprehensive immigration reform, including citizenship opportunities for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S.
Turnout has fallen sharply since the first nationwide rallies in 2006, when more than […]

Myriad Crises, but Inertia in Official Washington

By CARL HULSE
Published: April 30, 2008
WASHINGTON — Americans are pumping their paychecks into their gas tanks, and the economy is in a stall. Food scarcities threaten governments overseas and spur hoarding at home. Foreclosures are up, home sales are down. Progress in Iraq and Afghanistan is halting.
Despite this confluence […]

“Many Americans are understandably anxious about issues affecting their pocketbook,” Bush said in a White House news conference, held outdoors in an unseasonably cold and windy Rose Garden. “They’re looking to their elected leaders in Congress for action. Unfortunately, on many of these issues, all they’re getting is delay.”
Capitol Hill’s Democratic leaders said Bush was […]

Bush: Now is not the time to renegotiate or cancel NAFTA

By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer April 22, 2008 
NEW ORLEANS - President Bush, replying to criticism from Democratic presidential candidates, said Tuesday that “now is not the time to renegotiate … or walk away from” the North American Free Trade Agreement. He also denied the U.S. […]

UAW threatens strike at Chevrolet Malibu plant

By TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer Fri Apr 18, 2:19 PM ET
WARREN, Mich. - General Motors Corp. dodged one strike at a key factory on Friday, but the United Auto Workers threatened to walk out at the main plant that builds the hot-selling Chevrolet Malibu.
UAW Local 31 at the […]