The case against balancing the budget “If the government is able to reach a surplus, that means it’s draining funds out of the economy,” Tymogine explained. “It’s taxing away more money from … Continue reading Hillary Clinton loves to trumpet Bill’s budget surplus. She shouldn’t.

“America’s health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system.” .. (Walter Cronkite) Great line by Walter Cronkite.. unfortunately it rings true! Source: cartoonpolitics Continue reading US Healthcare – Satire

A U.S. appeals court today threw out a $1.27 billion penalty levied against Bank of America in connection with shoddy mortgages sold by the former subprime giant Countrywide.The loans in question were … Continue reading Appeals court throws out Bank of America $1.27 billion penalty 

An American drone strike in a restive province of Pakistan killed Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, the leader of the Afghan Taliban, the White House confirmed on Monday.Calling the death “an important milestone,” … Continue reading Obama Confirms Death of Mullah Mansour, Taliban Leader, in U.S. Strike – The New York Times

Bayer AG offered to acquire Monsanto Co. in an unsolicited bid worth about $62 billion to create the world’s biggest supplier of farm chemicals and genetically modified seeds.The company offered $122 per … Continue reading Germany’s Bayer Offers $62 Billion Cash to Acquire Monsanto – Bloomberg

Clinton leads Trump 62% to 23% with Latino voters, according the poll out Friday. And 74% said they have an unfavorable opinion of the likely Republican standard-bearer. Source: Poll: Donald Trump trails … Continue reading Poll: Donald Trump trails HIllary Clinton by nearly 40 points with Latinos – CNNPolitics.com

Frankenbook. So Facebook is becoming its own entity. Will Facebook be the first step into Kurzweil’s singularity? Source: The Real Bias Built In at Facebook – The New York Times Continue reading The Real Bias Built In at Facebook 

This is -BRILLIANT- Sacha Baron Cohen’s (in some ways) most brilliant movie. But this ending clip really just takes it all on. Reminds use of this video by Charlie Chaplin Source: The … Continue reading The Dictator Final Speech 

The South Carolina legislature has passed a bill banning abortions after 19 weeks.The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act passed the South Carolina House of Representatives 79 to 29 Tuesday.The ban includes exceptions … Continue reading South Carolina passes bill outlawing abortion after 19 weeks – CNNPolitics.com

President Barack Obama is expected to make a decision on whether to release the documents in June, a schedule that Graham believes is still on track. Source: First on CNN: Review of … Continue reading Review of 28 classified pages in 9/11 in final stages

The U.S. presence in Libya was acknowledged by Pentagon officials in the past few days, who admitted groups of Special Forces were “meeting a variety of Libyans.” The teams are said to … Continue reading Libya: U.S. Special Forces take fight to ISIS

Politicians and corporations — governments and citizens alike. Are we so selfish that we risk this future? Source: Wildfire Researchers Tell Us Why Our Future Is Flames Continue reading Wildfire Researchers Tell Us Why Our Future Is Flames