Monday, July 18, 2011
Acres of Pot, Not Grapes.
Eastern Washington, with its dry climate and sun-soaked rolling fields, is ideal for growing wine grapes, and, apparently, marijuana. The DEA announced today that it had arrested 19 suspects who a grand jury says were part of a multistate pot-distribution ring based among the verdant vineyards of Yakima wine country.Link
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Subsidizes for you to Eat.
In 2009, the federal government spent $12.3 billion in payments to America's farmers. The number was cause for celebration, and not only among the tractor and overall industries. $12.3 billion was nearly the lowest payment in the past decade, as high food prices surpassed the threshold for subsidies.Link
Friday, July 15, 2011
Legalize It.
I don't use marijuana, medical or otherwise. I don't plan to take it up. Still, like an increasing number of Americans, I am vehemently opposed to the war on drugs.Like
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Vladimir Putin Calls Bernanke A Hooligan.
Who would have thought that Ron Paul’s ideological ally in his quest to take down the Chairsatan would be none other than the Russian dictator-in-waiting (or rather, in actuality), Vladimir Putin.Link
Gold Isn’t Money.
Chairman Ben Bernanke faced-off with Fed-hating Representative Ron Paul during his monetary policy report to Congress on Wednesday. The head of the Fed was forced to respond to accusations of enriching already rich corporations while failing to help Main Street, while he was pushed on his views on gold. When asked whether gold is money, Bernanke flatly responded “No.”.Link
US viewed less favorably in Arab world.
The United States is viewed less favorably in much of the Arab world today than it was during the final year of the Bush administration, and President Obama is less popular in the region than Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to a poll released today by the Arab American Institute, a nonpartisan research and advocacy group.Link
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