Ron Paul has long been the Rodney Dangerfield of the Republican presidential field: He just can’t seem to get any respect. Despite polling consistently within the top three or four candidates in Iowa and New Hampshire, the libertarian-leaning congressman has not convinced most of the media and the other campaigns that he can reach beyond […]
Marcellus Shale is becoming a household name, from discussions around kitchen tables to town halls with (sometimes) angry citizens. Endless media coverage, economic analysis, geological prediction, business maneuvers and political debate encompass this complex topic. Even the experts concede that the breadth of this issue will only be fully understood after gas production continues for […]
I turned about and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but opportunity and happenstance befall them all. For man does not know his […]
Ohio Republican Rep. Michael Turner is pushing for a congressional investigation into what he considers Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s “conflicts of interest” during and after the government bailout of General Motors. Turner made his request on Thursday in a letter to House oversight committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa. Turner alleges there was a conflict of […]
One evening I was looking for some information on the National Institute for Standards website (www.nist.gov) when something on the sidebar caught my eye and it was an announcement about “National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace” at https://www.nist.gov/nstic/. Being the techie that I am I was curiously drawn to it as I remember a […]
This video produced by the Huntsman for President Campaign shows why Americans don’t really know what Mitt Romney believes. But Mittstant Replay captures it best.
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has recently offered seemingly contradictory views on “climate change,” claiming to oppose climate taxation while partnering with a group that promotes such legislation. The former House speaker earlier this week called his partnering with Nancy Pelosi on an environmental mission a “mistake.” However, last year he not only defended the […]
The mobile community is up in arms about a huge new privacy issues with smartphones related to Carrier IQ, a hidden program that tracks almost everything you do. Carrier IQ is a program that comes preinstalled on many mobile phones from manufacturers like Samsung, HTC, Nokia, BlackBerry, and supposedly Apple. It has the ability to […]
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday “we’re not claiming victory” in Iraq, but he believes the emerging government in Baghdad is capable of defending itself. Interviewed on NBC’s “Today” show from Iraq, Biden was asked about the impact of the U.S. combat troop withdrawal, likely to be complete within weeks. He replied, “This […]