Consider this when deciding on the next president of our country: After seven years of a Republican presidency, our economy is crumbling as is our infrastructure. We have no comprehensive energy policy. Health care is in trouble; education is slipping; oil companies have sucked billions from us in subsidies and at the gas pumps. Corporate boards, CEOs, CFOs and Wall Street investment bankers have robbed us. We have killed thousands and spent billions on an unnecessary war in Iraq. Our national debt is now over $10 trillion and the Republicans think they should stay in the White House. What's wrong with this picture? ...more

September 22, 2008

Taxpayers' share of federal government loans and bailouts made last week approaches $1 trillion. ...more

September 21, 2008

This month marks Social Security's 73rd birthday - placing it eight years past standard retirement age. But, despite the program's $10-trillion-plus dollar shortfall, no politician dares to suggest that this disastrous program be phased out and retired; all agree on one absolute: Social Security must be saved. While the program may have financial problems, virtually everyone believes that some form of mandatory government-run retirement program is morally necessary. ...more

August 18, 2008

Stores, factories and businesses large and small showed workers the door last month, sending unemployment to its highest rate in four years and adding to the evidence an economic recovery remains far off. ...more

August 2, 2008

What are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are the largest purchasers and insurers of mortgages in the country. ...more

July 12, 2008

Do any of the drilling advocates actually realize how small our petroleum reserves are? We consume 25 percent of the world's oil and have 2 percent of the world's reserves. Domestic drilling ensures our oil runs out faster and encourages Americans to continue consuming at four times the rate of the rest of the world. ...more

June 25, 2008

Walid Persen of Dunedin says the nation's current woes are the fault of Republicans. ...more

June 14, 2008

Randy Goggin of New Port Richey says charge Barack Obama has a Muslim background is bogus but there are other reasons not to vote for him for president, such as his liberal voting record in the Senate. ...more

June 11, 2008

Diane LaRusso of New Port Richey says America's current woes are the fault of President Bush. ...more

June 7, 2008

The equity Americans have in their most important asset - their home - has dropped to its lowest level since the end of World War II. ...more

June 6, 2008