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Is the Ultimate goal of the Republican Party to Bankrupt the United States?
Opinion: Patricia Johnson President Donald J. Trump increased the National Debt of the United States by $7.8 trillion dollars during his four years in office or a total of $1.95 trillion dollars per year. Donald J. Trump was our 45th … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics
Tagged Big Beautiful Bill, Budget Deficit, Budget Surplus, Economy, EGTRRA, Expenses, finance, Joint Economic Committee, Monthly Debt Update, news, PL 119-21, Politics, President Donald J. Trump, President George W. Bush, President William J. Clinton, Republicans, Revenues, statutory debt limit, Tax Credit, trump, U.S. National Debt
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When Do We Finally Put an End to the Never Ending Bulls**t?
Opinion: Patricia L Johnson All along I’ve considered the Republican attacks on former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to be nothing more than another opportunity to tarnish the reputation of the former secretary simply due to the fact … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Elections, Government, History, Iraq War, Iraq, War, National Intelligence, New and Politics, U.S. Military, War
Tagged 9/11, Benghazi, OEF, OIF, Operation Enduring Freedomg, Operation Iraqi Freedom, President George W. Bush, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, State Department e-mails, U.S. Casualties
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Zeroing in on the Zero Hour – An Open Letter to the Editor of The American Legion
By Richard E Walrath The following is in reference to Brian Riedl’s “Zero Hour” commentary posted in the September 2011 edition of The American Legion. Does the American Legion plan on having a similar opposing article in the near future? … Continue reading
AND SO IT BEGAN…
By Patricia L Johnson Following is a brief history of how Operation Desert Shield began from the History Channel. What’s interesting to note is the fact Iraq invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990 and Operation Desert Shield was begun five … Continue reading
Two Years – The length of their term, and their level of maturity
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath Another day and nothing in sight yet that looks like it might be an end to the debt ceiling argument. The economy keeps getting worse which is exactly what the Republicans want … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections 2012, Government, National Debt, News and politics
Tagged Congress, Cut Cap and Balance, Debt Limit, deficit surplus, Democrats, economics, Employment, Great Recession, H.R. 2560, Legislation, President Clinton, President George W. Bush, Republicans, Tea Party, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, War
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You can lead a Horse to Water, but you cannot make it Drink, Write a Letter or Make a Call.
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath You voted the Republicans in – now vote them out. We don’t need a National election for you to tell the GOP what you think of their refusal to increase the debt … Continue reading
Posted in 9/11, Economy, Employment, Government, National Debt, News and politics
Tagged big business, Debt Limit, Democrats, Economy, GOP, Independents, Job Creation, Members of Congress, National elections, oil subsidies, President George W. Bush, President William J. Clinton, Republicans, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Unemployment
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“Un bon croquis vaut mieux qu’un long discours,”
By Patricia L Johnson The above quote translated from French into English reads “A good sketch is better than a long speech” and is supposedly attributed to Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821. I can’t confirm whether or not he said it … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections 2012, Government, National Debt, News and politics, Only in America News, U.S. History
Tagged 2012 Election, budget, Deficit Spending, economics, President George H.W. Bush, President George W. Bush, President Ronald Reagan, President William J. Clinton, Republicans, Tax-cuts
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Only the Shadow Knows
By Richard E Walrath and Patricia L Johnson Jon Huntsman, former Governor of Utah and former Ambassador to China, announced his candidacy for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination on June 21, 2011 with the Statue of Liberty in the background. … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections 2012, Government, National Debt, News and politics, Only in America News, U.S. History
Tagged 2012 Election, budget, campaign, Cato Institute, Deficit Spending, economics, Governor Jon Huntsman, President George W. Bush, President Ronald Reagan, President William J. Clinton, Reaganomics, Republicans, Tax-cuts, The Shadow
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Now Is the Time to Call In the No Interest Loans
By Richard Walrath and Patricia Johnson Speaker of the House, John Boehner (R-OH) made the following statement on May 5, 2011, “Nothing is off the table except raising taxes”, as quoted on the speaker’s blog . The comment was made in … Continue reading
Posted in Government, National Debt, News and politics
Tagged average wealth, Center for Responsible Politics, Congress, Debt Limit, Deficit, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Job Creation, Korean War, National Debt, no interest loans, President George W. Bush, President Ronald Reagan, President William Clinton, Republicans, Speaker of the House John Boehner, Vietnam War Surcharge, World War I, World War II
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The Dog in the Manger
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath “The gap between the rich and poor is increasing. Some are living to eat, while others are struggling to eat enough to be able to live.” ~ Anna Hazare [Given name Kisan … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics
Tagged 2008 Income Taxes, ARTICLES and ANSWERS 2011, Debt Ceiling, Debt Subject to Limit, Default, Deficit, Deficit Spending, IRS, National Debt, Patricia L Johnson, President George W. Bush, President William F. Clinton, Republicans, Richard E Walrath, Tax-cuts, US Treasury
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GOP – Going Overboard on Pelosi
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath Fox News, reporting with their usual fair and [un]balanced flair published a special report Monday titled “Pelosi Did Nothing With Knowledge About Enhanced Interrogation Techniques” [1] The story indicates Speaker of … Continue reading
Posted in 9/11, Government, News and politics, Only in America News, Safety and Security
Tagged 9/11, CIA, Democrats, John Boehner, Justice Department, Newt Gingrich affair, NSA Condeleezza Rice, President George W. Bush, Representative Nancy Pelosi, Republicans, Speaker of the House, torture
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Former Bush aide gets 30 months in prison – USATODAY.com
Former Bush aide gets 30 months in prison – USATODAY.com
Posted in Government, News and politics, Only in America News
Tagged President George W. Bush, Republicans
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ARTICLES and ANSWERS 2020 
What is the Status of Keystone XL?
By Patricia L Johnson Do you really know the facts behind the Keystone XL Pipeline Project? Executive Order 13337 signed April 30, 2004, by President George W. Bush dictates that the Secretary of State shall be ‘designated and empowered’ to … Continue reading →