WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economy showed even more pep than initially thought in the first quarter, zipping ahead at a 5.3 percent pace. But a less energetic housing market and high energy prices are now taking out some of the oomph. "I think we sort of had the last hurrah for the economy for a while," said Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at Global Insight. "We aren't going to see this kind of growth for a bit. We will see softening in the economy, but there's no reason to be pessimistic...

It simply amazes me how a radical liberal col can somehow link Iraq with the poor in this country. The col basically said if we take the money spent in Iraq we can buy Americans everything they want. I have heard this countless times with every kind of spending. The liberal philosephy is welfare, and don't succeed for yourself. Democrats have helped people stay poor so their voting base is secure. I have written before and many people agree. Being poor is mostly a choice. The welfare ...

I know you won't hear about this in the liberal media, but just think if this was a republican. More of the democrats "culture of treason". The US Senate is looking into allegations that a former US senator urged Baghdad to give a US company lucrative contracts under the much-criticised United Nations oil-for-food programme. This is the first time that a leading US lawmaker has been linked to the controversial UN programme, whose shortcomings have been an important element of the Bus...

Like I have been saying for many months, the islamic revolution is coming. You see the excuses they make for violence around the world, and it won't be long before this happens here in America. It's no secret that liberals in this country oppose almost every measure to fight terror, they take every chance they get to criticize our country, and liberal DNC leader himself has declared he thinks osama should get a fair trial, but Tom Delay is automatically guilty. When islamists are burnin...

Worst economy since Hoover. Depression is coming. WASHINGTON -- Orders to American factories for big-ticket manufactured goods posted a third consecutive increase in December, closing out a record year for the nation's factories. The Commerce Department reported that orders for durable goods rose by 1.3 percent in December to $228.1 billion as demand for military aircraft, machinery and autos all posted strong gains. For all of 2005, orders increased by 8.2 percent to an all-time ...

In a bombshell announcement, Christopher Burnham, undersecretary general for management, said an internal audit into the purchasing of supplies for peacekeeping operations found widespread waste and corruption that has raised "a number of serious concerns" about the U.N. procurement system. "The potential abuse could go into the tens of millions of dollars," Burnham said. ........we are in the middle of looking at 200 different reports of abuse." Andrew Toh, a 25-year U.N. official who h...

Sometimes you just have to laugh at how stupid these people are. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), who criticized Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s past membership in a controversial Princeton University alumni club, severed his ties with a former Harvard college social club that bans women members. "He has decided to be taken off their rolls, believing that it is a mistake to continue to be affiliated," Kennedy spokeswoman Melissa Wagoner said in a statement. Link ...

The islamic revolution is coming. Federal agents have launched an investigation into a surge in the purchase of large quantities of disposable cell phones by individuals from the Middle East and Pakistan, ABC News has learned. The phones — which do not require purchasers to sign a contract or have a credit card — have many legitimate uses, and are popular with people who have bad credit or for use as emergency phones tucked away in glove compartments or tackle boxes. But since they ...

NYPD Gets 'Islamic-Culture Training' Police in New York are getting "Islamic-culture training" to prepare them for dealing with Muslims in the city, home to 16 percent of the nation’s Muslims. About 100 members of the NYPD’s hostage negotiating team spent a day at a local college learning about mosques, prayer rituals, holidays and other facets of Islamic life. The instruction was designed to give negotiators tips on dealing with any hostage situation involving Muslim perpetrators,...

The controversy following revelations that U.S. intelligence agencies have monitored suspected terrorist related communications since 9/11 reflects a severe case of selective amnesia by the New York Times and other media opponents of President Bush. They certainly didn’t show the same outrage when a much more invasive and indiscriminate domestic surveillance program came to light during the Clinton administration in the 1990’s. At that time, the Times called the surveillance "a necessity." ...

Do democrats ever wonder why they lose elections?

Remember that codepink gave $650,000 to the terrorists in Fallujah, and have called our soldiers "killers". Thank You Congressman Murtha! CODEPINK co-founder Gael Murphy and DC coordinator Allison Yorra met with Congressman Murtha to thank him for his courageous stand on Iraq. We presented him with our pink badge of courage and pink flowers sent by CODEPINK members nationwide. Rep Murtha was very appreciative of these gestures and requested that we ask legislators to support H.J Res 73 (...

As usual another biased poll that somehow favors democrats was released. Democrats quickly jumped on this, but as we usually find out, polls are biased towards republicans. Link Strongly Republican .......................... 13 Moderately Republican ..................... 27 Definitely Independent/neither........... 8 Moderately Democrat........................ 32 Strongly Democrat ............................ 20 Refused/not sure............................. - Total Republican...

As usual democrats get away with these things, but when a repbulican does it, it's "high crimes". Hypocrits. Foreign Intelligence Electronic Surveillance By the authority vested in me as President by Sections 102 and 104 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1802 and 1804), in order to provide as set forth in that Act for the authorization of electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-101. Pursuant to S...

Hey democrats, where is that depression you said was coming in the election? State finances are the healthiest they've been in years, a new survey of state governments found, with tax collections higher than expected over the last several months. Costs remain a concern, however, as governments pay more for energy, health care and education. Cash coming into states through tax collection is markedly improved, and while spending pressures are still a worry, they are less so than in pr...