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Background Checks Compromise DOA, Manchin Accuses NRA of Lying (VIDEO)
I was pleasantly surprised last week when the Manchin-Toomey marriage produced a compromise gun control legislation. When the expected filibuster was turned back, I thought there was a chance that...
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The Terrorists will Never Win
It has taken me a long time to collect my thoughts after two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. When I heard an eight year old died from blast-propelled shrapnel, I was...
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HARP’s Upside Down Legacy
Where HARP is Leading Will the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) sentence millions of homeowners to negative, or very little equity, for the next five years or longer? More importantly, how...
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Even Frank Luntz can’t Spin This One
It’s the Law of the Land I have to hand it to Frank Luntz, the conservative Republican pollster and political consultant. He does know how to pick a phrase that either scares the hell out of people...
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Remembering Bobby Kennedy
Bobby. Just the mention of his name, for many, brings back a flood of memories of a person and a time that was filled with unbridled optimism and sadness. Today is the 45th anniversary of when he was...
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It’s Time To Bury The 30 Year Mortgage
The time has come to have a proper burial for the traditional 30 year fixed rate mortgage (and it’s 20 and 15 year cousins). Rest in peace dear friend as you have helped many a homeowner over the...
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Should there be a morning after? (OPINION)
The Obama administration’s decision to drop all efforts to block the sale of the morning after pill deeply troubles me. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the controversal...
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Vote No on the Border Surge
The United States Senate is currently debating legislation that would, if enacted, provide a pathway to citizenship for millions. The original bipartisan bill drafted by the “Gang of Eight” senators...
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Will the President Ever Quit Straddling the Fence?
We need more than speeches President Obama is doing a pretty darn good job keeping the country on track. The economy is slowly recovering despite sequestration’s downward pressure. A second war in...
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How Housing And Student Loans Are Connected
Majority Leader Harry Reid’s admission that the Senate is unlikely to pass any legislation to prevent the doubling of interest rates for student loans is bad news . It is also a financial blow...
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Dare we ever trust Bank of America?
Two whistleblower cases involving Bank of America shed new light on mortgage serving abuses by the banking giant. If on-going litigation proves the allegations true, the impact is likely to reach up...
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A Housing Recovery for the Ten Percent
The latest Insight Origination report from Ellie Mae is an eye opener! Its findings only confirm what I have thought for some time — the housing recovery is a complete fabrication. Before I get to...
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Time To Go Nuclear On The Filibuster
The United States Senate will begin consideration of a rules change that is long over-due. Harry Reid, the majority leader, is poised to enact the “nuclear option” on filibusters pertaining to...
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The Left’s Pointless Obsession With Rush Limbaugh
I received an email from the MoveOn action network the other day that boggled my mind. The subject title was “Rush Limbaugh’s latest outrage!” For the love of God, the Left is so ridiculously obsessed...
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A Fresh Summer Recipe
I have been publishing a lot of blogs on national politics and housing the last several months. Lost in the process was some good food recipes to share with my readers. After all, I am a foodie at...
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The Homeowner’s Affordability Check List
You and your family have been renting a house for a couple of years. All your friends and family keep telling you to stop throwing your money away and buy a home. Plus they say there are tax...
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We Dare Not Cross This Line
President Obama has decided to use military force to teach Syria a lesson to not gas their own people. So the red line created by the president has been crossed. Can we look at this situation...
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Breaking Bad Over The Debt Ceiling
The United States Congress is “Breaking Bad.” Early signals from Republican leadership in the House of Representatives, on the up coming debt ceiling and continuing budget resolution votes, should...
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The Press is Failing Us Too
Its official! As of 12:01 last night the federal government shuttered its doors for the first since Bill Clinton was president. Who remembers the outcome of that exercise in political power? But this...
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5 Obamacare Real World Facts
The government shutdown continues over the GOP’s hate of the Affordable Care Act or “Obamacare.” Since the bill became law, Americans continue to be confronted with scare tactics propaganda — from...
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