Podcast 140

Top stories update. Get connected on breaking news as the week begins. Almost 5 billion dollars given to states to research and create health care exchanges, and already half a billion has been wasted on wash out health exchanges in Massachusetts, Oregon, Nevada and Maryland. Also on the problem list? Hawaii and Minnesota. Brings new meaning to the phrase ‘throwing money down a rat hole”. What has 100 billion dollars in debts and a failing business model? Why the US Post Office, that’s what. The poster children for why central – or federal – government funded programs are a mistake. Amtrak, the US Post Office and of course Obama Care. Meanwhile, more companies are fleeing the high tax, heavily regulated environments in California … and the United States … and England benefits. Who won the revolution? As the Select Committee to investigate the Benghazi incident and its coverup by the White House is empaneled, the left wing media suddenly starts talking about the potential impeachment of President Obama. Is it a good idea politically? And, if Pope Francis doesn’t like Harvard’s Black Mass, why is he listening to the Devil on economic policy? Sponsored by Ryan Plumbing and Heating of Saint Paul.

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Podcast 137

Is Global Warming more important than Jobs and the Economy, or the crisis in Ukraine? The White House sure wants you to think so! A midweek update focuses on the issues that are most important; Jobs and the Economy, Business Formation, and the potential for the United States to be drawn into a serious conflict in Eastern Europe; A conflict nobody wants, certainly not the President. Is Obama a wash out? What about the President’s use of executive power to bend the law to his wishes, despite what congress passed? A new suggestion may have weight as long as the 2014 election comes out positive for Republicans. In future podcasts I’ll address the question of whether the Republicans are up to the job. A special feature in this podcast…A renown landscape architect gives us tips for getting our lawns, shrubs and flower beds ready for the growing season. Sponsored by Edelweissdesign.com. 

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Podcast 135

The US delivers a dismal .1 percent GDP growth in the 1st quarter of 2014. And, the Financial Times of London reports that China’s economy will overtake the US as the world’s largest … this year! Say what? Learn what you need to know about this story before you react. Why having a conversation about what we need to do to achieve higher growth in our country beats looking back at the guy trying to beat us. What happens if China does overtake America and takes the gold medal for the world’s largest economy? Send Lawyers Guns and Money … Dad, Get me out of this! Sponsored by Baklund R & D. 

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