Are Members As Liberal As Their Unions' Bosses? From 1989 to 2011, each of 9 labor unions made political contributions between $15 million and $47 million, totaling $264 million. Each gave at least 89% of their contributions to Democrats and 2% or less to Republicans. www.newsandopinions.net

"Democrats are strongly opposed to anything more than marginal cuts to the food stamp program" === They will resist cuts, especially in an election year. Throwing taxpayers' money around is how they buy votes. www.newsandopinions.net

"GM Posts Record Profit" ... and Czar Obama wants to force taxpayers to give $10,000 instead of $7500 to Chevy Volt buyers. www.newsandopinions.net

Greece's socialists have never met anybody they do not want the government to give taxpayers' money to. www.newsandopinions.net

During the 2008 campaign, Czar Obama said, "The first thing you do when you're in a hole is what? ... You stop digging. So the first thing that we're going to have to do is to stop adding to our deficit.” Three years later, Czar Obama and tax-spend big-government politicians are driving the U.S. bus closer to the same cliff that Greece and Italy plunged over. During the 35 full months of Czar Obama's reign, the national debt increased by $4.59 trillion to $15.22 trillion, at an annual rate of $1.57 trillion. The increase in the last 12 months was $1.20 trillion. www.newsandopinions.net

Range Fuels received $46.3 million of a $76 million Energy Dept. grant, $42 million of an $80 million Agriculture Dept. loan and $6.2 million from Georgia taxpayers before being sold in a foreclosure sale. It completed a $225 million plant in 2010 to process wood chips into cellulosic ethanol, but did not produce a single gallon. The plant was bought by LanzaTech, a New Zealand company, for $5.1 million. LanzaTech had received $7 million from the U.S. Energy and Transportation departments. www.newsandopinions.net

A flex-fuel 2010 Chevy Impala equipped with a 3.5-liter V-6 engine gets an EPA-estimated 18/29 mpg (city/highway) on gasoline (10% ethanol) and 14/21 mpg when burning E85 (85% ethanol). E85 is 8% cheaper and results in 22/28% less mpg. www.newsandopinions.net

The government does not care how much fraud there is. Unlike a company, it is not their money that is lost ... it is the taxpayers'. www.newsandopinions.net

Since the European Union has levied a tax on U.S. airlines that fly to and from Europe, start by pulling our troops out of Europe. www.newsandopinions.net

"Chris Matthews Sympathizes With Newt Over Negative Ads" -- Bomb-throwing Matthews is a complete hypocrite. www.newsandopinions.net