http://odeo.com/channels/2116049-IBDeditorials-com-Daily-Podcast-Read-by-OutloudOpinion no IBDeditorials.com features issues and insights from the editorial pages of Investor's Business Daily. <br /> Read to you by OutloudOpinion<br /> Visit IBDeditorials.com for daily commentary and cartoons from IBD editorial cartoonist and Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Ramirez.<br /> IBDeditorials.com features issues and insights from the editorial pages of Investor's Business Daily. Read to you by OutloudOpinion Visit IBDeditorials.com for daily commentary and cartoons from IBD editorial cartoonist and Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Ramirez. Audio versions of Investor's Business Daily editorials & opinions en-us 40 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:50:43 -0800 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:50:43 -0800 ? & © 2008 Investor's Business Daily Politics http://odeo.com/episodes/25448857-The-Most-Sinister-Of-Motives-11-13-09 Geopolitics: Why would China give uranium to Pakistan? Why would Russia help Iran build an A-bomb? Regional balance of power plays a role, but a nuclear 9/11 could restore Moscow and Beijing as superpowers. Think of the destabilizing effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The country's fastest form of transportation was paralyzed as we picked up the pieces. Financial markets had to be closed, and when they reopened, private industry was dealt an immediate body blow. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Geopolitics: Why would China give uranium to Pakistan? Why would Russia help Iran build an A-bomb? Regional balance of power plays a role, but a nuclear 9/11 could restore Moscow and Beijing as superpowers. Think of the destabilizing effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The country's fastest form of transportation was paralyzed as we picked up the pieces. Financial markets had to be closed, and when they reopened, private industry was dealt an immediate body blow. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Geopolitics: Why would China give uranium to Pakistan? Why would Russia help Iran build an A-bomb? Regional balance of power plays a role, but a nuclear 9/11 could restore Moscow and Beijing as superpowers. Think of the destabilizing effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The country's fastest form of transportation was paralyzed as we picked up the pieces. Financial markets had to be closed, and when they reopened, private industry was dealt an immediate body blow. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-13,25448857 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:50:43 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25448858-Clueless-Summit-11-13-09 Economy: Next month's "Jobs Summit" at the White House promises to feature a lot of posing and preening by Washington politicians. Unfortunately, despite lots of photo ops, it's not likely to result in many jobs. Something's wrong when the government of the most prolific job-creating economy in history has to schedule a "summit" to decide how to create jobs. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Economy: Next month's "Jobs Summit" at the White House promises to feature a lot of posing and preening by Washington politicians. Unfortunately, despite lots of photo ops, it's not likely to result in many jobs. Something's wrong when the government of the most prolific job-creating economy in history has to schedule a "summit" to decide how to create jobs. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Economy: Next month's "Jobs Summit" at the White House promises to feature a lot of posing and preening by Washington politicians. Unfortunately, despite lots of photo ops, it's not likely to result in many jobs. Something's wrong when the government of the most prolific job-creating economy in history has to schedule a "summit" to decide how to create jobs. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-13,25448858 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:50:01 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25448859-A-Tax-To-Grind-11-13-09 Fiscal Policy: The average tax rate assessed to corporations worldwide has fallen 10 years in a row, but the U.S. isn't driving the trend. Policymakers in the most advanced economy continue to punish their constituents. Washington refuses to cut the corporate tax rate. It has languished for more than a decade at roughly 40%, when state and local corporate taxes are figured in, KPMG reports in its 2009 Corporate and Indirect Tax Rate Survey. Republican administrations with GOP majorities in Congress, Democratic White Houses with Democrats in control of the Capitol, split governments — it doesn't matter. The U.S. corporate rate has acquired a stubborn staying power while globally, until this year at least, "corporate taxes have been driven steadily down," says KPMG. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Fiscal Policy: The average tax rate assessed to corporations worldwide has fallen 10 years in a row, but the U.S. isn't driving the trend. Policymakers in the most advanced economy continue to punish their constituents. Washington refuses to cut the corporate tax rate. It has languished for more than a decade at roughly 40%, when state and local corporate taxes are figured in, KPMG reports in its 2009 Corporate and Indirect Tax Rate Survey. Republican administrations with GOP majorities in Congress, Democratic White Houses with Democrats in control of the Capitol, split governments — it doesn't matter. The U.S. corporate rate has acquired a stubborn staying power while globally, until this year at least, "corporate taxes have been driven steadily down," says KPMG. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Fiscal Policy: The average tax rate assessed to corporations worldwide has fallen 10 years in a row, but the U.S. isn't driving the trend. Policymakers in the most advanced economy continue to punish their constituents. Washington refuses to cut the corporate tax rate. It has languished for more than a decade at roughly 40%, when state and local corporate taxes are figured in, KPMG reports in its 2009 Corporate and Indirect Tax Rate Survey. Republican administrations with GOP majorities in Congress, Democratic White Houses with Democrats in control of the Capitol, split governments — it doesn't matter. The U.S. corporate rate has acquired a stubborn staying power while globally, until this year at least, "corporate taxes have been driven steadily down," says KPMG. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-13,25448859 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:49:19 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25448860-Justice-Denied-11-13-09 War On Terror: Eric Holder's move to try the 9/11 masterminds in Manhattan makes it official: This administration has reverted to pre-9/11 "crime" fighting. Amid all the talk during the attorney general's surreal press conference of the "crime" committed eight years ago, the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon wasn't even mentioned. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com War On Terror: Eric Holder's move to try the 9/11 masterminds in Manhattan makes it official: This administration has reverted to pre-9/11 "crime" fighting. Amid all the talk during the attorney general's surreal press conference of the "crime" committed eight years ago, the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon wasn't even mentioned. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com War On Terror: Eric Holder's move to try the 9/11 masterminds in Manhattan makes it official: This administration has reverted to pre-9/11 "crime" fighting. Amid all the talk during the attorney general's surreal press conference of the "crime" committed eight years ago, the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon wasn't even mentioned. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-13,25448860 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:48:31 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25444059-Dodd-At-It-Again-11-12-09 Financial 'Reform': Sen. Chris Dodd's proposed overhaul would replace the Federal Reserve with a "super regulator" to oversee the banking and financial industries. Will it work? Consider the source. Along with fellow Democrat Barney Frank, now chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Dodd, who heads the Senate Banking Committee, has done as much to damage this nation's financial system as anyone — and that includes all the CEOs and subprime scoundrels as well as former Fed chief Alan Greenspan, whom many blame for lax oversight and too-loose credit in the run-up to the meltdown. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Financial 'Reform': Sen. Chris Dodd's proposed overhaul would replace the Federal Reserve with a "super regulator" to oversee the banking and financial industries. Will it work? Consider the source. Along with fellow Democrat Barney Frank, now chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Dodd, who heads the Senate Banking Committee, has done as much to damage this nation's financial system as anyone — and that includes all the CEOs and subprime scoundrels as well as former Fed chief Alan Greenspan, whom many blame for lax oversight and too-loose credit in the run-up to the meltdown. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Financial 'Reform': Sen. Chris Dodd's proposed overhaul would replace the Federal Reserve with a "super regulator" to oversee the banking and financial industries. Will it work? Consider the source. Along with fellow Democrat Barney Frank, now chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Dodd, who heads the Senate Banking Committee, has done as much to damage this nation's financial system as anyone — and that includes all the CEOs and subprime scoundrels as well as former Fed chief Alan Greenspan, whom many blame for lax oversight and too-loose credit in the run-up to the meltdown. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25444059 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:22:35 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25444060-The-Necessary-War-Suddenly-Isn-t-11-12-09 Afghanistan: During the 2008 campaign, President Obama wasn't worried about the Afghan government's corruption. He just wanted to empower our troops to win the war there. Why has the U.S. gone all gun-shy? It was Bill Clinton who kept a borrowed miniature of Auguste Rodin's famous statue "The Thinker" in the Oval Office, but some might wonder if President Obama has turned into the statue itself. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Afghanistan: During the 2008 campaign, President Obama wasn't worried about the Afghan government's corruption. He just wanted to empower our troops to win the war there. Why has the U.S. gone all gun-shy? It was Bill Clinton who kept a borrowed miniature of Auguste Rodin's famous statue "The Thinker" in the Oval Office, but some might wonder if President Obama has turned into the statue itself. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Afghanistan: During the 2008 campaign, President Obama wasn't worried about the Afghan government's corruption. He just wanted to empower our troops to win the war there. Why has the U.S. gone all gun-shy? It was Bill Clinton who kept a borrowed miniature of Auguste Rodin's famous statue "The Thinker" in the Oval Office, but some might wonder if President Obama has turned into the statue itself. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25444060 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:21:58 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25444061-Asia-s-Better-Idea-11-12-09 Economy: Ahead of his first trip to Asian as president, Barack Obama called jobs a priority and promised a new panel. Here's a better idea: Listen to the Asians. In rejecting protectionism, they know about creating jobs. East Asian and Pacific nations are expected to post average growth of 7.8% in 2010, according to an upwardly revised estimate from the World Bank. It's an astonishing recovery, given the depth of the recent recession. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Economy: Ahead of his first trip to Asian as president, Barack Obama called jobs a priority and promised a new panel. Here's a better idea: Listen to the Asians. In rejecting protectionism, they know about creating jobs. East Asian and Pacific nations are expected to post average growth of 7.8% in 2010, according to an upwardly revised estimate from the World Bank. It's an astonishing recovery, given the depth of the recent recession. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Economy: Ahead of his first trip to Asian as president, Barack Obama called jobs a priority and promised a new panel. Here's a better idea: Listen to the Asians. In rejecting protectionism, they know about creating jobs. East Asian and Pacific nations are expected to post average growth of 7.8% in 2010, according to an upwardly revised estimate from the World Bank. It's an astonishing recovery, given the depth of the recent recession. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25444061 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:21:25 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25444062-The-Coming-Climate-Dictatorship-11-12-09 Control: The House and Senate climate bills contain a provision giving the president extraordinary powers in the event of a "climate emergency." As chief of staff Rahm Emanuel says, a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. If you thought the House health care bill that nobody read has hidden passages that threaten our freedoms and liberty, take a peak at the "trigger" placed in the byzantine innards of both the House-passed Waxman-Markey bill and the Kerry-Boxer bill just passed by Democrats out of Sen. Barbara Boxer's Environment and Public Works Committee. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Control: The House and Senate climate bills contain a provision giving the president extraordinary powers in the event of a "climate emergency." As chief of staff Rahm Emanuel says, a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. If you thought the House health care bill that nobody read has hidden passages that threaten our freedoms and liberty, take a peak at the "trigger" placed in the byzantine innards of both the House-passed Waxman-Markey bill and the Kerry-Boxer bill just passed by Democrats out of Sen. Barbara Boxer's Environment and Public Works Committee. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Control: The House and Senate climate bills contain a provision giving the president extraordinary powers in the event of a "climate emergency." As chief of staff Rahm Emanuel says, a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. If you thought the House health care bill that nobody read has hidden passages that threaten our freedoms and liberty, take a peak at the "trigger" placed in the byzantine innards of both the House-passed Waxman-Markey bill and the Kerry-Boxer bill just passed by Democrats out of Sen. Barbara Boxer's Environment and Public Works Committee. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25444062 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:20:42 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25439389-Mahmoud-s-Bite-11-11-09 Mideast: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Tehran will "clasp the hand" of America if we choose his terror regime over Israel. Meanwhile, we publicly endorse Iran's "right" to nuclear power. Something's wrong. In his inaugural address nearly 10 months ago, President Obama famously told Iran "we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist." The dubiously re-elected Iranian president made clear reference to that imagery on Tuesday at an economic conference in Istanbul. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Mideast: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Tehran will "clasp the hand" of America if we choose his terror regime over Israel. Meanwhile, we publicly endorse Iran's "right" to nuclear power. Something's wrong. In his inaugural address nearly 10 months ago, President Obama famously told Iran "we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist." The dubiously re-elected Iranian president made clear reference to that imagery on Tuesday at an economic conference in Istanbul. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Mideast: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Tehran will "clasp the hand" of America if we choose his terror regime over Israel. Meanwhile, we publicly endorse Iran's "right" to nuclear power. Something's wrong. In his inaugural address nearly 10 months ago, President Obama famously told Iran "we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist." The dubiously re-elected Iranian president made clear reference to that imagery on Tuesday at an economic conference in Istanbul. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-11,25439389 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:14:35 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25439390-Iraq-Lesson-Still-Unlearned-We-Won-11-11-09 Strategy: Democracy is finally taking hold in the wake of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship. That, not American withdrawal, should be the big story. It's time to acknowledge success and to learn from it. You wouldn't know it from most news coverage, but the Iraq story continues and — get this — it's a story of emerging victory. What else can you call it when a stable democracy, the ultimate goal in America's military intervention, is in sight? by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Strategy: Democracy is finally taking hold in the wake of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship. That, not American withdrawal, should be the big story. It's time to acknowledge success and to learn from it. You wouldn't know it from most news coverage, but the Iraq story continues and — get this — it's a story of emerging victory. What else can you call it when a stable democracy, the ultimate goal in America's military intervention, is in sight? by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Strategy: Democracy is finally taking hold in the wake of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship. That, not American withdrawal, should be the big story. It's time to acknowledge success and to learn from it. You wouldn't know it from most news coverage, but the Iraq story continues and — get this — it's a story of emerging victory. What else can you call it when a stable democracy, the ultimate goal in America's military intervention, is in sight? by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-11,25439390 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:13:11 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25439391-The-787-Billion-Flop-11-11-09 Public Opinion: Americans seem to know what their leaders in Washington either don't know, don't want to know or refuse to acknowledge — that the economic stimulus they foisted on us has been one big letdown. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Public Opinion: Americans seem to know what their leaders in Washington either don't know, don't want to know or refuse to acknowledge — that the economic stimulus they foisted on us has been one big letdown. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Public Opinion: Americans seem to know what their leaders in Washington either don't know, don't want to know or refuse to acknowledge — that the economic stimulus they foisted on us has been one big letdown. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-11,25439391 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:50:16 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25439392-EPA-Lawyers-Cap-And-Trade-Fatally-Flawed-11-11-09 Warming: After stifling a report questioning the science behind climate change, the EPA is censoring two of its lawyers for saying the proposed solutions are also problematical. The debate isn't over. It's being suppressed. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Warming: After stifling a report questioning the science behind climate change, the EPA is censoring two of its lawyers for saying the proposed solutions are also problematical. The debate isn't over. It's being suppressed. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Warming: After stifling a report questioning the science behind climate change, the EPA is censoring two of its lawyers for saying the proposed solutions are also problematical. The debate isn't over. It's being suppressed. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-11,25439392 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:49:37 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25434089-Surge-Or-Trickle-11-10-09 Afghanistan: There are two models for turning things around in what Democrats once called "the good war." One is the successful Bush surge used in Iraq. The other is the disastrous incrementalism applied in Vietnam. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Afghanistan: There are two models for turning things around in what Democrats once called "the good war." One is the successful Bush surge used in Iraq. The other is the disastrous incrementalism applied in Vietnam. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Afghanistan: There are two models for turning things around in what Democrats once called "the good war." One is the successful Bush surge used in Iraq. The other is the disastrous incrementalism applied in Vietnam. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25434089 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:36:38 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25434090-Iran-s-Actions-Belie-Fear-Of-Sanctions-11-10-09 Mideast: For a nation supposedly eager to avoid sanctions, Iran has an odd way of showing it: stalling, threatening to execute Americans and parading around Caracas with Hugo Chavez. Are they serious? Are we? by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Mideast: For a nation supposedly eager to avoid sanctions, Iran has an odd way of showing it: stalling, threatening to execute Americans and parading around Caracas with Hugo Chavez. Are they serious? Are we? by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Mideast: For a nation supposedly eager to avoid sanctions, Iran has an odd way of showing it: stalling, threatening to execute Americans and parading around Caracas with Hugo Chavez. Are they serious? Are we? by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25434090 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:34:55 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25434091-A-Curious-Subpoena-11-10-09 Big Brother: The Justice Department wants an online news site to hand over its visitor list. Why? No one's quite sure yet. But if this is just a fishing expedition by the government, it's a troubling precedent. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Big Brother: The Justice Department wants an online news site to hand over its visitor list. Why? No one's quite sure yet. But if this is just a fishing expedition by the government, it's a troubling precedent. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Big Brother: The Justice Department wants an online news site to hand over its visitor list. Why? No one's quite sure yet. But if this is just a fishing expedition by the government, it's a troubling precedent. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25434091 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:33:06 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25434092-Another-Radical-Judge-11-10-09 Federal Bench: Yet another judicial nominee seeks to impose the "empathy" standard on the courts. He thinks judges should base rulings on a plaintiff's status, legislate from the bench and amend the Constitution. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Federal Bench: Yet another judicial nominee seeks to impose the "empathy" standard on the courts. He thinks judges should base rulings on a plaintiff's status, legislate from the bench and amend the Constitution. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Federal Bench: Yet another judicial nominee seeks to impose the "empathy" standard on the courts. He thinks judges should base rulings on a plaintiff's status, legislate from the bench and amend the Constitution. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25434092 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:31:24 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25428575-Suicide-By-PC-11-9-09 War On Terror: The No. 1 lesson of the Fort Hood massacre is that political correctness kills. But instead of learning this lesson, the Pentagon is repeating the mistake, putting more soldiers at risk. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com War On Terror: The No. 1 lesson of the Fort Hood massacre is that political correctness kills. But instead of learning this lesson, the Pentagon is repeating the mistake, putting more soldiers at risk. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com War On Terror: The No. 1 lesson of the Fort Hood massacre is that political correctness kills. But instead of learning this lesson, the Pentagon is repeating the mistake, putting more soldiers at risk. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-09,25428575 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:20:29 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25428576-Europe-s-Wall-Of-Ingratitude-11-9-09 Liberation: "Gorby! Gorby!" was Berliners' curious chant as the head of the defunct Soviet Union took part in the 20th anniversary of the crumbling of the Berlin Wall. Liberated Europe has walled itself off from reality. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Liberation: "Gorby! Gorby!" was Berliners' curious chant as the head of the defunct Soviet Union took part in the 20th anniversary of the crumbling of the Berlin Wall. Liberated Europe has walled itself off from reality. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Liberation: "Gorby! Gorby!" was Berliners' curious chant as the head of the defunct Soviet Union took part in the 20th anniversary of the crumbling of the Berlin Wall. Liberated Europe has walled itself off from reality. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-09,25428576 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:19:14 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25428577-Warden-Pelosi-11-9-09 Health Care Reform: Failure to buy health insurance in the just-passed health care bill could get you five years in jail with a $250,000 fine. How can violating a law that's unconstitutional be a felony? by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Health Care Reform: Failure to buy health insurance in the just-passed health care bill could get you five years in jail with a $250,000 fine. How can violating a law that's unconstitutional be a felony? by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Health Care Reform: Failure to buy health insurance in the just-passed health care bill could get you five years in jail with a $250,000 fine. How can violating a law that's unconstitutional be a felony? by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-09,25428577 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:17:08 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25428578-Reps-Owens-And-Cao-Profiles-In-Perfidy-11-9-09 Politics: The House's shameful vote on the health care bill, made to minimize Democrats' political fallout, is bad enough. But the votes of two members in particular show why politicians these days warrant little trust. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Politics: The House's shameful vote on the health care bill, made to minimize Democrats' political fallout, is bad enough. But the votes of two members in particular show why politicians these days warrant little trust. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Politics: The House's shameful vote on the health care bill, made to minimize Democrats' political fallout, is bad enough. But the votes of two members in particular show why politicians these days warrant little trust. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-09,25428578 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:15:26 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25428579-Afghan-Plan-Strewn-With-Doubts-11-9-09 A whopping 70% of Americans - including 52% of Democrats as well as 88% of Republicans and 73% of Independents - think the Obama administration does not have a clear plan for Afghanistan, according to the latest IBD/TIPP Poll. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com A whopping 70% of Americans - including 52% of Democrats as well as 88% of Republicans and 73% of Independents - think the Obama administration does not have a clear plan for Afghanistan, according to the latest IBD/TIPP Poll. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com A whopping 70% of Americans - including 52% of Democrats as well as 88% of Republicans and 73% of Independents - think the Obama administration does not have a clear plan for Afghanistan, according to the latest IBD/TIPP Poll. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-09,25428579 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:12:12 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25415132-Iran-Positions-Israel-In-Its-Cross-Hairs-11-6-09 Mideast: Iran tests an advanced warhead design as it gets caught shipping weapons to Hezbollah. Syria is reported to give the group operational control over Scud missiles. It's five minutes to midnight. Tyranny abhors a vacuum. While the U.S. and the West dither in Hamlet-like fashion over whatever we shall do in places such as Afghanistan and Iran, the Axis of Evil is in full swing in its plans to destroy Israel and threaten Europe and America. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Mideast: Iran tests an advanced warhead design as it gets caught shipping weapons to Hezbollah. Syria is reported to give the group operational control over Scud missiles. It's five minutes to midnight. Tyranny abhors a vacuum. While the U.S. and the West dither in Hamlet-like fashion over whatever we shall do in places such as Afghanistan and Iran, the Axis of Evil is in full swing in its plans to destroy Israel and threaten Europe and America. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Mideast: Iran tests an advanced warhead design as it gets caught shipping weapons to Hezbollah. Syria is reported to give the group operational control over Scud missiles. It's five minutes to midnight. Tyranny abhors a vacuum. While the U.S. and the West dither in Hamlet-like fashion over whatever we shall do in places such as Afghanistan and Iran, the Axis of Evil is in full swing in its plans to destroy Israel and threaten Europe and America. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-06,25415132 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:07:38 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25415133-Nightmare-On-Wall-St-11-6-09 Regulation: Washington is quietly preparing a hostile takeover of Wall Street with a new bill that would put regulators in control of managing asset prices. While all eyes are fixed on the cobra poised to strike the health care industry, a python is wending its way through Hill banking panels that would squeeze the life from the whole economy. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Regulation: Washington is quietly preparing a hostile takeover of Wall Street with a new bill that would put regulators in control of managing asset prices. While all eyes are fixed on the cobra poised to strike the health care industry, a python is wending its way through Hill banking panels that would squeeze the life from the whole economy. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Regulation: Washington is quietly preparing a hostile takeover of Wall Street with a new bill that would put regulators in control of managing asset prices. While all eyes are fixed on the cobra poised to strike the health care industry, a python is wending its way through Hill banking panels that would squeeze the life from the whole economy. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-06,25415133 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:06:57 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25415134-Jihad-s-5th-Column-11-6-09 War On Terror: The Fort Hood terrorist is being portrayed as an "anomaly," an "aberration," a "lone wolf." Sadly, he's just one of many examples of jihadist traitors in the ranks of the military. Together they form a dangerous Fifth Column, and the Pentagon — thanks to institutionalized political correctness — is doing next to nothing to root them out . by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com War On Terror: The Fort Hood terrorist is being portrayed as an "anomaly," an "aberration," a "lone wolf." Sadly, he's just one of many examples of jihadist traitors in the ranks of the military. Together they form a dangerous Fifth Column, and the Pentagon — thanks to institutionalized political correctness — is doing next to nothing to root them out . by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com War On Terror: The Fort Hood terrorist is being portrayed as an "anomaly," an "aberration," a "lone wolf." Sadly, he's just one of many examples of jihadist traitors in the ranks of the military. Together they form a dangerous Fifth Column, and the Pentagon — thanks to institutionalized political correctness — is doing next to nothing to root them out . by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-06,25415134 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:06:02 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25415135-Stimulating-Failure-11-6-09 The Job Report: Another month, another drop in payrolls. Will it ever occur to our leaders in Washington that what they're doing isn't working — and may actually be damaging our economy? News that the unemployment rate jumped to 10.2% in October, its highest level since 1983, as the economy shed 190,000 nonfarm jobs, underscores the spectacular failure of the so-called fiscal stimulus to stimulate anything other than economic misery. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com The Job Report: Another month, another drop in payrolls. Will it ever occur to our leaders in Washington that what they're doing isn't working — and may actually be damaging our economy? News that the unemployment rate jumped to 10.2% in October, its highest level since 1983, as the economy shed 190,000 nonfarm jobs, underscores the spectacular failure of the so-called fiscal stimulus to stimulate anything other than economic misery. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com The Job Report: Another month, another drop in payrolls. Will it ever occur to our leaders in Washington that what they're doing isn't working — and may actually be damaging our economy? News that the unemployment rate jumped to 10.2% in October, its highest level since 1983, as the economy shed 190,000 nonfarm jobs, underscores the spectacular failure of the so-called fiscal stimulus to stimulate anything other than economic misery. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-06,25415135 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:05:13 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25409413-Desperate-Dems-11-4-09 Politics: Despite the whipping they took in Tuesday's election, congressional Democrats are moving fast on cap-and-trade and health care. Are they politically tone-deaf, or is this some kind of desperate strategy? Our guess is that Democratic leaders, having gotten a very negative message from the off-year balloting, are moving as fast as they can to pass the main big-spending items on their unpopular agenda. If they don't act now, the know their radical agenda is dead. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Politics: Despite the whipping they took in Tuesday's election, congressional Democrats are moving fast on cap-and-trade and health care. Are they politically tone-deaf, or is this some kind of desperate strategy? Our guess is that Democratic leaders, having gotten a very negative message from the off-year balloting, are moving as fast as they can to pass the main big-spending items on their unpopular agenda. If they don't act now, the know their radical agenda is dead. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Politics: Despite the whipping they took in Tuesday's election, congressional Democrats are moving fast on cap-and-trade and health care. Are they politically tone-deaf, or is this some kind of desperate strategy? Our guess is that Democratic leaders, having gotten a very negative message from the off-year balloting, are moving as fast as they can to pass the main big-spending items on their unpopular agenda. If they don't act now, the know their radical agenda is dead. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-05,25409413 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:40:56 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25415136-Desperate-Dems-11-5-09 Politics: Despite the whipping they took in Tuesday's election, congressional Democrats are moving fast on cap-and-trade and health care. Are they politically tone-deaf, or is this some kind of desperate strategy? Our guess is that Democratic leaders, having gotten a very negative message from the off-year balloting, are moving as fast as they can to pass the main big-spending items on their unpopular agenda. If they don't act now, the know their radical agenda is dead. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Politics: Despite the whipping they took in Tuesday's election, congressional Democrats are moving fast on cap-and-trade and health care. Are they politically tone-deaf, or is this some kind of desperate strategy? Our guess is that Democratic leaders, having gotten a very negative message from the off-year balloting, are moving as fast as they can to pass the main big-spending items on their unpopular agenda. If they don't act now, the know their radical agenda is dead. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Politics: Despite the whipping they took in Tuesday's election, congressional Democrats are moving fast on cap-and-trade and health care. Are they politically tone-deaf, or is this some kind of desperate strategy? Our guess is that Democratic leaders, having gotten a very negative message from the off-year balloting, are moving as fast as they can to pass the main big-spending items on their unpopular agenda. If they don't act now, the know their radical agenda is dead. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-05,25415136 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:40:56 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25409414-Hypocritic-Oath-11-4-09 Public Option: Congressional Democratic leaders insist on a government health coverage option. But if it's so great, why won't they themselves be covered by it? If you thought Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., caused a stir when he yelled, "You Lie!" during the State of the Union, just watch him expose the hypocrisy of liberal Democrats in Congress. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Public Option: Congressional Democratic leaders insist on a government health coverage option. But if it's so great, why won't they themselves be covered by it? If you thought Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., caused a stir when he yelled, "You Lie!" during the State of the Union, just watch him expose the hypocrisy of liberal Democrats in Congress. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Public Option: Congressional Democratic leaders insist on a government health coverage option. But if it's so great, why won't they themselves be covered by it? If you thought Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., caused a stir when he yelled, "You Lie!" during the State of the Union, just watch him expose the hypocrisy of liberal Democrats in Congress. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-05,25409414 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:40:17 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25415137-Hypocritic-Oath-11-5-09 Public Option: Congressional Democratic leaders insist on a government health coverage option. But if it's so great, why won't they themselves be covered by it? If you thought Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., caused a stir when he yelled, "You Lie!" during the State of the Union, just watch him expose the hypocrisy of liberal Democrats in Congress. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Public Option: Congressional Democratic leaders insist on a government health coverage option. But if it's so great, why won't they themselves be covered by it? If you thought Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., caused a stir when he yelled, "You Lie!" during the State of the Union, just watch him expose the hypocrisy of liberal Democrats in Congress. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Public Option: Congressional Democratic leaders insist on a government health coverage option. But if it's so great, why won't they themselves be covered by it? If you thought Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., caused a stir when he yelled, "You Lie!" during the State of the Union, just watch him expose the hypocrisy of liberal Democrats in Congress. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-05,25415137 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:40:17 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25409415-Power-To-Spare-11-4-09 Leadership: As Palin jousts with Biden on energy independence, the government reports that we lead the world in energy reserves. From oil to gas to coal, we are sitting on prosperity. So why are we importing anything? One of the interesting sidelights of the NY-23 race was an exchange on energy independence between Vice President Joe Biden and the former governor of energy-rich Alaska, Sarah Palin. Biden, who came in to campaign for Democrat Bill Owens, was reminded of the issue of energy. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Leadership: As Palin jousts with Biden on energy independence, the government reports that we lead the world in energy reserves. From oil to gas to coal, we are sitting on prosperity. So why are we importing anything? One of the interesting sidelights of the NY-23 race was an exchange on energy independence between Vice President Joe Biden and the former governor of energy-rich Alaska, Sarah Palin. Biden, who came in to campaign for Democrat Bill Owens, was reminded of the issue of energy. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Leadership: As Palin jousts with Biden on energy independence, the government reports that we lead the world in energy reserves. From oil to gas to coal, we are sitting on prosperity. So why are we importing anything? One of the interesting sidelights of the NY-23 race was an exchange on energy independence between Vice President Joe Biden and the former governor of energy-rich Alaska, Sarah Palin. Biden, who came in to campaign for Democrat Bill Owens, was reminded of the issue of energy. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-05,25409415 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:39:37 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25415138-Power-To-Spare-11-5-09 Leadership: As Palin jousts with Biden on energy independence, the government reports that we lead the world in energy reserves. From oil to gas to coal, we are sitting on prosperity. So why are we importing anything? One of the interesting sidelights of the NY-23 race was an exchange on energy independence between Vice President Joe Biden and the former governor of energy-rich Alaska, Sarah Palin. Biden, who came in to campaign for Democrat Bill Owens, was reminded of the issue of energy. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Leadership: As Palin jousts with Biden on energy independence, the government reports that we lead the world in energy reserves. From oil to gas to coal, we are sitting on prosperity. So why are we importing anything? One of the interesting sidelights of the NY-23 race was an exchange on energy independence between Vice President Joe Biden and the former governor of energy-rich Alaska, Sarah Palin. Biden, who came in to campaign for Democrat Bill Owens, was reminded of the issue of energy. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Leadership: As Palin jousts with Biden on energy independence, the government reports that we lead the world in energy reserves. From oil to gas to coal, we are sitting on prosperity. So why are we importing anything? One of the interesting sidelights of the NY-23 race was an exchange on energy independence between Vice President Joe Biden and the former governor of energy-rich Alaska, Sarah Palin. Biden, who came in to campaign for Democrat Bill Owens, was reminded of the issue of energy. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-05,25415138 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:39:37 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25409416-Legislation-That-Helps-Not-Harms-11-4-09 Health Care: House Republicans have introduced their own reform bill. Unlike the Democrats' legislation, this plan would actually keep the promises Barack Obama made in the 2008 campaign. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing the Democrats' 1,990-page health care legislation for a quick vote, maybe even as early as Saturday. But it won't cut costs or provide every American with medical insurance. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Health Care: House Republicans have introduced their own reform bill. Unlike the Democrats' legislation, this plan would actually keep the promises Barack Obama made in the 2008 campaign. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing the Democrats' 1,990-page health care legislation for a quick vote, maybe even as early as Saturday. But it won't cut costs or provide every American with medical insurance. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Health Care: House Republicans have introduced their own reform bill. Unlike the Democrats' legislation, this plan would actually keep the promises Barack Obama made in the 2008 campaign. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing the Democrats' 1,990-page health care legislation for a quick vote, maybe even as early as Saturday. But it won't cut costs or provide every American with medical insurance. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-05,25409416 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:39:00 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25415139-Legislation-That-Helps-Not-Harms-11-5-09 Health Care: House Republicans have introduced their own reform bill. Unlike the Democrats' legislation, this plan would actually keep the promises Barack Obama made in the 2008 campaign. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing the Democrats' 1,990-page health care legislation for a quick vote, maybe even as early as Saturday. But it won't cut costs or provide every American with medical insurance. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Health Care: House Republicans have introduced their own reform bill. Unlike the Democrats' legislation, this plan would actually keep the promises Barack Obama made in the 2008 campaign. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing the Democrats' 1,990-page health care legislation for a quick vote, maybe even as early as Saturday. But it won't cut costs or provide every American with medical insurance. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Health Care: House Republicans have introduced their own reform bill. Unlike the Democrats' legislation, this plan would actually keep the promises Barack Obama made in the 2008 campaign. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing the Democrats' 1,990-page health care legislation for a quick vote, maybe even as early as Saturday. But it won't cut costs or provide every American with medical insurance. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-05,25415139 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:39:00 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25403003-The-Ghosts-Of-38-11-4-09 Politics: After their rout Tuesday in key state elections, Democrats would be wise to take a lesson from history. No, we're not talking 1994, when the GOP took back Congress after two years of Clinton. We're talking 1938. That little-remembered year during the depths of the Great Depression was one of the most edifying in electoral history. With FDR in the White House, and still very popular, a rogue Congress with radical ideas embarked on a series of legislative initiatives that helped push a recovering economy back into depression. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Politics: After their rout Tuesday in key state elections, Democrats would be wise to take a lesson from history. No, we're not talking 1994, when the GOP took back Congress after two years of Clinton. We're talking 1938. That little-remembered year during the depths of the Great Depression was one of the most edifying in electoral history. With FDR in the White House, and still very popular, a rogue Congress with radical ideas embarked on a series of legislative initiatives that helped push a recovering economy back into depression. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Politics: After their rout Tuesday in key state elections, Democrats would be wise to take a lesson from history. No, we're not talking 1994, when the GOP took back Congress after two years of Clinton. We're talking 1938. That little-remembered year during the depths of the Great Depression was one of the most edifying in electoral history. With FDR in the White House, and still very popular, a rogue Congress with radical ideas embarked on a series of legislative initiatives that helped push a recovering economy back into depression. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-04,25403003 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:09:15 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25403004-With-Or-Against-Us-11-4-09 Freedom: Young Iranians had a surprise Wednesday for mullah rulers celebrating the anniversary of the 1979 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Tehran: angry protests. Why aren't we giving them more support? The big hate-America bacchanal was to commemorate the glorious crime against the U.S. 30 years ago, when "student" hoods stormed our sovereign embassy, preened before TV cameras, danced around with rifles and paraded dozens of blindfolded U.S. diplomats, military men and CIA officers as hostages. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Freedom: Young Iranians had a surprise Wednesday for mullah rulers celebrating the anniversary of the 1979 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Tehran: angry protests. Why aren't we giving them more support? The big hate-America bacchanal was to commemorate the glorious crime against the U.S. 30 years ago, when "student" hoods stormed our sovereign embassy, preened before TV cameras, danced around with rifles and paraded dozens of blindfolded U.S. diplomats, military men and CIA officers as hostages. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Freedom: Young Iranians had a surprise Wednesday for mullah rulers celebrating the anniversary of the 1979 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Tehran: angry protests. Why aren't we giving them more support? The big hate-America bacchanal was to commemorate the glorious crime against the U.S. 30 years ago, when "student" hoods stormed our sovereign embassy, preened before TV cameras, danced around with rifles and paraded dozens of blindfolded U.S. diplomats, military men and CIA officers as hostages. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-04,25403004 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:08:36 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25403005-Fall-Of-The-Wall-U-S-Sends-Regrets-11-4-09 Cold War: The White House has announced our absence at ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Meanwhile, Russia has been practicing a nuclear invasion of an abandoned Poland. The Berlin Wall has been a famous backdrop for American presidents sounding the battle cry of liberty in the struggle against tyranny. It was there that John F. Kennedy expressed our solidarity with the encircled residents of that outpost of freedom with his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner." And it was there that Ronald Reagan, with a defiant "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall," voiced our determination not to merely contain or get along with Soviet Communism, but to defeat it. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Cold War: The White House has announced our absence at ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Meanwhile, Russia has been practicing a nuclear invasion of an abandoned Poland. The Berlin Wall has been a famous backdrop for American presidents sounding the battle cry of liberty in the struggle against tyranny. It was there that John F. Kennedy expressed our solidarity with the encircled residents of that outpost of freedom with his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner." And it was there that Ronald Reagan, with a defiant "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall," voiced our determination not to merely contain or get along with Soviet Communism, but to defeat it. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Cold War: The White House has announced our absence at ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Meanwhile, Russia has been practicing a nuclear invasion of an abandoned Poland. The Berlin Wall has been a famous backdrop for American presidents sounding the battle cry of liberty in the struggle against tyranny. It was there that John F. Kennedy expressed our solidarity with the encircled residents of that outpost of freedom with his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner." And it was there that Ronald Reagan, with a defiant "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall," voiced our determination not to merely contain or get along with Soviet Communism, but to defeat it. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-04,25403005 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:07:58 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25403006-Loud-And-Clear-11-4-09 Election '09: Conservatives decisively won two of three bellwether races, and would have taken all three if not for a betrayal by an opportunistic liberal Republican. Historical comparison shows the significance. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Election '09: Conservatives decisively won two of three bellwether races, and would have taken all three if not for a betrayal by an opportunistic liberal Republican. Historical comparison shows the significance. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Election '09: Conservatives decisively won two of three bellwether races, and would have taken all three if not for a betrayal by an opportunistic liberal Republican. Historical comparison shows the significance. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-04,25403006 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:07:08 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25386183-Unhealthy-Taxes-11-3-09 Health Care: The giant health care bill that just passed will cost far more than its authors estimated. Which means it'll also require massive new tax hikes on all Americans, rich, middle class and poor alike. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Health Care: The giant health care bill that just passed will cost far more than its authors estimated. Which means it'll also require massive new tax hikes on all Americans, rich, middle class and poor alike. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Health Care: The giant health care bill that just passed will cost far more than its authors estimated. Which means it'll also require massive new tax hikes on all Americans, rich, middle class and poor alike. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-03,25386183 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:49:25 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25386187-Gore-s-Profits-Of-Doom-11-3-09 Junk Science: The oracle of climate disaster has a new book out on global warming that should be on the fiction list. He asks us to commit economic suicide while he rakes in millions from his green investments. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Junk Science: The oracle of climate disaster has a new book out on global warming that should be on the fiction list. He asks us to commit economic suicide while he rakes in millions from his green investments. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Junk Science: The oracle of climate disaster has a new book out on global warming that should be on the fiction list. He asks us to commit economic suicide while he rakes in millions from his green investments. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-03,25386187 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:48:08 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25386188-Paying-For-Washington-s-Mistakes-11-3-09 Taxation: Policymakers piled up a $1.4 trillion deficit for fiscal 2009. The figure is so high that if Congress were to use the income tax to balance the budget, rates would have to be nearly tripled. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Taxation: Policymakers piled up a $1.4 trillion deficit for fiscal 2009. The figure is so high that if Congress were to use the income tax to balance the budget, rates would have to be nearly tripled. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Taxation: Policymakers piled up a $1.4 trillion deficit for fiscal 2009. The figure is so high that if Congress were to use the income tax to balance the budget, rates would have to be nearly tripled. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-03,25386188 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:52:34 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25386190-Some-Cost-Fix-11-3-09 Health Care: The medical revolution the Democratic Congress is set to enact won't fix cost problems, independent experts warn. And the fix that it will leave us in will, by design, lead to single-payer socialism. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Health Care: The medical revolution the Democratic Congress is set to enact won't fix cost problems, independent experts warn. And the fix that it will leave us in will, by design, lead to single-payer socialism. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Health Care: The medical revolution the Democratic Congress is set to enact won't fix cost problems, independent experts warn. And the fix that it will leave us in will, by design, lead to single-payer socialism. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-03,25386190 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:51:11 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25386191-Let-s-Get-Serious-11-2-09 War On Terror: With the abrupt withdrawal of President Hamid Karzai's main opponent, the debate over Afghanistan's election is suddenly moot. Will this put an end to U.S. dithering? by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com War On Terror: With the abrupt withdrawal of President Hamid Karzai's main opponent, the debate over Afghanistan's election is suddenly moot. Will this put an end to U.S. dithering? by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com War On Terror: With the abrupt withdrawal of President Hamid Karzai's main opponent, the debate over Afghanistan's election is suddenly moot. Will this put an end to U.S. dithering? by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-02,25386191 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:57:19 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25386192-Skewed-Priorities-11-2-09 Leadership: What are we to make of a White House visitors list that includes 22 swiftly scheduled appointments with a union boss at a time when Gen. Stanley McChrystal can't get face time with the commander in chief? by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Leadership: What are we to make of a White House visitors list that includes 22 swiftly scheduled appointments with a union boss at a time when Gen. Stanley McChrystal can't get face time with the commander in chief? by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Leadership: What are we to make of a White House visitors list that includes 22 swiftly scheduled appointments with a union boss at a time when Gen. Stanley McChrystal can't get face time with the commander in chief? by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-02,25386192 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:56:04 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25386202-Principles-And-Pettiness-In-NY-23-11-2-09 Election '09: The true colors of Republicans who act like Democrats and Democrats who act to silence real opposition became visible over the weekend. The principles of freedom are under siege on multiple fronts. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Election '09: The true colors of Republicans who act like Democrats and Democrats who act to silence real opposition became visible over the weekend. The principles of freedom are under siege on multiple fronts. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Election '09: The true colors of Republicans who act like Democrats and Democrats who act to silence real opposition became visible over the weekend. The principles of freedom are under siege on multiple fronts. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-02,25386202 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:54:39 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25386203-Political-Malpractice-11-2-09 Health Reform: A lot of mischief can be buried in the 1,900 pages of legislation that the Democrats are trying to ram through Congress. Take, for example, the payoff to the trial lawyers who helped get them elected. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Health Reform: A lot of mischief can be buried in the 1,900 pages of legislation that the Democrats are trying to ram through Congress. Take, for example, the payoff to the trial lawyers who helped get them elected. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Health Reform: A lot of mischief can be buried in the 1,900 pages of legislation that the Democrats are trying to ram through Congress. Take, for example, the payoff to the trial lawyers who helped get them elected. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-02,25386203 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:51:29 -0800 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25386204-Costs-Of-Malpractice-Insurance-Go-Beyond-Doctors-Premiums-10-30-09 A major source of the high cost of American medical care is malpractice insurance for doctors and hospitals. The average cost of this insurance for individual doctors ranges from about $14,000 a year in California to nearly $40,000 a year in West Virginia. In particular specialties, such as obstetrics and neurosurgery, the cost of malpractice insurance can exceed $200,000 a year in some places. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com A major source of the high cost of American medical care is malpractice insurance for doctors and hospitals. The average cost of this insurance for individual doctors ranges from about $14,000 a year in California to nearly $40,000 a year in West Virginia. In particular specialties, such as obstetrics and neurosurgery, the cost of malpractice insurance can exceed $200,000 a year in some places. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com A major source of the high cost of American medical care is malpractice insurance for doctors and hospitals. The average cost of this insurance for individual doctors ranges from about $14,000 a year in California to nearly $40,000 a year in West Virginia. In particular specialties, such as obstetrics and neurosurgery, the cost of malpractice insurance can exceed $200,000 a year in some places. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-31,25386204 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:35:29 -0700 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25386206-Diplomatic-Rubes-10-30-09 Iran Nukes: The mullahs ruling Islamofascist Iran are having a fine laugh at the easily beguiled infidels running U.S. foreign policy. First they agree to a nuclear "diplomatic breakthrough." Then they say no. The week before last, when Iran's negotiators agreed to send most of its enriched uranium out of the country, diplomats in the U.S. and Europe were popping the champagne corks. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Iran Nukes: The mullahs ruling Islamofascist Iran are having a fine laugh at the easily beguiled infidels running U.S. foreign policy. First they agree to a nuclear "diplomatic breakthrough." Then they say no. The week before last, when Iran's negotiators agreed to send most of its enriched uranium out of the country, diplomats in the U.S. and Europe were popping the champagne corks. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Iran Nukes: The mullahs ruling Islamofascist Iran are having a fine laugh at the easily beguiled infidels running U.S. foreign policy. First they agree to a nuclear "diplomatic breakthrough." Then they say no. The week before last, when Iran's negotiators agreed to send most of its enriched uranium out of the country, diplomats in the U.S. and Europe were popping the champagne corks. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-31,25386206 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:34:54 -0700 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25386207-Service-gov-And-Its-Soviet-Similarities-10-30-09 USSR, 1959: I am a "young pioneer" in school. History classes remind us that there is a higher authority than their parents and teachers: the leaders of the Communist Party. The story of young pioneer Pavlik Morozov is required reading. Pavlik reported his father to the secret police for disobeying government regulations. His life exemplified the duty of all good Soviet citizens to serve their government. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com USSR, 1959: I am a "young pioneer" in school. History classes remind us that there is a higher authority than their parents and teachers: the leaders of the Communist Party. The story of young pioneer Pavlik Morozov is required reading. Pavlik reported his father to the secret police for disobeying government regulations. His life exemplified the duty of all good Soviet citizens to serve their government. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com USSR, 1959: I am a "young pioneer" in school. History classes remind us that there is a higher authority than their parents and teachers: the leaders of the Communist Party. The story of young pioneer Pavlik Morozov is required reading. Pavlik reported his father to the secret police for disobeying government regulations. His life exemplified the duty of all good Soviet citizens to serve their government. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-31,25386207 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:34:20 -0700 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25386208-Dialogue-Trumps-Honduran-Law-10-30-09 Diplomacy: The restoration of a president with dictatorial dreams in Honduras is being touted by the administration as a triumph of "dialogue." In truth, it's just old-fashioned yanqui interventionism. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hailed Thursday night's agreement in Tegucigalpa as "a restoration of the constitutional order," and praised it highly. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Diplomacy: The restoration of a president with dictatorial dreams in Honduras is being touted by the administration as a triumph of "dialogue." In truth, it's just old-fashioned yanqui interventionism. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hailed Thursday night's agreement in Tegucigalpa as "a restoration of the constitutional order," and praised it highly. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Diplomacy: The restoration of a president with dictatorial dreams in Honduras is being touted by the administration as a triumph of "dialogue." In truth, it's just old-fashioned yanqui interventionism. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hailed Thursday night's agreement in Tegucigalpa as "a restoration of the constitutional order," and praised it highly. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-31,25386208 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:33:48 -0700 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion http://odeo.com/episodes/25386210-Phantom-Jobs-10-30-09 Economic Recovery: The White House says it "created or saved" 650,000 to 1 million jobs through its stimulus. Maybe so, but only if you count the jobs that never existed in the first place. The administration's claim is as laughable as any in recent memory. There is no actual count of jobs; it's all based on phony math. While it was at it, it could just as well have said 2 million or 3 or 4. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Economic Recovery: The White House says it "created or saved" 650,000 to 1 million jobs through its stimulus. Maybe so, but only if you count the jobs that never existed in the first place. The administration's claim is as laughable as any in recent memory. There is no actual count of jobs; it's all based on phony math. While it was at it, it could just as well have said 2 million or 3 or 4. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com Economic Recovery: The White House says it "created or saved" 650,000 to 1 million jobs through its stimulus. Maybe so, but only if you count the jobs that never existed in the first place. The administration's claim is as laughable as any in recent memory. There is no actual count of jobs; it's all based on phony math. While it was at it, it could just as well have said 2 million or 3 or 4. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit www.outloudopinion.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-31,25386210 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:33:06 -0700 no IBDeditorials.com Daily Podcast - Read by OutloudOpinion