Ignorance of history is regrettably common

You know, this whole Solyndra bankruptcy and subsequent “gotcha” game proves once again that Americans don’t even know their own history. Back in the 1860s, even during the Civil War, Congress concluded that it would be a good thing to have railroads connect the West to the Midwest. It lent hundreds of millions of dollars …

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FAA authorized, FEMA not

The Senate got past Senator Coburn’s objections to highway beautification and bike paths in the transportation bill, so the FAA has been reauthorized. Disaster relief funds are still being held up by the troglodytes in the House, who insist that tornado, storm and flood victims can’t be helped unless some other constituency (preferably a Democratic …

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