Monday - Morning Read
“My fellow Americans: We are a country in debt and in decline — not terminal, not irreversible, but in decline. Our political system seems incapable of producing long-range answers to big problems or big opportunities. We are the ones who need a better-functioning democracy — more than the Iraqis and Afghans. We are the ones in need of nation-building. It is our political system that is not working.” - Friedman
- Questions about Ohio Republicans’ plan to eliminate state’s income tax - Dispatch editorial
“(Rep. John) Adams claims that where he comes from, “you don’t replace a tax with another tax.” But his constituents probably know that the state legislature, unlike Congress, is required by law to balance the budget. If the income tax disappears, that process will become a nightmare.” - Columbus Dispatch
- YES for political endorsements from the pulpit – Columbus Dispatch op-ed
- NO on political endorsements from the pulpit — Columbus Dispatch op-ed
- Huge Saudi Oil Field? — Cleveland Plain Dealer (AP)
OPEC members are predicting $170 in the next six months. The Saudis are not transparent regarding their reserves - who knows if this field is myth or reality. - Pelikan
- Prepping the battlefield in Iran? — The New Yorker, Seymour Hersh
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