Glenn takes movement of human responsibility global

Glenn Beck, 8/24/2011 - On August 24th, 2011 Glenn welcomed a sold out crowd to the Old City of Jerusalem for the finale of the Restoring Courage event and made a major announcement regarding his future and a plan to take his message of love, faith, and personal responsibility to the world. Read more at GlennBeck.com... Read More......

What Do Ethanol Subsidies Have to Do with Tax Cuts?

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE, 12/15/2010 by Steve Stanek - EXERPTS: A vote to extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts could happen Monday, and the wheeling and dealing to win the necessary votes includes agreements to continue multi-billion-dollar boondoggles. One of the worst would be continuing subsidies to the ethanol industry.

[SNIP] The truth is there’s lots of science that says ethanol produces more of those emissions than straight gasoline. And, oh yes, ethanol has about one-third less energy than gasoline, so fuel with ethanol in it reduces gas mileage, which means we spend more to run our vehicles.

Ah, but ethanol in the U.S. is made primarily from corn, and what’s more American than corn?! It’s a mainstay crop of farmers across the country because of federal agriculture subsidies. Who could say ‘no’ to raising a crop the government pays you to grow even as it pays other people to turn the crop you were paid to grow into a lousy motor fuel? Read more at Heartland...

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Former GAO head calls for 'fiscal responsibility'

FOXNews, 1/25/2010 by David Walker - Will Obama Finally Do the Right Thing With Our Money? At last, President Obama is feeling pressure to demonstrate his concern for "fiscal responsibility" with actions rather than words.

David Walker is a former comptroller general of the United States and head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO)—"the nation's top auditor," and author of Comeback America: Turning the Country Around and Restoring Fiscal Responsibility. Read More......