Arkady's Thoughts

I had the pleasure of interviewing Joe Kennedy ( website )  who is running as an independent for MA special election (January 19th, 2010) to fill the vacant seat of the late Ted Kennedy.  Joe Kennedy is a small government kind of guy and is not at all related to the famous Massachusetts family and in fact is offering voters something new and fresh as opposed to the two incumbent parties.   If you are tired of the federal government growing regardless of which party is in charge, understand that our entitlement programs are broken and believe that the media treats third party candidates unfairly - read on. RC: Congratulations on your successful ballot drive, what are your thoughts on your challengers this coming January; Democrat Attorney General Martha Coakley and Republican State Senator Scott Brown? JK: My challengers are both Party Candidates. For me the parties are very much 2 sides of the same coin. Both parties are for more wars, bigger government, more taxes ...

Obama today unveiled a plan to offer tax incentives for those individuals who are willing to retrofit and upgrade their homes in the name of energy efficiency.  No, this is not a sick joke, this is the brilliant economic plan of the Obama administration.  Don't believe me?  We know energy efficiency "creates jobs, saves money for families, and reduces the pollution that threatens our environment," Obama said. "With additional resources, in areas like advanced manufacturing of wind turbines and solar panels, for instance, we can help turn good ideas into good private-sector jobs." The administration didn't provide immediate details, but said it would work with Congress on crafting legislation. Steve Nadel, director at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, who's helping write the bill, said a homeowner could receive up to $12,000 in rebates. So despite the Climategate, despite the failure of the 787 stimulus package we are going to ...