Loading ...Event Calendar
SOTU: Another Political Speech
On this weekend’s radio program, Glen parses President Obama’s State of the Union Speech. Many of the themes offered by the President were simply repeated political messages from previous speeches that provided little commentary on the current state of the Union. Glen also talks about the latest revelations concerning the XL pipeline. Specifically, Glen comments on the fact that without a pipeline, North Dakotan oil must continue to be shipped to Texas refineries via Warren Buffet’s Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail. This method of oil transport is less environmentally safe, more costly, and slower than pipeline transport. Read more »
Who do you support for President? Take our poll!
Glen Meakem will appear at Lehigh County GOP Events – February 17-18
President Obama Fails America on the XL Pipeline
On my radio program last weekend, I talked about President Obama’s political decision to again reject the Keystone XL pipeline. This is an unbelievably bad economic and energy policy decision. Not only does it increase our dependence on oil from the Middle East, but it also will eventually send jobs and 830,000 barrels of oil per day to China. With this decision, President Obama is denying the United States and our economy increased energy security, 20,000 immediate union jobs, at least another 120,000 spin off jobs, an infusion of $20 billion in private investment, and billions in local tax revenues. Read more »
Newt’s vindication
Byron York details what really happened in the 1995 House ethics investigation (and subsequent IRS investigation) into Gingrich’s activities.
CNN reports on the IRS’s vindication of Newt in 1999