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HEY, NEWT AND HANK – ENOUGH WITH THE WWII TALK

“No more World War II analogies. Real candidates – people with poll numbers, money and real campaigns can’t get on the ballot. There is something anti-democratic going on.” – Ellis Henican Remember when Hank Williams, jr. compared Barack Obama’s golf outing with John Boehner to an imagined game between Adolph Hitler and Benjamin Netanyahu? Now, Newt Gingrich’s…

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BIG BANKS + BIG REGULATIONS = BIG COMPLAINTS

  “These guys were reckless, they came running for our money and, I’m sorry, our money comes with string attached.” – Ellis Henican  A Federal Reserve proposal by the chief U.S. banking regulator says the largest U.S. banks and financial companies should hold extra cash on their balance sheets to cushion themselves against financial crises and…

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WAR’S OVER – DID OBAMA FLIP-FLOP?

“(Obama) was against it – he didn’t think it was a good idea to go in. But once we were there, you can’t erase history.” – Ellis Henican  The War in Iraq is over. Comparing statements made by Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee contends that the President flip-flopped his opinions of the fight and withdrawal of troops. E-mail ellis@henican.com Follow him at…

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FEDS BRIBE STATES TO SET DRINKING AGE

  “The 21 year old drinking thing has been a disaster – it has not saved lives.” – Ellis Henican Is it time to rethink the Supreme Court decision that the federal government can freeze millions of dollars in highway funds to states that don’t set the drinking age at 21?     E-mail ellis@henican.com Follow him at…

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GE INVESTORS WILL HAVE TO WAIT BEFORE THEY SEE THE MONEY

“GE came to us on their knees in great distress. You know what, I want some payback. You go to a loanshark – they want you to pay them back, too.” –  Ellis Henican Following General Electric’s $16 billion  bailout,  investors learned today that they would have to wait until the Federal Reserve regulators finish…

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CONGRESS WARNS OF MORE HOUSING BAILOUTS

“Tough times are still coming – don’t feel like you’re out of the woods yet.” – Ellis Henican The Federal Housing Administration (FHA)’s mortgage insurance fund is threatened by declining home prices and could require a taxpayer bailout, according to Congress members. Watch Ellis Henican on the FOX Business Channel’s “Freedom Watch” with Elizabeth MacDonald and…

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BULLY FOR OBAMA HEADING TO OSAWATOMIE

“The focus is, and likely will be, on the pressures that middle class Americans are facing. There’s a lot of angst out there.” – Ellis Henican President Obama will give an economic speech in Osawatomie, Kansas at a location the White House says it was very specific in picking and was meant to stir echoes of…

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NANCY PELOSI TOOK ADVANTAGE OF WALL STREET INSIDER INFO

“This is a bogus scandal…This is the woman who presided over the toughest consumer legislation, ever.” – Ellis Henican CBS reported that lawmakers can legally go into confidential meetings with corporate leaders, understanding new legislation is going to come out next week, and are free to trade on that information. This form of “insider trading” is…

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THE RIGHT PUSHES THE ENVELOPE AND VOTERS PUSH BACK

“Hold on, just because we elected some Republicans in 2010 doesn’t mean we want to turn over the idealogical store to the extremist part of the party.” – Ellis Henican In two major Election Day referendums voters came out decisively and in large numbers against right wing ideals. Have Republicans pushed too far? Listen to…

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