Who Profits From Insider Trading?
By Michael Gaddy

Well, it looks as if the spectacle involving Martha Stewart is about to conclude. Just exactly how much money was involved in these financial transactions and exactly how many lives were lost because of it?

Please do not read me wrong here. I have no affection for Martha Stewart and could care less about her stock portfolio and just exactly who talked to whom about when she should trade her stocks. To me she is just another self-anointed liberal who believes in and actively supports the abject mess called socialism. But, perhaps that is why she is being raked over the coals by the never-let-the-voters-know-we prefer-fascism, Ashcroft Department of Injustice.

My point is; why is so much money and attention being wasted on Stewart when no one seems to care about the insider trading on United and American Airline stocks in the hours leading up to 9/11? Lets see: thousands of innocent Americans perished and property worth billions was destroyed while some folks with advanced knowledge of the event made millions and no one at DOJ or the White House seems to care. (Read the rest here)

Are We Reduced to Absurdity Yet?
By Catfarmer

On the smoldering pyre of public health madness,
Smokers’ rights were torturously extinguished.

In the poorly-adjusted sights of public safety aims,
Gun owners’ rights were targeted and shot down.

To control gambling addiction and keep debts manageable,
Government ventured to load the dice before they rolled.

In fairness to poor and under-privileged public school children,
Over-privileged private schools were taken to the woodshed. (Read the rest here)

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