Lord Christopher Monckton Speaking in St. Paul on Climategate

Lord Christopher Monckton speaks on October 14th, 2009 at a climate skeptic event sponsored by the Minnesota Free Market Institute.

Christmas Dinner on a Budget

This week's Chef on a Shoestring is Chef Robert Carter of the Peninsula Grill, who will prepare a special Christmas dinner with a sizeable budget for the holidays.

How Iceland was Bankrupted Confessions of an economic Hit man

How Iceland was Bankrupted Confessions of an economic hitman John Perkins November 19 2009 The Economic Club of California San Francisco CA

Iceland was the victim of by Economic Hit Men according to John Perkins author of Hoodwinked and Confessions of an Economic Hit man

U.S. Already $292 Billion in the Red This Year

Via: Reuters:

The U.S. government racked up a gaping shortfall in the first two months of this fiscal year after posting a record budget deficit last year, congressional analysts said on Friday.

In October and November, the government spent $292 billion more than it took in, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said.

That was even worse than the same period last year, when the government was on its way to posting a record $1.4 trillion deficit for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.

The federal budget has been battered by the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s, as tax revenues have plunged and spending on safety-net programs like unemployment insurance have skyrocketed.