TEA PARTY ECONOMIST

The TEA PARTY ECONOMIST Ron Paul's original staff economist, Dr. Gary North! Saturday, March 9, 2013

WEEK IN REVIEW: The top stories of the week Wall Street Journal Defends Killing Americans With Drones Senator Rand Paul filibustered yesterday for 13 hours against John "Drone Man" Brennan's nomination to run the CIA. This outraged the Wall Street Journal. Give Rand Paul credit for theatrical timing. As a snow storm descended on Washington, the Kentucky Republican's old-fashioned filibuster Wednesday filled the attention void on Twitter and cable TV. If only... READ MORE Video: A 15-Year-Old Invents a Test for Pancreatic Cancer. Cost: 3 cents. It also works for lung cancer. This will revolutionize cancer detection. It can be done in five minutes. It is 90% accurate. Existing procedures are 70% accurate and cost $800. His procedure costs 3 cents. The Internet made this possible. I wonder how long it will take for physicians to adopt it. ... READ MORE Rev. Jim Wallis's Little White Lies for Jesus Does the end justify the means? Should we fib for Jesus? Are little white lies for the masses OK, if you are pursuing the Social Gospel? Jim Wallis thinks the correct answers are all "yes." He was approached by producers of the big budget History Channel series, The Bible. He is proud of that show.... READ MORE Panic at NASA: Sequester May Delay Useless Projects The head of NASA, the flying turkey, is concerned that sequestration may lead to budget cuts. It may turn out that NASA will not send a crew to an asteroid in 2025. (I thought Bruce Willis did this years ago.) It may even stop the manned flight to Mars in 2030. Had you heard of... READ MORE Billionaire Mayor Bloomberg Says There Are No Limits on Federal Spending Nanny Bloomberg is nothing if not forthright. He is rich, powerful, and a liberal. He does not care what anyone thinks. Here are his views on the federal deficit. We are spending money we don't have. It's not like your household. In your household, people are saying, ‘Oh, you can't spend money you don't have.'... READ MORE