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The Bail Out vs. Free Market

As a Libertarian, I am fiscally conservative. My take on the bail out is that we need to let these companies fail. We need let the free market correct itself. Allowing the government to take over the reigns will only create bigger problems later. (I believe this translates to many other issues as well, but those are other posts for other days.) As I review the political blogs of other women, I’m finding few who support the bail out--whether they are liberal or conservative.

Michigan Primary-Open Thread Discussion

Michigan voters head to the polls today to cast their ballot in the state's GOP Primary. Polls indicate (do we believe polls anymore?) former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has a narrow lead over Senator John McCain and everyone is talking unemployment. Michigan has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country -- 7.4 percent, compared with 5 percent nationally.

Black Women's Roundtable (BWR) Presidential Candidates Survey

The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s Black Women’s Roundtable has received responses from a questionnaire that was given to all U.S. presidential candidates on issues directly affecting black women. The focus of the ten questions was on healthcare and economic opportunity.