Friday's Premium Java!

Each Friday I will post some of my favorite and often surprising finds of the week.

WHAT'S A MINORITY?

The first is the little know Hispanic firefighter who was also denied his promotion rights in the famed Sotomayor-Ricci case which was overturned by the U.S, Supreme Court this week. This quote comes from an excellent article in the New York Times today.

NEW HAVEN — The two dozen firefighters who packed into Humphrey’s East Restaurant were celebrating a coming marriage, drinking and jawboning in the boisterous style of large men with risky jobs, but Lt. Ben Vargas spent the evening trying to escape the tension surrounding his presence.

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BUYER'S REMORSE - Colin Powell's historic support of Barack Obama has hit a rather large snag.

From CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart

WASHINGTON (CNN) – In a wide-ranging interview set to air Sunday on CNN's State of the Union, one of President Barack Obama's most prominent Republican supporters says he is 'concerned' about the new president's ambitious agenda and the high price tags accompanying many of Obama's initiatives.



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HEALTH CARE- This is a model that our President is considering for us? Thanks but a BIG "NO THANKS!" Some of the outcomes are simply devastating and devaluing of human life (Courtesy of IBD Editorials)

Canada's Single-Prayer Health Care

- By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2009 4:20 PM PT -

A critically ill premature baby is moved to a U.S hospital to get the treatment she couldn't get in the system we're told we should emulate. Cost-effective care? In Canada, as elsewhere, you get what you pay for.

(read more)

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CAP AND TRADE - Rep. Joe Barton SCHOOLS Al Gore on Global Warming!



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HEALTH CARE - Here is the letter where Walmart declares its support to President Obama for employer-mandated health care in partnership with:
SEIU (Service Employees International Union - fastest growing union in US which works closely with Acorn)
and the Center for American Progress (Think tank for the progressive movement which robs individual liberties-run by John Podesta)

Read the Letter here, boycott Walmart and support local small businesses

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