» U.S. Economy</h1> <article> <h1>Scott Brown Wants Government-Run Health Care</h1> <p>Justin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:03:34 +0000</p> <p><center><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/p8Y2sAdDw98&rel=0&border=1&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param></object></center></p> <p>We really are a 1-party system.</p> <p>HT: <a href="http://www.lp.org/blogs/mark-meranta/surprise-new-republican-senator-wants-more-government-run-health-care" target="_blank">lp.org</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>AIG Bailout: Shariah Compliant?</h1> <p>Justin — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:05:19 +0000</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">From Fox News:</p> <blockquote style="text-align: justify;"><p>The U.S. government’s bailout of the American International Group is helping promote Shariah law, a lawsuit filed in federal court in Michigan alleges.</p> <p><a title="AIG Bailout Promotes Shariah Law, Lawsuit Claims" href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,471004,00.html" target="_blank">Full Article</a></p></blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify;">The problem stems from this:</p> <blockquote style="text-align: justify;"><p><span id="intelliTXT">This month, AIG announced that it would offer Shariah-compliant homeowner insurance policies, known as <em>takaful,</em> to U.S. customers through one of its subsidiaries. To be Shariah compliant, companies cannot earn interest and must agree to send a percentage of their revenue to Islamic charitable groups.</span></p></blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span>The big question: Would this fly if it were policies contributing to Christian groups? Probably not. However, until the Supreme Court decides to separate mosque and state in the same way it’s separated church and state, we’ve got a big problem.<br /> </span></p> </article> </main></body></html>