While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” Democratic (socialist/fascist) de facto President Obama (either a natural born subject of the United Kingdom enclave of Kenya, or a natural born resident of the republic of Hawaii) promises to end the U.s. involvement in the Iraqi Civil War by August 31, 2010.  As a candidate for president, Obama promised to bring the troops home by May 20, 2010. 

       Postscript: Obama did not remove the U.s. Armed Forces from pro-Iranian Iraq until December 2011.  However private security contracted with the department of state (soldiers of fortune) continued to participate in the war.

       [updated 3/8/2024] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.

       The department of the treasury purchases 25,000,000,000 “dollars” in common stock in the third attempt in the last five months to prevent Citibank from falling into bankruptcy.  This increases the federal government’s equity in Citigroup to 36%.

       [added 10/10/2021] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.

       Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

—- Isaiah 5:20

       When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing; when you see that money is flowing to those who deal not in goods, but in favors; when you see that men get rich more easily by graft than by work, and your laws no longer protect you against them, but protect them against you. … you may know that your society is doomed.

—- Francisco d’Anconia, Atlas Shrugged

       During a routine kitchen inspection at Saint Cecilia Catholic church (a 501(c)3, government-chartered, non-profit corporation, as opposed to a new testament (First Amendment) Church), in Rochester, pennsylvania, Josie Reed is told she cannot sell her renowned pumpkin and berry pies at the church’s Lenten fish-fry dinner, as the pies are home-baked.

      [updated 2/28/2023] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.