Vernon Hershbeger
In a rare, but welcome decision a farmer was recently acquitted of producing milk without a license. It is a sad fact seemingly everything is both heavily regulated by the government and politicized. This applies to, yes, even cow’s milk. In this case of Wisconsin farmer, Vernon Hershbeger, he was prosecuted for selling raw milk to his friends and neighbors.
U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe
MOORE, OK – In the Weekly Republican Address, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) spoke about the devastating tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma earlier in the week. A transcript of his address follows. Further, at the end of this post is a link to the BBC site with a unique online map of the destruction noting where survivors rode out the storm and their stories.
“Oklahoma has been hit hard, but we’re not knocked out,” says Oklahoma’s senior senator, who delivered the address on location in Moore. He continues, “The individuals who lived through these storms are volunteering in the recovery and the assisting efforts right now, and they’re America’s real heroes.”
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a report asserting that the supply shock created by a surge in North American oil production will be as transformative to the market over the next five years as was the rise of Chinese demand over the last 15. The IEA made the claim in its annual Medium-Term Oil Market Report (MTOMR). The shift will not only cause oil companies to overhaul their global investment strategies, but also reshape the way oil is transported, stored and refined.
Analysis: Even loyal fans of President Barack Obama agree questions must be answered about the American response to the terrorist attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi September 11, 2012. Who ordered the military to “stand down” rather than go to the aid of embattled diplomats, staff and security? What was the thinking for such a decision? Why not save your own people? To Leftist loyalists, it is a central question.
This cuts to the core of all things Left. The “government knows best” crowd believes, as a matter of faith, that government will always provide the correct response. As President Obama has said of many things, “only government can solve this crisis” and Benghazi was a security crisis.
If the government is shown in Benghazi to have thrown away their own employee’s lives, and the life of the President’s Personal Representative in the name of domestic politics – who would ever want to work for or trust them in any crisis? Would you work for someone that would kill you to win an election? Oklahoma’s Senator Jim Inhofe will speak on this Friday at the Tulsa Republican Club.
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Josh Lewis
The primary election for Tulsa City Auditor will be held June 11, 2013. Three candidates have filed for this nonpartisan office; Clift Richards-incumbent, Cathy Ann Criswell-former manager, and Joshua Steven Lewis. Tulsa Today invites all candidates to interview and spoke with Josh Lewis recently at a coffee shop near downtown.
Question: Why are you running for the position of Tulsa City Auditor?
Josh Lewis: I believe someone needs to do the job that is not being done. I enjoy my current job, but over the last four months I have researched this position. I have looked into what the auditor is supposed to do and measured that against what my last seven years of experience has taught me.
