The Rothschild mouthpiece Reuters is reporting that GDP is up slightly higher than initially thought. They go on to say,

The U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate-setting committee pointed to stronger consumer spending as a sign that the economy was hanging on despite the housing sector slump and subsequent credit contraction.

The Justice Department has announced that the Supreme Court's decision last week to allow habeas corpus rights to Bush's "enemy combatants" should not affect the military trials process. They say the government plans to go ahead with military commissions for those who are facing war crimes charges.

Mr. Bush is touring Europe in what the MSM has dubbed his farewell tour. It's not a moment too soon for most of the world. The BBC reported today on President Bush's trip in Italy, outlining excerpts from his talks there. According to the BBC:

What is a fiscal conservative to do this election season?

Mr. Obama likes to talk like he will restore fiscal discipline to Washington. The following list is what Mr. Obama would like to see happen on the economy:

TBR News June 2nd edition asserts that the US rendition program is alive and well, even though President Bush has claimed to have ended the program back in 2006.

31,082 is the current total detainees as of May 19, 2008. That is roughly the population of Afghanistan with TB! (LOL thank you Ted!)

The House announced today a major housing rescue bill has been approved. Of course the Bush Administration has threatened a veto. Perhaps the bill doesn't expand government or provide enough money to corporate interests for Mr. Bush's tastes.

Online and brick-and-mortar second-hand stores have seen large increases in people selling their belongings to raise cash for bills and to fill the gas tank.

The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) has been quietly moving along, behind closed doors with no public input. Even though it is an agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Congress has not been consulted and the SPP has not been submitted for their approval or ratification.

When I was young I saw the Chuck Norris movie Mission In Action. I remember quite well watching the Vietcong torturing American GI's, starving them to death in make-shift bamboo cages.

My father was drafted into the Army for 'Nam, and we always watched war movies together. So of course I asked about the movie's content. "Was it really like that Dad? Did they really hurt people like that?"