Who the hell in their right mind would appoint someone Secretary of Energy who thinks that gas prices being substantially higher is a good thing for the country? Or tolerates people in their administration who think that crucifying oil and gas companies somehow serves a higher purpose.

Daniel J. Mitchell: You Be the Judge: Should Executive Pay Be Capped at Government-Owned Companies?

Periodically I come across topics where I’m not sure about the right answer. So I throw these topics out there to see what other people think.

Charles Payne: Calling All Young Men…Get off the Sofa and Into the Game

One of the myths about the overall decline in worker participation is that it's simply baby boomers checking out for The Villages. That's not the case at all.

Bob Beauprez: Consumers Voice "No-Confidence" in Obamanomics

"Uncertainty" is the word most used to describe the failed leadership and policies of this Administration. And, most Americans aren't at all convinced that the recession is really over.

Lincoln Brown: Government Junk Food Junkies

So if the Great Twinkie Prohibition of 2012 is not going to be successful at controlling the national waistline, what will it control?

Mike Shedlock: Morgan Stanley Bonds Trade at Junk Pricing

If regulators get really serious about enforcing the Volcker rule, none of the top financial institutions will survive in one piece.

Marita Noon: Where Will You Be When the Lights Go Out?

The plans to shut down or limit America’s abundant, available, and affordable energy are organized, coordinated, and effective. The results will be “lights out in America”—a dim future.

Night Watch: June Elections Pivotal Globally

June is emerging as the month for pivotal elections on several continents.

George Friedman: The Arab Spring

This is not how the West, nor many Egyptians, thought the Arab Spring would turn out in Egypt.

Jeff Carter: What Average Investors Should Do In Market Panics and Melt Downs

Once you put your money into a fund like that, ignore the news. Don’t look at the day to day gyrations of the market. Just consistently put money away.

John Ransom: Anti-Job Lobbying Job Catching Up with Obama

Now would be a really good time for Obama to re-think the Keystone Pipeline. And Dodd-Frank. And Obamacare. And ANYTHING the EPA rules against outside of its own cafeteria.

Larry Kudlow: A Grim Jobs Report for America

It’s the Obama model. And it has produced such an anemic recovery that frankly, at 2 percent growth, we’re back on the front end of a potential recession.

Mike Shedlock: Geithner to Save Spain's Banks Too (Eyeroll)

This is exactly the kind of Orwellian story that is nearly impossible to make up.

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