OFF-SHORE OIL-DRILLING, OBAMA, SOROS, PETROBAS: CONNECTING THE DOTS (Hat Tip: Larwyn)

The Democrat Economic Death-Star Strikes Again: Deepwater Oil Rigs Moving to Brazil Thanks to the Obama Moratorium (Hat Tip: Larwyn)

IDLED OIL RIGS ARE MOVING TO BRAZIL Following Obama’s Drilling Moratorium (Hat Tip: Larwyn)

Sen. Nelson seeks $20 billion from BP (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

Doug Casey Revisits the Greater Depression and Explains the Realities of Investing in the 21st Century

Free Markets Need a Spiritual Dimension

RedState-Truth-O-Meter – Obama Promise Broken (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

Obama faces rare defeat on health help for jobless (Hat Tip: Nancy Jacques)

President Kick-A$$ Tells UK Leader Cameron: I’m Not Out to Wreck BP

OBAMA PUSHES $50B MORE IN ‘EMERGENCY’ FUNDS

Obama Urges Congress to Pass ‘Doc Fix’

Lawmakers Face Obstacles in Banking Reform

SurvivalBlog:

Bankruptcy filings are nearing the record 2 million of 2005

The Housing Non-Recovery

Silver? The Swiss franc? Fear sends investors to safety

Too Much Risk: $1.2 Quadrillion Derivatives Market Dwarfs the World’s GDP

Hedge Funds Hit in “Monstrous” May

Bernanke All But Rules Out Double Dip

Inflation Corroded Copper Coins (The Mogambo Guru dispels the coinage “hoarding” myth.)

50 Statistics About the US Economy that are Almost Too Crazy to Believe

Retail Sales Drop 1.2% in May, Biggest Dive in Eight Months

World Bank Warns of Double-Dip Risk

US Faces “Severe” Losses on AIG, Commission Warns. (What, more MOAB?)