Patriotic Retirement
My friend Karma forwarded an interesting piece of e-mail with a proposed solution to the economic problems we’re having. According to the original e-mail this was a suggestion from a respondent to an article in the St. Petersburg Times business section.
Dear Mr. President,
Patriotic retirement: There are about 40 million people over 50 in the work [...]
It’s worse than I thought
I participate in opinion polls from time to time. One of the polling companies sends quick results of their polls to panelist via email after every poll is complete.
I’m sure by now you’ve all heard about President Obama’s call to have Rick Waggoner, GM’s former chief executive resign. I can scarcely credit it. Even the [...]
An apology to my children
On behalf of myself, and of like minded individuals, I hereby apologize to my children, to my granddaughter, and to the children of future generations. I know that I and my generation have squandered one of the greatest legacies ever given to a generation of humanity and saddled you with lifetimes of bondage to the [...]
A new hope
The Star Wars series of movies is a well known part of our popular culture. As most of you know (unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock for the past thirty years or so), the series began in the middle with Episode IV: A New Hope. As I recall this was advertised as coming “from [...]
Is your Senator forsworn?
According to The Hill… “The Senate voted to pass the DC Voting Rights Act on Thursday which would add a voting member of the House of Representatives to the District and Utah.” I remarked earlier this week on why this bill is unconstitutional. Now every Senator that has voted for this bill is forsworn. Remember, [...]
Congress no longer respects the Constitution
People For the American Way Public Policy Department Legislative Representative Jen Herrick has posted a blog entry on The Hill Blog. Jen is excited that our Congress is about to enact a blatant violation of the Constitution.
Long lines at the polls on Election Day are a problem not to be ignored. But imagine if you [...]
It still makes sense today
Today’s Monday Brief from the Patriot Post has a wonderful quotation. Would that our representatives heeded these words of wisdom.
“You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot lift the wage-earner by pulling down the [...]
Isn’t that card getting a little dog-eared?
Do you remember this?
A 71-year-old former Illinois attorney general, Burris was greeted at the Senate doors by Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) as well as the Illinois House delegation, including Democratic Reps. Bobby Rush and Jesse Jackson Jr.
Jackson had publicly expressed interest in the seat, while Rush had infuriated Senate Democratic leaders by charging their [...]
Pork and The Sixteenth Amendment
The giant so-called “stimulus” package has got me thinking about why it is that we see so much “pork” in the federal budget. That has led me to believe that the sixteenth amendment to the Constitution was one of the most ill-conceived ideas to come out of the “progressive” politics of the early twentieth century. [...]
The best news I’ve read today.
Just saw a link to this up on twitter. A tip of the hat to @acmaurer.
WASHINGTON — Tom Daschle has withdrawn his name from consideration for secretary of Health and Human Services, the Associated Press reports.
Now maybe we can get this tax cheat fitted for an orange jumpsuit. Hypocrisy in public officials can only go [...]
Stimulating hypocrisy
Does everyone remember the outrage over the $1.2 million that Merrill Lynch spent to upgrade its executive offices? How about the outrage over that $50 million corporate jet for CITI? You know, the one — the one that CITI had ordered quite some time back, and ended up canceling the order because they got money [...]
Constructive Alternatives
The left has got a legitimate complaint. There really are pressing social problems that need to be solved in our country and our world today. There really does seem to be a serious problem with our national economy, as well as the world economy. Despite the fact that America has finally elected its first black [...]
Questions for #44
Which of these things demonstrates love? The giving of charity or the redistribution of tax revenues? Which of them works good upon the soul? Is the command to “Render therefore unto Caesar” greater than the command to “Go, and do thou likewise?”
If, as you said in your inaugural speech today the free market is the [...]
Tell me again why they’re still in office?
The stupidity and sheer gullibility of voters in the state of Washington, and in particular the city of Seattle, never ceases to amaze me. But then, I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised, since the vast majority of urban residents in the state of Washington are liberals who couldn’t vote for a Republican without first checking [...]
Understanding
When I was growing up, I was taught that the Constitution of the United States was the supreme law of the land. Do they still teach that in school these days? Sometimes I wonder whether they teach about the Constitution at all. As I understand it, most American citizens couldn’t pass a civics test.
Our Constitution [...]
I’m back (again)
In case any of you are still interested in my ramblings, I’m back. I’ve been in the hospital for a while where the issue was in a bit of doubt.
It seems that a week and a half ago I fell ill with a massive sinus infection, which led to nausea and an inability to eat. [...]
The Law of Demand and the flow of information
One of the principles of a free market is that it’s made up of many individuals pursuing their own self-interest. It ends up working because each individual knows what he or she wants, and weighs the cost to obtain it. If the cost of a commodity is too high, they purchase less of it. Falling [...]
On the decline of dead tree media
A recent post on one of the blogs I frequently read (this one actually) has me thinking. Of course, that’s generally the point of blog postings. I’m just not certain that what I’ve been thinking about is what the blogger in question wanted me to be thinking about. By the way, this isn’t a dig [...]
The appearance of corruption matters
“Former Representative William Jefferson,” I love the way that sort of rolls off my fingers as I type away. One of the poster boys for Democratic corruption has lost his reelection bid. I guess the voters in Louisiana have heads on their shoulders after all.
Of course the New York Times points out the issue of [...]
Squatter’s rights?
I honestly don’t know what to think about this. Well actually I do, but I really didn’t expect to see it. A homeless activist in South Florida is “matching homeless people with people-less homes.” On the surface it sounds quite noble, but it’s illegal.
Max Rameau delivers his sales pitch like a pro. “All tile floor!” [...]
A lying justice
U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed while giving a speech last week. This made a small bit of news, but the big news in the blogosphere was the heckler that stood up and yelled “Tyrant. You are a tyrant.” as he was speaking. Speculation quickly arose that it was Washington State Supreme Court Justice Richard [...]
