On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the historic Gettysburg Address. Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war. . .testing whether that nation, [...]
I could go on for hours about this, but now is not the time. Lame duck Republican rep Joe Knowlenberg of Michigan illustrates my point: Republicans have largely abandoned conservative principles. A post on MichelleMalkin.com featured this video from Neil Cavuto’s ‘Your World’: Until Republicans realize that there is little difference between moderates and Democrats, [...]
I’m sure that all the participants in the latest bailout negotiation for the US auto industry could press the OnStar button and guide them through this Solomon-esque quandary. With labor rates which that are almost double their Japanese rivals, healthcare costs over four times over and still responsible for nearly 1 million UAW retiree’s benefits, [...]
In my post yesterday, ‘Another Reason to be Bummed – Low Gas Prices‘, I illustrated the fact that the mainstream media seem to trip over themselves to balance any bit of good economic news with a double heap of perceived negative connotation – just to keep us on edge. Today, the Labor Department that wholesale [...]
Is personal aviation coming to your driveway? As I approach the half-century mark, I have reason to be skeptical. Does anyone remember the jet pack, a la The Rocketeer? My point exactly. Really, I’d love to see science and technology meet transportation, but I think that there may be too many rules and regs that [...]
The mainstream media (MSM) are at it again. We were unpatriotic if we didn’t buck up and pay more taxes like Joe Biden said. We were racist if we didn’t vote Obama. Is there another reason to saddle ourselves with guilt? Of course. Today – it’s low gas prices. I’m not kidding. I bought regular [...]
I was having an electronic tete-a-tete with my brother the other day and the topic turned to Warren Buffett. The Oracle of Omaha almost grabbed the mantle between the candidates for who thought more of him, but in the end, Joe the Plumber won out. My brother hasn’t been a Buffett fan (personally) since he [...]
I have to wonder what Goldman Sachs is pushing on the investment front these days. After all, the Goldman folks are re-forecasting a 3.5% slump in the forth quarter and 2% in the first quarter of 2009. That is a revision of 2% and 1%, respectively, from their previous estimates. All this ‘fab’ news from [...]
12:00PM EST FINAL I made a few corrections, namely Nevada and Indiana, but America has spoken. Good morning President-elect Obama. Obama – 349 / McCain – 161 10:00PM EST UPDATE I am seeing a few things that still don’t sit well versus the TV media. Here’s my map at 10pm…I have called all states with [...]
Thank God this day is here! As actor David Lander said in the movie ‘A League of Their Own’ I’ve seen enough to know I’ve seen too much This is the sentiment I wish to convey after a 2-year election cycle. I know – I have said that I am a politics junkie, but the [...]
