Archive for November, 2008
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008I am thankful for every breath I take. I ask God to forgive me for not remembering this often enough. Despite all the bantering, ranting, complaining, etc., you read on this site from me, it’s good to be reminded of what a splendid world He created for us. Let us spend this day thanking Him [...]
Throwing My Baby to the Wolves
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008I knew it would happen sometime, but I guess you can never prepare yourself properly. My oldest daughter is in her senior year of high school and we’re in the final “selection” process of deciding where she will go to college. I wish all I had to worry about was her safety and well being–that’s [...]
Wall Street is Addicted To Government
Monday, November 24th, 2008So here I am, a person who has nearly all of his wealth, retirement, and livelihood tied up in two things: The stock market and real estate. Yes, I was very well diversified in the market, but that didn’t seem to matter. I watched my life savings dwindle to 50 percent of its previous value. [...]
Housing Bubble
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008Many of us believe our economic woes began with the housing market. I was watching some talking heads on TV this afternoon and one of them suggested that the prices of homes would likely fall another 50 percent before it’s all over. Maybe I’m simple minded, but to me, at some point the prices of [...]
Is it Time for a Third Party?
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008While reading and commenting on a blog post over at the The Renaissance Guy (outstanding blog, by the way, and I encourage all to consider making it part of your daily read), the topic of leaving the Republican party for the Libertarian party has come up. It seems the author is considering moving to the [...]
It’s Official. We’ve Lost Our Minds
Friday, November 21st, 2008Just when I thought there might be some sanity in our country, the wackos have once again proven that our country has lost it’s mind. It is official. There is no denying it. We have finally stepped over the edge. The lawsuit of eHarmony.com has resulted in the Attorney General of New Jersey strong arming [...]
Realm of Deception
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008You have to hand it to the liberals. They’ve taken spin to new heights. It’s fascinating to me as a businessman who’s a student of marketing and branding, to see how they “position” things. We conservatives could learn a lot from them, but then we’d have to enter the realm of deception. Two of my [...]
Liberal Hierarchy of Needs
Monday, November 17th, 2008Years ago, when I was in grad school (MBA), it seemed that no matter what class I took, I was constantly subjected to the concept of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. I don’t know what this had to do with finance, but the professors always seemed to have this need to work it in to reinforce [...]
The Real Liberal Agenda
Monday, November 17th, 2008In the liberal mind, there is something fundamentally flawed with a system that allows some to succeed while others do not–even if the ones that succeed work harder and risk more for that success. The image above came from ThePeoplesCube.com. Once we realize that the liberal approach to taxation has nothing to do with promoting [...]
Union Resurgence
Monday, November 17th, 2008What is it about unions being the cause of failure that liberals don’t understand? Time after time, industries in our country have failed due to the overindulgence of labor unions. These guys simply strike themselves out of jobs, then moan and groan that their jobs went away. Just when I thought unions had run their [...]
Dogs and Asteroids
Saturday, November 15th, 2008I’ve said this before, but life’s complexities often remind me of the profound meaning of the following statement: “I wish I was a dog. Dogs never worry about being hit by an asteroid.”
Global Warming — I’m a Fan
Saturday, November 15th, 2008Is there no way to escape this relentless assault on our intelligence from the global warming zealots? I’m a Big Brother (of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Organization). Today, I took my Little Brother to an IMAX movie. The feature was called “Grand Canyon Adventure.” Not until we arrived and I had my Little Brother’s [...]
Stacked Deck
Saturday, November 15th, 2008Let us hope that African Americans will now stop teaching their children that the deck is stacked against them. Actually, it hasn’t been for a long time, but now we have proof. Yes, boys and girls, regardless of your skin color, you can grow up to be President of the United States. If you’re told [...]
Media Bias Continuum
Friday, November 14th, 2008I’ve enjoyed watching news television talking heads gasp as they lose market share to Fox News. What’s really been interesting is how they react to Fox News’ “We Report, You Decide” tag line. Now that Fox News has been around long enough, they’ve managed to collect themselves and mount a defense to this assault on [...]
The Media Hypothesis
Friday, November 14th, 2008Maybe I’m naive, but as I’ve observed dramatic changes in our economy over the years, I’ve often hypothesized that the media not only exacerbates economic problems, but more likely actually causes them. Of course it is always more pronounced when we have a Republican administration, because the media loves nothing more than to cause harm [...]
Where is John Galt?
Thursday, November 13th, 2008Where is John Galt? We need him more now than ever. Wake up John, it’s almost time to rear your pretty little head. I have a proposal that might solve all of our political and economic problems. We should require that every voter read John Galt’s speech, or at least listen to it before they’re [...]
Eating Your Seed Corn
Thursday, November 13th, 2008You can say what you will about raising taxes on the highest 5 percent. If we do it, we’re eating our seed corn. The Democrat leadership knows this, they just don’t care. The rest of the population simply doesn’t understand economics well enough to realize what happens. What they really want is more control over [...]
Health Care for All
Thursday, November 13th, 2008I wonder what everyone will think when the our health care begins to get rationed? Let’s face it, when everyone has access who does not have it now, including illegal immigrants, do you really think those long waits in the emergency room or your doctor’s office will get shorter? Nope. They’ll get longer. But that’s [...]
What Will The Trial Lawyers Do?
Thursday, November 13th, 2008Assume that the new administration succeeds in achieving their dream of socialized medicine. Don’t they realize they’ll be breaking the backs of the trial lawyers who thrive on suing doctors and hospitals? When the government takes over, you can be assured that they can’t be sued. Hmmm, I guess the law of unintended consequences will [...]
Bailing Out Detroit
Thursday, November 13th, 2008As sad and painful as it might be, we need to resist the temptation to bail out our domestic automakers. What we would really be doing is subsidizing unions. This is nothing but more evidence of our tendency toward socialism. The price of the average automobile built in by GM, Ford, and Chrysler has over [...]
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