Ms. Samantha Power, Barack Obama's new ambassador to the UN is demonstrating her attention to detail, learning from her boss. At this week's emergency meeting of the Security Council about the situation in Syria, the ambassador was absent. It seems she was in Ireland, on vacation. Gee, she takes instruction well, doesn't she? When the …
Category: Economics
Economic issues-taxes, freedom to do business, unemployment
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up…
Here are three items from the local and national news: 1. The traffic report on our local conservative talk-radio station is now sponsored by.....get this......Al Jazeera News! So, along with your morning and evening drive-time Talk Radio from the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Michael Medved, you now hear plugs from Jihad Central. …
What Would You Think About an Organization That Did This?
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Are We Citizens? Or Are We Subjects?
This is a very pertinent question these days, when we hear daily of transgressions against us by our Intelligence Services, the Tax-collecting agency, and our own Justice (?) Department. When the powers-that-be on all levels of government are delegating more and more quasi-legislative power over us, to un-elected bureaucrats. When even the federal Department of …
…and the straitjacket tightens…
They are coming for your liberty, and they have been doing it gradually for years (think CAFE standards for cars). But the little liberties that are disappearing are hitting closer to home for everyone. I've chronicled many below-feel free to add more that I might have missed. They came for your toilet. Since 1.6 gallons …
Decoding the Liberal Buzzwords
All of the following words and phrases are commonly used by liberals and their publications and media to describe various societal conditions. Herewith, find the real meaning behind the liberal buzzwords: Affordable: Means a thing or service that you want and either don't have the money to buy, or choose not to save up for. …
Making a difference every day
Have you ever seen recruitment literature for elite colleges, MBA programs, or non-profit groups like Teach for America or the Peace Corps? They say "Go to our school" or "join our program", or "do this activity" and make a difference in the world. The implication is that, whatever you are currently doing, you are NOT …
I stuck by my “pet stock”, and I’ve been rewarded
I bought my first stock on my own account in early 2000. The company was called ARM Holdings, and they make software that runs embedded processors. My shares, then, cost $33.00 each. I thought that they had an excellent business model, licensing their software to companies that make computer chips for lots of different products. …
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What do all these inner cities have in common?
Newark, New Jersey Camden, New Jersey Detroit, Michigan Oakland, California Gary, Indiana What these despoiled cities have in common is decades of Democratic Party Rule. And none of them has exhibited any sign of their people deciding that enough is enough and throwing the Democrats out. WHY??!!
The difference between me, and Warren Buffett
Of course, the obvious difference between me and Warren Buffet is wealth. Mr. Buffett is wealthy beyond belief. His secretary earns over $100,000 a year, for goodness sake! I don't earn anywhere near that, and the money I earn is wage income, not the capital gains Mr. Buffett lives on these days. I have savings, …
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