Fred Thompson Explains The Bailout
Right said, Fred! Sarcasm is not a lost art form after all. Almost makes me wish I’d have voted for the guy. Oh, wait, he dropped out before California’s primary, too.
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Why So Little Politics?
I’ve not written heavily on political issues recently. Why is that? Doug Mataconis has been beating me to the punch on pretty much everything that’s been going on and his take on the issues has been spot on: Congress and… Continue Reading
Also In Today’s Mail
I found this bit of political mail that I got recently to be particularly annoying, because I fundamentally agree with the point being made, but it bothers me that the authors of the mailer feel the need to distort the… Continue Reading
RODATFO
I was challenged over the long weekend about the Detroit-based automakers and whether they built marketable cars. The concept that I was asked to incorporate was the idea that CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards, which are imposed on auto… Continue Reading
Put The Turkey In The Picture
Donations to charity, either of money or of product, are down dramatically this year. There is no shortage of volunteers to work at charities offering Thanksgiving food to people who are in unfortunate circumstances, but the amount of food that… Continue Reading
Bailout Busts All Records
The corporate bailout is now the most expensive thing the Federal government has ever done. Indeed, it is more expensive than the New Deal, the Marshall Plan, the Louisiana Purchase, the Apollo Program (and indeed everything NASA has ever done),… Continue Reading
Change In Which I Can Believe
I’ve been suggesting for quite some time that Obama’s campaign promises were overpromises, that once reality reared its ugly head and he had to look at the problems facing the country, at home and abroad, right in the face, a… Continue Reading
Just Call It What It Is Already
We are in a recession. Does anyone doubt the truth of that statement? Our economy is contracting. It has been for some time now. Yet news outlets have been speaking about “signs of a recession” without actually saying that we… Continue Reading
Ineligible For Office?
Hillary Clinton cannot be Secretary of State. Why? Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution, sometimes called the Enoluments Clause, reads as follows: No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any… Continue Reading
Big Three Bankruptcy
HT: Below the Beltway