A progressive and I were talking. I know that sounds like a pointless exercise, and largely, it is, but still, they amuse me, so I talk to them. My progressive friend talked about how Obama was handed a terrible economy, and is trying to make good on it, while Bush was handed a strong economy and crashed it. Obviously, I had to remind him that | Read More »
Let me first apologize for not being interested enough in the presidential race to write about it. Paul, the fiscal conservative wants the gold standard, legalized drugs, and to leave our allies in the middle east–Israel–to the dogs; all dumb ideas. Rick is as fiscally conservative as G W Bush. Romney may be slightly more fiscally conservative, but I do not trust he will roll | Read More »
I went to a movie premier for “revenge of the electric car”. I went because I love cars, I love technology, and I went with a friend who is a fellow car-guy. The movie producer was there for a question session afterward. The movie was actually pretty good. But the question and answer session afterward was just nutty. I sat and listened as they celebrated | Read More »
We really need to stick that phrase to Obama. “too big to fail” because this is what it means: Small business does not matter at all, we only care about the big corporate fat-cats. Let me break that down for you. There are corporatist Republicans–you guys know who you are, you think big business should rule everyone and everything, damn the consequences. I don’t like | Read More »
I have just heard from two sources whose names I have agreed not to disclose that there is conclusive proof that Republican Herman Cain is a Vampire-Warewolf from another planet. While not specific about what their evidence shows or how it was obtained, I am assured by my three independent sources that the only reason they will not come forward with their evidence is because | Read More »
Mitt Romney is probably a great guy. I have never met him, but I have known a fair number of Mormons who are successful businessmen and politicians, and I usually really like them. Four years ago, I would have jumped at the opportunity to vote for a guy like Romney. The polls say I am not alone–Romney was very popular with conservatives four years ago, | Read More »
I have been a strong supporter of Michele Bachmann, and I continue to be, despite what I am about to write. Probably I could have written this before, but I did not have the heart to attack her. It seems pretty clear to me that she is out of the running for president, so I do not feel any compunction or guilt for writing here | Read More »
Let me start by pointing out the obvious. There is no such thing as race. Maybe this is not so obvious to everyone, but take it from someone who has studied the biology of race, it really is skin deep. We humans look at the face of another human, and we tune into things like nose width, skin color, hair, and we think we can | Read More »
The non-existent jobs bill. The one we were supposed to pass “right now”. The one that still has not been put on paper. The upside to the strategy of not putting the bill on paper is that no matter what an opponent says about this non-existent bill, its proponents can claim: “no, you are exaggerating” or “the bill will solve that problem”. Are we insane | Read More »
I have been talking about politics with my liberal friends for years. Of course, it is almost like talking to a wall, and I have always wondered why that was. For me, a political discussion revolves around historic facts and economic arguments–arguments based on evidence. I can have the same discussion with the same liberal again and again, and the facts just never seem to | Read More »
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