politics

    YOUR OWN, PERSONAL SEQUESTER

    By: kowenhoven (Diary)  |  February 26th at 05:00 AM  | 

    I went through my cable bill (actually, DirecTV) this month and knocked out what I really didn’t need and made a promise to not order any movies that weren’t available on Amazon Prime. When I was done taking a meat cleaver to my DirectTV budget, I had actually reduced my total monthly nut by 1.5%… The government “sequester” is a 1.2% “cut.” Do you see | Read More »

    Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad

    By: kowenhoven (Diary)  |  August 21st at 08:30 AM  | 

    Producers of the HBO hit, “Game of Thrones” aired an episode featuring the bloodied and severed head of George W. Bush on a stake last season. Were they set upon by Secret Service and detained for evaluation or questioned by the FBI? Of course not – all in good fun. Should I bother stating what would happen if it were a Tea Party activist and | Read More »

    Politics On Tap – Weekend edition

    By: kowenhoven (Diary)  |  June 15th at 03:15 PM  | 

    POLITICS ON TAP by Baron von Kowenhoven The White House says Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syria and is warning about a dramatic escalation in the conflict… … Leaks at eleven… Elizabeth Warren links Scott Brown to the problems at JP Morgan and the weakened Wall Street reform act… … In reaction, Scott Brown linked her to Custer’s last stand… The Congressional Budget Office | Read More »