By: flagser (Diary)  |  October 28th at 11:13 AM  | 

gallup has an interesting article http://www.gallup.com/poll/158399/2012-electorate-looks-like-2008.aspx synopsis: 2004 a “Republican year” versus 2008 a “Democrat year” had different demographics. Mostly we are talking about race here. 2012 registered voters closely resemble 2008 and not 2004. Conclusion? Gunna be a Democrat year! except. a little noted line a the bottom. electorate 2004: even numbers of Dem leaners versus R leaners. 2008: Dem leaners 12 points greater | Read More »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  September 30th at 11:51 AM  | 

Brilliant! President Obama shows his leadership skills by unveiling an eight year plan to stabilize the US postal service! just kidding. truth is, our president has shown the same kind of leadership in this crisis as he has in every other. What kind of leadership is that, you ask? Well, the fact that I know you are going to ask should be a hint. The | Read More »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  September 6th at 09:50 AM  | 

“the Romney plan fails the first test of fiscal responsibility: The numbers just don’t add up.” –Bill Clinton We have heard this criticism before.  Yes, I think this is nothing more than craven political talking points. But, lets be honest, Bill Clinton was president in a time of great prosperity.  His economic policies were heavily influenced by Newt Gingrich, but they succeeded.  Economic policies, I | Read More »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  August 31st at 03:01 AM  | 

The central issue of this presidential campaign is this: Obama favors central planning and government control of industry Romney favors venture capitalism and creative destruction When Obama attacks Romney for the actions of Bain capital, the press gets that.  What Obama’s narrative says is that creative destruction has cost the US manufacturing worker his livelihood.  The Obama narrative does not blame the geopolitical realities of | Read More »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  July 24th at 01:58 PM  | 

You live in a city that has a law against planting non-native trees.  There is also an ordinance against planting trees on public lands, and another against planting trees next to roads.  You have a dozen palm trees in your yard. One of your neighbors plants a dozen palm trees right next to the highway.  There is no shoulder on the road, and he plants | Read More »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  July 20th at 08:42 PM  | 

“If you’ve got a business—you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen”  (larger quote below) The president had another “Joe the plumber” moment.  He got off his teleprompter, and revealed the depth of his lack of understanding of main street USA.  Or did he?  Adam Gopnik (link below) in The New Yorker defends the President, claiming: “What President Obama was saying was perfectly clear: | Read More »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  July 6th at 09:29 AM  | 

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/554214_403603666352363_1098872520_n.jpg   for those of you unable or averse to following the link:   “The Food Stamp Program, is proud to be distributing the greatest amount of free meals and food stamps ever. Meanwhile, the National Park Service, posts signs ‘Please Do Not Feed the Animals’.  The stated reason for this policy is that the animals will grow dependent on handouts and will not learn | Read More »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  May 30th at 02:49 PM  | 

When historians talk about the American Attack on Pearl Harbor– Wait a sec!  The Americans didn’t attack Pearl Harbor, any more than the Japanese bombed Hiroshima or the New Yorkers flew jet liners into the Twin Towers. Most people would consider referring to important historical events in such a historically ignorant fashion a faux pas of the worst kind.  I am sure that the international | Read More »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  May 18th at 11:08 AM  | 

I do not think there is any doubt that Carbon Dioxide gas can and does cause the greenhouse effect. the problem is, our information on this is based on studying Venus.  A planet with 96% carbon dioxide in its atmosphere. Our atmosphere has such a tiny fraction of carbon dioxide, it is difficult to be certain that it can effect global temperature. Here is my | Read More »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  March 17th at 07:48 PM  | 

Think carefully. If I tell you that killing an unborn child the day before he is delivered is morally the same as killing the same newborn infant two days later, you would probably agree with that.  You should, because really they are morally equal. So when a panel of progressive ethicists says exactly that, then lets stand up and applaud.  For once a finding we | Read More »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  March 17th at 07:24 PM  | 

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 »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  February 8th at 10:09 PM  | 

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 »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  November 15th at 11:25 PM  | 

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 »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  November 10th at 11:06 PM  | 

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 »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  November 4th at 10:13 AM  | 

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 »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  October 27th at 03:49 PM  | 

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 »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  October 24th at 11:52 AM  | 

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 »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  September 30th at 03:53 PM  | 

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 »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  September 25th at 05:48 PM  | 

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 »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  September 12th at 11:38 AM  | 

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 »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  May 6th at 02:07 PM  | 

Super-weapons have been created many times.  Chemical warfare agents were super-weapons:  the press of the time hailed them as such, and claimed that they were so destructive, that war itself would become obsolete.  The machine gun elicited the same claims.  But none of these super-weapons worked.  There wars raged on, and just became more brutal. why? To answer why, we have to look at the | Read More »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  April 16th at 11:22 AM  | 

Anti-business bigotry: who suffers?

By: flagser (Diary)  |  March 31st at 10:19 AM  | 

Jimmy stole into your house while you were asleep and kidnapped your two children.  He sold the children to the Chinese for what he could get, and used the money to buy drugs and hotel rooms for the homeless–because he cared.  He set up a fund for people who do not work, which he financed by selling children to China.  He gave money to failed | Read More »

By: flagser (Diary)  |  March 4th at 11:04 AM  | 

liberals doing the grading hurt honest Republicans

By: flagser (Diary)  |  March 2nd at 01:51 PM  | 

Republicans can expect no thanks for serving the Democrats