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• Business, Politics

  Credit, Where Credit is Due

  09.25.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Credit, Where Credit is Due

  Yes, the title is intended to be clever. This is about President Bush’s speech last night. Those of you who read this blog often will know I don’t have much good to say about our current chief executive. Surprisingly, I listened to his speech last night and found it cogent and coherent – something that […]

• Business, Politics

  Burned by Bailout?

  09.22.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  The more I think about this bailout, the more uncomfortable I become. Do we need to do something? Yes. Do we need to move with some pace? Yes. Do we need to do what the Bush Administration is pushing for? Not so fast my friend. Remember, this is the administration that has routinely screwed up […]

• Business, Politics

  $6,900, May I Have A Receipt?

  09.21.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on $6,900, May I Have A Receipt?

  Well, I did the math on the bailout. IF it only costs $700,000,000,000 (that’s $700 billion) and there are 303,000,000 (303 million citizens – current census estimate) then each person’s share, child, woman, and man, is just north of $2,300. That means for a family of three like ours, the bill is $6,900. Now, I […]

• Politics

  Politics of Lying

  09.20.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Politics of Lying

  First a joke. How can you tell if a politician is lying? Answer: Check to see if their lips are moving. One troubling trend this campaign season is the emergence of out and out lies. There are always half-truths and lies of omission (Obama pull a doozy with Carly Fiorina’s comment on McCain/Palin not being […]

• Humor, Politics

  Market Manipulators will be Persecuted

  09.19.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Market Manipulators will be Persecuted

  You know, when Bush leaves office we’ll be losing a great source of humor and general mangulation of the English language. This morning I had the chance to hear the President’s speech on the corporate welfare being extended to large financial institutions and in a section discussing short sellers, Bush said, and I quote “You […]

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