As you know, many countries are in Haiti helping out, after the tragic earthquake. At their camps, they are flying their flags. Only one country isn’t and it’s the one that has done more to help Haiti — and the world — than any place else in the history of …
Read More »The Statute of Limitations for Blame
Is it me, or is George Bush the gift that keeps giving? Now he’s the reason for this big old Gulf oil spill. Today, Massachusetts Democratic Congressman Ed Markey saying: “For years, the Bush administration’s oil strategy placed the granting of drilling leases ahead of safety review.” Ipso-facto — Bush …
Read More »U.S. Goalkeeper, Tim Howard, Shuts Out Tourette's
Unusual, abrupt movements, sounds, throat-clearing, blinking — and in rare cases — outbursts of obscenities. These are all symptoms of Tourette syndrome — a neurological disorder characterized by tic behavior, over which patients have little or no control. It’s a syndrome that can increase the risk of learning, behavioral and …
Read More »Administration's Arrogance Abounds
Way too early to tell, but if Democrats are driven out of power this November — and maybe the lose the presidency two Novembers after that — I think I will know why: arrogance. They were and are arrogant and they were clueless, which generally goes hand-in-hand with being arrogant. …
Read More »Does Congress Matter?
The paradigm is changing. Just a few short months ago you felt alone. You felt your voice didn’t matter. The frustration led you to act, to demand (many for the first time) that your voice be heard. Look how far you’ve come. Politicians were ignoring you, now they fear you. …
Read More »How to Pack Your Wallet for the Road
When the overstuffed wallet in his back pants pocket caused him to sit on a slant, George Costanza crammed some paper napkins into his other back pocket to balance himself out. As a wallet-carrying culture, we really haven’t been the same since. In the ensuing years since that classic “Seinfeld” …
Read More »Analysis of Obama's First Prime-Time Press Conference
Obviously the Q&A was dominated by the economy, because Americans are angry and scared. The unemployment rate is rapidly rising. There is gloom and doom in the air. It is now a lock that the stimulus bill will be passed, but nobody knows whether it will work or not. So …
Read More »As Goes California, So Goes America
America is a lifeboat and, like any lifeboat, if you try to jam too many people in, it’s going to flip over. Let me explain by using California as an example, because, as the 8th largest economy in the world, as goes California, so goes America. Unfortunately, in this analogy, …
Read More »Racist Music Just a Download Away on Mainstream Music Sites
You’re unlikely to find CDs by groups like Skrewdriver and Brutal Attack sold alongside the latest hits from Rihanna and the Jonas Brothers at your local retailer. But the white-power punk bands’ ballads are just a click away online. With song titles like “Skinhead Superstar” and “White Warriors,” white-power bands …
Read More »The Confidence to Borrow and Lend
Being FOX’s top nerd guy, I’m often asked about the ongoing financial crisis. When will it end? Why so many rescues? Why so much stimulus? I’ve always said this all comes down to one word: Confidence. The confidence of borrowers to borrow and lenders to lend. That’s it. Problem is …
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