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By John, on November 7th, 2008
Obama won the election much to the chagrin of republicans across the nation. In his acceptance speech he spoke of the challenges that we are facing and that the solutions could take years or even an entire term before we see change. Legislation takes time – we’ve got to understand that he is [...]
By John, on October 17th, 2008
FDR said
This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.
To me, that seems [...]
By John, on October 15th, 2008
The last line is all you need to read if you’re skimming.
Matthew Dowd, a prominent political consultant and chief strategist for George W. Bush’s reelection campaign eviscerated John McCain on Tuesday for his choice of Sarah Palin as vice president.
Dowd proclaimed that, in his heart of hearts, McCain knew he put [...]
By John, on September 25th, 2008
It’s been all over the news and I’ve been watching the developments over the last few days but I still have my reservations with the plan. Over the past 80 years we have created a number of social programs to help fellow Americans that were unable to reach acceptable living standards. The degree of [...]
By John, on September 24th, 2008
If this information in this video is correct I’m probably not the only one that is confused. According to her report, an active duty army unit is going to be assigned to northern command and will be specifically stationed within the US Borders. They will respond to domestic threats as required. Don’t we have [...]
By John, on September 23rd, 2008
A group of over 100 leading economists sent a letter to congress outlining their reservations with the proposed bailout plan. Their concerns mirror my own – I need more answers before anything is done. The full text is below
As economists, we want to express to Congress our great concern for the plan [...]
By John, on September 22nd, 2008
He’s got a good point – well worth the 3:41
By John, on September 17th, 2008
Yesterday was a bad day in the financial markets. It was also a bad day for taxpayers – hello $85 billion dollar loan! I hope we get a good return… well… just a return on our investment. Some people had some fun with the plethora of reporters hanging around the financial district. Watch and [...]
By John, on September 6th, 2008
Part of the elections process is pandering to the extreme ends of your particular political party while trying to gain as many votes from the undecided or the other parties. Part of the process is giving your party a platform that will excite the faithful. They’ll bring out their new platform in a series [...]
By John, on September 2nd, 2008
Sarah Palin has only been under intense public scrutiny for a few days and boy oh boy she’s a goldmine of fun. First off, she is an advocate of abstinence ONLY education. Young adults are going to get into trouble and have sex. In an environment where abstinence is the only option and owning [...]
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