what an uninspiring set of choices we are offered Its Perry’s race to lose, and he looks like nothing more than Bush 2.0, without the speech impediment, but fewer ideas if that were possible. Pawlenty dropped out after lacking the courage to even debate Romney when he had a chance, then tried to beat up […]
Tag: Barack Obama
Rick Perry: the male Sarah Palin
Obama is as vulnerable as he can be and Romney and Perry are the best the Republicans can do. 4 more years The economy cant be pinned on Obama and the legislative failure is decades in the making. He will be tarnished but not held responsible. The Republicans will run an ideologue and polarize the […]
An intervenee always views interventionist behavior as extreme
the democrats are loud and proud about calling for “shared commitment in raising taxes from those most able to pay” arent those people allowed to say no? will democrats be able to compel the rest of the world to fund our debt since they will soon be in a better position to pay than us? […]
Chickens coming home to roost, find henhouse foreclosed
Here is your entitlement mentality at work. Here are people who don’t understand the meaning of “I am willing to do anything to get a job” but dont realize that this means you have to do work you really dislike. socialism works until you run out of other peoples money, and the globe has simultaneously […]
Obama’s truthy truths
The writer cant wait to make the point that even though Obama’s story about his mother and her insurance strugglers arent exactly true, the LARGER ISSUES are still pertinent Its truthy without being burdened down by the weight of actual truth. Much like his claim that 80% of the people are in favor of tax […]
the only surprise is why it took so long to introduce the race card
Sheila Jackson Lee is usually much quicker, maybe she’s just getting tired http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/171807-sheila-jackson-lee-suggests-congress-complicating-debt-ceiling-because-obama-is-black memories are pretty short apparently when it comes to the disrespect that previous presidents have been shown in difficult negotiations. You’d think that by now politicians would’ve learned to disregard what other people think about them; that doesn’t seem to be one […]
The cost of payback, using GAAP
This is what comes from an effort to divert market energy into central planning schemes designed to reward Democratic constituencies. When the Obama administration releases a report on the Friday before a long weekend, it’s clearly not trying to draw attention to the report’s contents. Sure enough, the “Seventh Quarterly Report” on the economic impact […]
Continuous learning is continuous improvement
Andrew Lo notes that beating the market does not come easy, nor is it something that is easy to maintain. Lo likens the pursuit of above-average returns to that of a company trying to maintain its competitive advantage. After introducing a hot new product, a company cannot just sit back and wait for the money […]
the next knee-jerk reaction
now i suppose there is a good reason why Obama, who has been silent in public on his reasoning and authority to committ the US to another war in the Middle East, has now decided, in the face of pressure to address the nation. The most obvious reason, ie the latest tap on the knee, […]
what exactly is our policy and position on Libya?
take your pick: we either will or wont insert ground troops the fighting will be over in either days weeks or months NATO will or wont lead the coalition the US will or wont lead thanks for clearing that up Related articles Nato takes over Libya no-fly zone (bbc.co.uk) Nato takes over Libya no-fly zone […]