Obama’s re-election has been profitable for us in the trading room. Unfortunately, the market is suffering just like the nation, from the election. But you get the government you deserve. The market is taking into account that he has no record of actually being able to accomplish anything except fooling most of the people part […]
Tag: Government
There was a ton of press about the horrors of JP Morgan about 2B in losses but here is California misunderestimating their budget shortfalls by 7B in the last 4 minutes California’s budget deficit has swelled to $16 billion after tax collections trailed projections amid the tepid economic recovery, Governor Jerry Brown said in a comment on […]
Future Force in the news
A nice write-up in the Army Times on the Future Force game I designed for the Command & General Staff College. It was cool to see my family commenting in the discussion session. Related articles Congressional negotiators reach tentative deal on payroll tax cut, jobless aid … – Fox News (foxnews.com) Economic Growth Gives Lift […]
Political correctness come full circle
There should be a lot of political correctness tap-dancing on this one. Choose your side and start shaking. Whose race card will trump the other? in the battle between the Native Americans, descendents of slaves held by the Cherokee, self-determination, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44516027/ns/us_news-life/#.TnCthk_VRSc Related articles Cherokee Nation (coffeenchat.wordpress.com) Why ‘Political Correctness’ […]
Other peoples’ moral courage with your money
Speaking truth to her own power as a legislator. Tirelessly finding ways to spend your money on her ideas. CHICAGO (WLS) – A lot of reaction Wednesday morning to Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky‘s interview with Don Wade and Roma. Schakowsky said that Americans don’t deserve to keep all of their money because we need taxes to support […]
The Navy: making the other services look mature by comparison
Image via Wikipedia The fact that the Navy thinks that there really isnt anything wrong with the culture says a lot more about the Navy than about the people outside the service who just dont get it. This is what hapens when you have an insular insiders club dominated by yahoos and bullies. There’s no […]
Image by Getty Images via @daylife I am rarely in agreement with Richard Cohen, but I admire his willingness to take a position. His discussion of the increasing gap between the nation and it’s Army is spot on. The Vietnam War Army happened to have been my Army. I was on active duty as […]
Federal judge gives Obama opportunity to save face over healthcare
Image via Wikipedia The federal judge that ruled Obama’s healthcare plan unconstitutional just saved Obama’s political career by giving them an opportunity to fight a glorious, noble and ultimately losing battle. He’ll be able to save face by showing that he gave his everything, but he won’t have to suffer the consequences of actually implementing […]
The power of math and clueless Ben
Image via Wikipedia John Allison, who for two decades served as chairman and CEO of BB&T, the nation’s 10th largest bank, told CNSNews.com it is a “mathematical certainty” that the United States government will go bankrupt unless it dramatically changes its fiscal direction. Allison likened what he sees as the predictable future bankruptcy of the United States […]
Looking behind the curtain of global warming once more
Image via Wikipedia An alarming letter from a physicist of great renown, slamming the professional ethic of his peers and their professional organization. he asserts that, just as the military-industrial complex has perverted common sense notions of appropriate defense programs, so to has the research grant gravy train perverted notions of a pure scholarly approach […]