Back in 2008 & 2009 there were headlines, numbers, and analysis being thrown at FDR’s New Deal almost daily. Obama Gives Us the Same Old New Deal. And, How Government Prolonged the Depression. Or, Stimulus: Can it work … Read more...
Words to Stir a Nation (And a President?)
Theodore Roosevelt’s THE MAN IN THE ARENA speech has long been a inspirational favorite of mine. But, in a strange confluence between doing a book feature on THE TRUE PATRIOT and doing research for an upcoming book feature on The … Read more...
Have We Forgotten How To Be True Patriots?
I took THE TRUE PATRIOT by Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer on a four-hour cross-country flight and as it turned out, played right into the authors hands. The book is small (literally, only 5”x7”) and only 130 pages. The authors … Read more...
Suggestions for the President
Personally, I’m just a little frustrated that we, the American people, are not being enlisted as builders of our own future. It’s as if we are the fourth leg on that three-legged stool everyone keeps trying to construct. Only we’re … Read more...
Enjoying Will Rogers
I have always been a huge Will Rogers fan. So when I spotted THE WIT AND WISDOM OF WILL ROGERS at a used book fundraiser for our local Humane Society last summer, I snatched it up, took it home and … Read more...
Saddest White House Christmas Doggie Picture May Reveal Secret Behind Obama’s Wanderlust
At first glance I thought this has got to be about the saddest White House doggie Christmas picture ever. Poor Bo. He’s all decked out in his Christmas finery and no one is around to admire his fetching bow tie.… Read more...
Move Over Rover, It’s Hamster Time
We humans tend to have a giant soft spot in our hearts for animals. And since advertising is all about finding the soft spots of humans and then exploit them, what could be more natural than companion animals in advertisements?… Read more...
Clunker Goals Get Clunker Results – Update
Trashing a vehicle is pretty easy to do.
Of course, if your goal was to to have fun and still be able to drive home at the end of the day, then breaking an axle can only be counted as … Read more...
Ground Rules for Pets and Humans
As all who share their home with pets know, they rule. In an effort to reclaim your domain and walk in harmony together, these ground rules might help. (This was emailed to me. Author unknown. Hattip to BGD.)
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A Skeptical Simon Johnson on The Sun King, The Inside Man, and “Too Big to Regulate”
Almost everyone agrees that our financial system is broken. That our government is complicit in this broken system. That the American economy and the American people are suffering the consequences. And most people would even agree that it will take … Read more...
Kaptur and Johnson Detail Wash & Wall Dysfunction
US Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Former International Monetary Fund chief economist Simon Johnson discussed the state of the economy on Bill Moyer’s Journal and it is must see video. Even though this is something I read and write about … Read more...
~ The “square root” Economy and Goldman Sachs “Surprises”
The economy was center stage at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in Istanbul this week. So I thought I would share a few interesting bits that may have gotten overlooked in the reporting by the MSM.
From Politico:… Read more...
Does This Make Me an Ethics-er? Or a Corruption-er?
How can it be? After 8 years of the Bush Administration and EVERYTHING that they did wrong, how could we, a mere 9 months after President Obama stepped into office, have reached the point where Parties Nearly Tied for Congress … Read more...
Star Dust Losing Its Glitter … and Studio Heads Starting to Roll
A few weeks ago, Will Ferrell and other Hollywood celebrities along with Moveon.org felt the need to educate the American public regarding health care with a satirical video/spoof ad about “protecting” insurance company profits from health care reform. It was … Read more...
~ A Not So Happy Anniversary for Involuntary Investors
Remember last October when Congress approved the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act and confiscated $700 billion of our tax dollars for a financial bailout? Back when many of us first became involuntary investors in Wall Street’s “too big to fail” financial … Read more...
Susan Boyle and Adapting to Change
All of nature and humanity is an evolutionary history of creating and adapting to change. Adapting is how we not only survive, but thrive.
The American people, in particular, have always excelled at adapting and thriving. At our core, we … Read more...
Gambling for Health Care
I was reading down a list of health care reform articles on Google yesterday and came across one that had me shaking my head at the way our government works. The title read:
… Read more...Senator Proposes Online Gambling Regulation to Offset
A Global Look at Health Care
Most of the discussions I’ve read or heard on what kind of health care systems exist in other countries seem to rely on one or two “facts” to make a case for or against, but provide very little insight in … Read more...
When is Slavery No Longer a Crime, a Sin and a Moral Outrage?
When is slavery no longer a crime, a sin and a moral outrage?
When it is invisible.
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution was passed by the Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the states on December 6, … Read more...
~ Red Skelton’s Moving Explanation of the Pledge of Allegiance
If this version of the Pledge was played at the start of every school day, every government meeting, and every sporting event would we have a more participatory and responsible citizenry?
I’d like to think so.
What do you think?… Read more...
Keep One Hand on Your Wallet
With President Obama set to speak before congress tonight on health care, it seemed an opportune time to look back over some of the key players and the money issues they bring to the health care table.
Insurers – Insuring … Read more...
~ More Clunker Updates
I know, I know. Enough all ready with the clunker stuff. But these clunker programs are such clear and convincing examples of how politically driven and dysfunctional our government has become that I can’t seem to help myself.
And could … Read more...
The End of Cash For Clunkers Leaves A Lot Of “Unders” Showing
The end of Cash for Clunkers, aka CARS (Car Allowance Rebate System) program, was at 8pm Monday night. But for a short-lived program that burned through $3 billion in about a month, it has successfully managed to hit an amazing … Read more...
“Success” Breeds More Clunkers — Cash For Appliances
Taxpayers get your wallets out. It seems the government was so pleased with the success of their Cash-for-Clunker car program that it cooked up a $300 million spin off “ Cash for Appliances ” before leaving for the August recess. … Read more...
The Death of a Corvette Via Cash For Clunkers
Warning! The death of a Corvette is painful to watch and listen to for anyone who loves Corvettes, autos and racing. Traded in as part of the “Cash for Clunkers” program, sodium silicate solution is used to freeze up the … Read more...