Picking On Cain

Over the weekend, Politico reported that Herman Cain had been accused by two women years ago of unwanted sexual advances.  Politico claimed that a settlement had been made with the two women for a 5 figure amounts in return for their departure and their silence.  Welcome to the clean world of GOP politics. It is [...]

The Earth Has Tilted

The GOP is very concerned about the “job creators”.  These mythical figures are just waiting out there, poised to provide every American with a job, providing members of Congress lower their taxes and reduce regulations designed to protect other Americans.  The fact that so many people seem to accept this reasoning is a clear sign [...]

Creating Jobs, Growing the Economy, and Balancing the Budget

Creating jobs, growing the economy, and balancing the budget are like three balls in the air.  It is not so hard to toss one at a time and catch it.  For some, tossing two is feasible, but for only the best is juggling three balls possible.  Our Washington representatives (both houses) can not agree on [...]

Why Eat Crumbs When the Wealthy Eat Steak?

The current rage of the GOP Presidential hopefuls is the flat tax.  They stand before us and say the current tax code is broken.  (Right they are.)  Then, they offer their flat proposal.  Bong!  Wrong they are.  Why? First, their proposals are not genuine and are rather designed to attract primary votes.  The candidates have [...]

Don’t Blame “W”

President Obama has been in office for almost three years.  Unemployment is above 9%.  The national debt stands at $14+ trillion and rising.  Deficits are projected as far as they are measured.  How can anyone blame that on President George W Bush? Just as valid a question is “how can anyone blame these conditions on [...]

How To Get It Wrong, Big Time

Reports are emerging that a potentially scheduled GOP debate to be held in January in Florida will not take place.  The reasons stated have nothing to do with campaign strategies between the candidates but rather about support for someone not running for President.  Free speech anyone? The reports say that Marco Rubbio, hispanic Republican Senator [...]

What’s Wrong With A Free Lunch?

The Obama Administration’s Office of Government Ethics has proposed a limitation on some of the free lunches Federal employees currently enjoy.  What’s wrong with a free lunch anyways? Forgetting that some people get the “free” lunch and others do not (fairness), the basic reason is that there is no such thing as a “free” lunch.  [...]

Walmart Takes A Stand

Walmart announced it would be reducing the share of employee’s health care cost the company paid.  The move, Walmart said, was forced by rising health care costs.   Walmart would achieve these reductions by changing the eligibility for part time workers and require full time employees to pay more. With 1.4 million workers, Walmart’s actions [...]

Justice, The New Way

Muammar Khadafi met his just reward yesterday.  Or did he? Reports indicate Khadafi was riding in a convoy which was struck by a “predator missile”.  This means the drone aircraft had been given some reasonably reliable intelligence in order to complete its mission.  Someone ratted on Khadafi. It is still unclear whether Khadafi met his [...]

Too Much Good News

This weeks GOP Presidential debate was truly an amazing show.  Looking at the assembled children, standing on stage, acting out, as one would expect primary schoolers to do, raised questions of where is this train going? Democrat strategists were giddy.  I think, however, they may be getting excited too soon. It is hard to conceive [...]