Friday, December 12, 2008
Rejoice! (for now)
A $14 billion emergency bailout for U.S. automakers collapsed in the Senate Thursday night after the United Auto Workers refused to accede to Republican demands for swift wage cuts.
The collapse came after bipartisan talks on the auto rescue broke down over GOP demands that the United Auto Workers union agree to steep wage [...]
Friday, September 26, 2008
Dear People of America,
It appears that The Economy™ is in some trouble.
Everyone (all of you) seems to be telling me that if The Economy™ had been more regulated by the government, there wouldn’t be a problem. If you believe that, I have a bridge to nowhere I want to sell you. In short, the problem is [...]
You can’t have your cake and eat it too, it is said. Apparently, no one ever told John McCain this particular pearl.
Ever since clinching the nomination, McCain has been hit by Democrats with allegations that his presidency would be nothing more than “Bush’s third term,” labeling him John McSame, and challenging people to find differences [...]
Since starting this blog, I’ve blogged about environmentalism a little more than I’d like to.
There are other issues out there; issues that are more pressing, that affect our country and our world much more directly– like Iran’s nuclear program, or the fact that they’ve been launching test missiles capable of striking Israel. But so often [...]
“I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!”
-Barry Goldwater
The reason we cannot win this war is simple; it results from our inability to name our enemy. Thus far, we’ve called it a war [...]