Category Archives: Politics

The USDA Grows Mismanagement

Posted on July 23, 2010 by

I don’t know if USDA Agriculture Secretary Tom Vislack was the real culprit or someone higher up but this foul-up is inexcusable. Any manager worth his pay knows better than to jump to conclusions without the facts…especially regarding personnel decisions! … Continue reading →

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Goldman Sachs Are The New Untouchables

Posted on July 16, 2010 by

So much for the much touted lawsuit against Goldman Sachs for questionable trading practices. These guys really do run the country. A few phone calls, some gentle public flogging, backdoor meetings and voila! A meager fine (based on what they … Continue reading →

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I Could be a Republican if I just Stop Thinking

Posted on May 26, 2010 by

Republicans are constantly proposing ‘magical’ ideas to solving our problems vs. more adult solutions. Things like: America is never wrong; you can defeat terrorism with the Army; lower taxes will somehow fix the deficit. It’s almost as if they avoid … Continue reading →

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Arizona Trys to Wield its Power

Posted on May 20, 2010 by

Arizona keeps getting heat for their misguided attempt to address their immigration issues. It’s typical of how conservatives try to solve complex problems with sticks and stones. Now the Arizona brain-trust has trotted out some useless commissioner to threaten LA … Continue reading →

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The Bloom is off Blumenthal

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

This guy Blumenthal is a real piece of work. Lying about serving in Vietnam when he did his best to avoid it! There are too many like him in Congress who dodged the war in their youth only to wave … Continue reading →

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Oil Executives Play Dumb and Dumber

Posted on May 13, 2010 by

The Oil company executives in front of Congress sounded just the Bankers a couple of months ago. It’s never anybody’s fault and they don’t know what happened. Of course, when things are going well they take all the credit and … Continue reading →

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EU Gets Behind Greece

Posted on May 11, 2010 by

The EU keeps working on a plan to ‘rescue’ Greece but their credibility is getting strained. The bottom line is that no country wants to bail out the Greeks who they perceive as abusing their EU membership. They lied to … Continue reading →

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Obama Bashes Bankers…Again

Posted on April 23, 2010 by

Obama gave a tongue lashing to our countries biggest bankers…again. He’s got to keep the pressure on. These guys are dyed-in-the-wool capitalists who will “sell you the rope to hang them with”. Government is our only protection against these behemoths. … Continue reading →

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Wrong Religion in the Wrong Place

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

Seems every time I read the news, there is another politician trying to inject their particular religious views into the administration of the government. This time it’s trying to protect Coptic Christian women in Egypt from spousal abuse at the … Continue reading →

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Moving on to the Subprime Blame Game

Posted on April 8, 2010 by

A U.S. Congressional panel has started it’s inquiry into the subprime debacle and the litany of players at it’s core. Of course, they were all innocent of any wrongdoing or fraud. That’s because it’s safer to plead ignorance. Admit to … Continue reading →

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U.S. Still Coddling China

Posted on April 6, 2010 by

The Treasury is delaying a report on exchange rate policies to avoid a flap with China. They should never have been allowed to join the World Trade Organization. They’ll manipulate anything and everything to gain an advantage. I hope Obama … Continue reading →

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EnergyStar Lowers the Bar

Posted on March 30, 2010 by

Congressional investigators found the EnergyStar program to be rife with incompetence or outright fraud. They submitted and got approved a ‘gasoline powered alarm clock’. They also got approved an ‘air purifier’ that was a space heater with a feather duster … Continue reading →

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Dealing With the GOP is Like Child’s Play

Posted on March 25, 2010 by

It was bad enough watching members of the GOP encourage the nutbags who were shouting racial epithets to exiting Congressmen. Now we have the makings of a temper tantrum by refusing to work past 2:00 pm. Who elected these people?  … Continue reading →

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Health Care is Done. Get Over It.

Posted on March 24, 2010 by

I’m glad to see the Health Care bill pass. How it will affect people down the line is mostly unknown because there are too many variables for anyone to be able to predict with any certainty. What I do know … Continue reading →

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Dysfunctional Financial Regulation

Posted on March 12, 2010 by

This is a good example of our dysfunctional government. The two parties are arguing over new banking rules that will have no effect. By the time anything gets passed it’s so watered down as to be meaningless. Consumer financial protection … Continue reading →

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