Norm Coleman lost on a recount. Al Gore nearly stole Florida via a recount. Why is it that recounts favor Democrats? http://bit.ly/WwuKU
Author: marc
Marc is a software developer, writer, and part-time political know-it-all who currently resides in Texas in the good ol' U.S.A.
Iranian protest killings under…
Iranian protest killings underreported says a doctor in Tehran. The mullahs must eventually be overthrown. http://bit.ly/LgEB6 #iranelection
TigerHawk says that Obama’s “r…
TigerHawk says that Obama’s “reshaping” of business targets 39% of our economy. Do people really understand his agenda? http://bit.ly/DDQlO
Consumer Financial Protection Agency Not Needed
Todd Zywicki gets it right when it comes to home mortgage and credit card debt: Instead of a new consumer financial products safety commission, Washington should revise the disclosures it mandates for mortgages, its tax and other incentives that encourage overinvestment in housing, and the incentives for homeowners to walk away from their homes. Our…
The AIG Meltdown and Who’s to Blame
Michael Lewis’ article at Vanity Fair is a fascinating summary of the problems that led to the failure of AIG – a must-read. Still, as compelling as Lewis’ case is, I don’t buy it in its entirety. Is the entire financial disaster of 2009 really the fault of one man? Not a chance.
Demanding Health Care as a Right is Wrong
Even the debate over health care is not immune from commentators whose caustic, even violent rhetoric would be more at home at a third-world pit fight than in a democratic society. Witness one Dr. Kirk James Murphy. But is health care really a fundamental right?
If there’s such a thing as a m…
If there’s such a thing as a must-see movie, The Stoning of Soraya M is one. Michael Mandaville tells us why http://bit.ly/2Iaf7
Richard Berner: recent polls s…
Richard Berner: recent polls suggest that Americans are more worried about deficits than healthcare by a ratio of 2:1 http://bit.ly/1rcaYe
Fred Dicker re new Senate staf…
Fred Dicker re new Senate staffers: ‘…a high-level Democratic staffer confided, “We’ve been told to only hire minorities.”‘ Asinine.
Does Sarah Palin have a politi…
Does Sarah Palin have a political future? http://bit.ly/zW15M Of course. Even Jerry Brown had a future. But will she work hard to grow it??