Secessation will not happen. And, Obama meets the new Chinese General Secretary
Ruminations, November 18, 2012** Can Texas secede? Nope80,000 Texans have signed a petition to secede from the Union. It’s not only Texans that are considering secession but residents from 17 other...
View ArticleIn politics, is cheerleading more important than content? It looks like it
Ruminations, November 25, 2012***Rah Rah Rah, vote for my candidate, sis boom bah.Bo bo ski watten totten wa totten itin bitin higglty pigglty bo bo ski watten totten sh. That’s an old cheer that we...
View ArticleIs Barack Obama another FDR?
Ruminations, December 2, 2012Is Barack Obama another FDR?***Many of Obama’s supporters believe that he is another Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In some ways Obama is similar to FDR; in others, not so...
View ArticleIs there a good side to the Fiscal Cliff? Depends on how you define "good side"
Ruminations, December 9, 2012Is the fiscal cliff so bad?***Yes. And no. That about covers it -- unless we need to examine why it is bad and why it may not be bad in the long run.What is the fiscal...
View ArticleSandy Hook Elementary School
Ruminations, December 16, 2012This weekend, politics and economics seem trivial – dwarfed by the tragedy that took place at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.There are few words...
View ArticleSandy Hook. Thinking about what needs to be done to reduce chance for repetition
Ruminations, December 23, 2012Newtown and its political aftermath***It didn’t take long for the partisans to trot out their favorite bogeymen as the cause of the Sandy Hook disaster. Naturally, this...
View ArticleWhat is "trickle down" economic? And -- Ben Bernanke makes enemies.
Ruminations, December 30, 2012Trickle down economics***Keynesian politicians typically use the phrase “trickle down” to refer to supply-side economics. The basic tenet of supply-side economics holds...
View ArticleIs the Federal Reserve starting to change its policy?
Ruminations, January 6, 2013Is the Federal Reserve beginning to turn around?***Is so, it’ll turn with the speed of the proverbial aircraft carrier—slow and ponderous.Last week, the Fed released the...
View ArticleWhat will the Supreme Court say on gay marriage?
Ruminations, January 13, 2013The Supreme Court will not support gay marriage – and it won’t oppose it either***“It’s not that the judgment was wrong,” said Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg...
View ArticleIs Obama’s foreign policy at a turning point? -- And Bernanke gets political
Ruminations, January 20, 2013Is Obama’s foreign policy a significant turning point?Maybe so and maybe for the better. While there has been criticism of his short term positions in Libya and Syria,...
View ArticleThe Obama economic recovery -- for real? -- And, John Kerry remembered
Ruminations, January 27, 2013Will the economy recover under Obama?It’s a political as well as an economic question and before answering, we need to establish a few facts.Financial downturn. Some...
View ArticleIs Hagel qualified? How does insurance work? Hillary's excellent adventure.
Ruminations, February 3, 2013Obama succeeds in making Republicans look stupidPresident Barack Obama has again gamed the Republicans, making them look stupid. How so? He nominated one for Secretary of...
View ArticleThe Fed's monetary policy provides few jobs and distrots markets
Ruminations, February 10, 2013When the Fed’s only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail*** and the Fed has been hammering currency manipulation with a vengeance. You might think that after...
View ArticleIs the Federal Reserve leading the world off a cliff?
Ruminations, February 17, 2013What happens when the world models itself after a failed model?Quantitative easing (QE) is an economic strategy that Fed Chief Ben Bernanke has employed to ease the...
View ArticleDioes science tell us that we made a mistake in allowing 18-year olds to vote?
Ruminations, February 24, 2013Should it continue to be legal for 18-year olds to vote? Was the 26th Amendment a mistake?In 1971, the 26th Amendment to the U.S, Constitution allowing 18 year-olds to...
View ArticleBernanke confesses -- And Jack Lew is not a felon; Honest
Ruminations, March 3, 2013Bernanke’s confession***Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appeared before the Senate Banking Committee and, in Fed-speak, admitted to the problems caused by...
View ArticleWe need a policy on drone executions --- Canada starts to end freedom of speech
Ruminations, March 10, 2013The legality/morality of drone attacks***There has been a lot of conversations lately about the use of drones by our government to kill. Let’s stipulate that President...
View ArticleSandy Berger's: A candidate for water boarding
Ruminations March 17, 2013An American who should be water boarded***There are some people who should be water boarded because they hold potentially crucial information to which the nation is ignorant....
View ArticleAre you really a Republican or a Democrat? & Ignatius' analysis of Iraq blows it
Ruminations, March 24, 2013What makes a Republican or a Democrat?Periodically, we hear complaints from those on the right about “RINOs” – Republicans in name only. This assumes that the complainer has...
View ArticleThe World According to Dick Cheney – and Showtime
Ruminations, March 31, 2013The World According to Dick Cheney – and Showtime***Making a documentary work is hard – especially if you want to be objective. Showtime’s two-hour special on Dick Cheney...
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