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Another warning about govt intervention

From the 1 Sep Wall St Journal: Another day, another stimulus burnout. On Wed, solar panel maker and White House favorite Solyndra announced they will suspend business and file for bankruptcy. Its demise is a reminder of the perils of politically...

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We may have lost the battle

Listening to the circus performers and a mostly absent ringmaster perform in Washington, I’m full of real sadness for our nation. There will be no “deal” struck, and if one is finally found, it will hurt our once-great nation. This week signals that...

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The Economy

I’ve warned you before that I’m really, really not an economist. However, the absolutely horrible condition of our nation’s economy force me to pay attention to it. Indeed, the Prez has said that military pay and veterans benefits may well be cut if...

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The US and the Arab World

In 2008, candidate Obama belittled Pres Bush for not having many friends among the nations and for being unable to lead the world. Recent polls by Zogby clearly show that Obama is less popular than Bush was at the end of his term—especially among...

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A Non-economist’s view of the Economy

The federal govt released a report on the economy—you know, the one they’re saying is good and getting better—that one. The report, written by the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, a group of 3 economists who were hand-picked by the pres...

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The Media and The Prez

Our current president is, well, gaffe prone. While addressing the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division he said: “Throughout my service, first as a senator and then as a presidential candidate and then as a president, I’ve always run into you...

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Comparing two Presidents

George W. Bush speech after capture of Saddam: The success of yesterday’s mission is a tribute to our men and women now serving in Iraq . The operation was based on the superb work of intelligence analysts who found the dictator’s...

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Interrogating prisoners

The intel that led to the taking-out of Osama was developed, at least in part, through prisoner interrogation. But Obama has changed everything in dealing with such prisoners. In Iraq, the Iraqis now hold all prisoners. In Afghanistan, I think there...

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The Budget and the Military

President Obama demonstrated his lack of leadership, yet again. In his meandering response to the GOP budget proposal, which, frankly, didn’t cut enough or soon enough, he pushed for more “investment” in his pet projects: more spending...

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Our Nobel Peace Prize Winner in action

MSNBC reports the Arab League is complaining—the action ongoing in Libya is not what they agreed to at the UN, they say. Holy Cow! I thought the military action that Clinton/Obama are “reluctantly” doing is strictly in response to the Arab League...

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