Archive for February 2009
Ash Wednesday
The traditional beginning of Lent. 40 days (actually 46) of self sacrifice, introspection, and meditation on life and the Lord. I will be busy making soup for a bread and soup dinner at my church tonight, so my blogging will be limited. I hope you understand. But I will be back on the job with…
Read MoreHouston drops idea to pay off personal debt
A proposal to hand out $3,000 to individuals who did not have good enough credit score to qualify for mortgages has been crossed off the Houston city council agenda this week. The idea was to use the $3,000 to help individuals improve their credit score by a few points so they would qualify to buy…
Read MoreLoose talk sink stocks
During WW2, there were whole informational campaigns warning against the consequences of loose talk. “Loose Lips Sink Ships” is, perhaps, the most famous, but there were others. Today, we need to update this campaign to educate our legislators — Loose Talk Sink Stocks. Our senators especially could benefit from such a campaign. Charles Schumer started…
Read MoreThomas Sowell On The Housing Crisis
Thomas Sowell is a very bright man with uncommon common sense. A guest on my show only once (he is very tough to nail down), a free market thinker he does a great job of tracing the root cause of the current financial crisis, an even if you are one to believe that “greedy bankers”…
Read MorePolls: From The Left, From The Right
I have said before I do not like polls. Not only are they snapshots of an America that seems consumed with the latest and greatest or whatever the crowd finds most appealing that day or that week. But I have always viewed pollsters with a certain amount of skepticism, especially when it comes to weighting…
Read MoreUSGS finds 3 billion barrels of oil in United States
Actually, the report – dated last spring – states there is between 3 billion and 4.3 billion barrels of oil in the Bakken Formation in North Dakota and Montana. The U.S. Geological Survey assessment states the oil is technically recoverable, with current technology. Hat tip to reader Fred. We’re not running out of oil. The…
Read MoreUpdated 2009 appropriations bill – $430 billion
As noted yesterday, I figured it would take less than 24 hours for a draft of the new House appropriations bill (H.R. 1105) to show up, and we’ve found it and have it here. Hat tip to Sister Toldja who provides a link to the scanned draft [PDF, 13mb]. It has been posted on the…
Read MoreTo Hell With Your Grandchildren and Old People Too
Still think these Governors (other than the four Republicans) are looking out for you. Trust me they are looking out for their re-election.
Read MoreI regret nothing … still
From Hannity’s America last night. Bill Ayers talks with Alan Colmes in what must be part of the Bill Ayers rehab tour. Ayers, who’s Weather Underground bombed the Pentagon, New York City Police Headquarters, a New York State Supreme Court justice and was planning on bombing a dance at Fort Dix in New Jersey, still…
Read MoreHalo Slipping – “The Thrill Is Gone”
Jim Geraghty pointed this out … so … I watched. Here’s what Jim wrote over at National Review: I can hardly believe what I’m watching on MSNBC right now. Chris Matthews is almost critical — no, not even almost, he’s flat-out critical of President Obama on the economic front. Howard Fineman of Newsweek says Obama…
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