Posts Tagged ‘Politics’
Unbecoming of an Officer…in this case the Secret Service
The Obama administration seem to be grasping at straws. Clutching and clawing at any idea to keep the White House out of the hands of former Governor Mitt Romney. Amid the scandals of the Secret Service, lets be clear that there have been incidences under prior administrations, George W. Bush and even Bill Clinton.
Read MoreThe sweepstakes campaign – Obama and his contests
The pop-star president has been doing this for months, and Romney has gotten into the game. Can anyone provide an example from a previous president or presidential candidate where they hold a sweepstakes where if you chip in a few dollars you get a chance to win lunch with the president or candidate?
Read MoreObama again displays the difference between statists and conservatives
Maybe it’s not statists and conservatives, but to President Obama it’s him against his opponents. On his home-turf in front of a United Auto Workers crowd in Washington yesterday, Obama couldn’t grasp the concept that wanting to be on top and working together is not mutually exclusive.
Read MoreObama’s playbook: Same rhetoric, different decade
This is all the guy and the Democrat leadership have. Those other guys … the mean Republicans … want dirty water, dirty air, kids starving while they don’t have enough teachers in the schools.
Read MorePoliticians playing games: Oil subsidies that are not subsidies
Let’s all say the words at the same time … business expenses. You know – expenses – the fixed and variable costs that companies incur as they spend money in an effort to put people to work and make a profit. Politicians are now in the habit of referring to “big oil subsidies” that are…
Read MoreMy opinion will not be silenced – Conservatives have rights!
Saturday’s events in Tucson were tragic. For reasons not explained, some 22 year-old nut named Jared Loghner made the choice to visit a peaceful gathering of people, kill six and severely injure 14. Evil manifests itself in many ways all the time, and this is one example. For media pundits, bloggers and politicians to take this evil act and…
Read MoreOutside Opinions: Does the BBC get it?
As much as I occasionally make light of our English cousins, mainly for their ever expanding nanny-state and their seemingly bottomless acceptance of the state’s intrusion into their lives, it is occasionally useful to seek out their opinions, just in case they happen to see or find something that eludes us. I mean, even a…
Read MoreDo we need more politicians like New Jersey Governor Christie?
I think… yes. This is a video from a May 10 press conference where a columnist asks Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) about his confrontational tone. The way I look at it, politics by definition is partisan. That’s the whole idea of politics.
Read MoreLike Rats Abandoning a Sinking Ship…
Apparently, there has been a crisis of confidence of late within the ranks of the Democratic party, with recruited candidates backing out of their races, even in putatively “safe” districts. From “The Hill:” “Democrats have lost yet another touted recruit, this time in Kansas. State Sen. Laura Kelly (D) just announced her withdrawal from the…
Read MoreSymptom of the Disease: Politicians and their investments (Example 2)
For my next Symptom of the Disease example we review politicians and their personal finances. When politicians are involved with the regulation of business, they automatically are privy to a defacto version of insider trading. Cleveland.com reports members of the House Financial Services Committee were buying and selling banking and financial service stocks last fall.
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