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Monthly Archives: November 2011
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
November 10th was the 36th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior in which 29 men went to a watery grave. The exact cause of the wreck to this day is largely unknown. Why is this … Continue reading
Fannie, Freddie, and Finance Failure
The American Right hasn’t always been particularly honest with itself or anyone else for that matter when it comes to events which led up to the financial collapse in 2008. Our innate proclivity towards the magical powers of the so-called … Continue reading
Digging a little deeper: Cain lead in Iowa shrinking; Romney third in South Carolina.
This morning I posted that while Herman Cain still maintains a national lead in his quest for the GOP nomination, Romney is slipping, and Gingrich is rising. However, this is a macro shot on the national level, but the closer … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Current Events
Tagged Herman Cain, Iowa, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, South Carolina
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A poem for Veteran’s Day: 11-11-11
Veterans by Brittany Skinner They were there, And they remember, The shock, the horror Of watching strangers die. A life ended By a fellow soldier’s shaking hands. The unimaginable debt, Owed by a free world Can never be repaid, Still … Continue reading
Posted in American Society, Current Events, History
Tagged Gratitude, Military, United States, Veteran's Day, World War I, World War II
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CBS Poll: Cain on top, Romney and Gingrich tied for second
I think this is the first national poll taken that actually encompasses opinion since the other night’s debate and it is rather revealing as to how the GOP race for the nomination is shaping up. This is how the field … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Current Events
Tagged Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican
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Yes, #Occupiers Are Just Like the Tea Party; Except When They Rape, Rob, and Murder One Another.
San Fran Chronicle | Man shot to death near Occupy Oakland camp A young man was fatally shot Thursday evening just yards from the Occupy Oakland encampment outside City Hall. And before the ambulance had even pulled away, people were debating … Continue reading
Posted in American Society
Tagged #Occupy crimes and arrests, Oakland, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Wall Street
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Natural Gas: A bridge to renewables.
Here is an interesting chart which displays how America chooses to fuel her electrical generation. It indicates that by sector our dependency on natural gas is growing as a percentage of total electrical production. IMO, this is a great transitory … Continue reading
The Case for Newt Gingrich: I am not there yet, but I am seriously looking.
Back in April on the topic of Newt Gingrich, it looked like Jason’s political instincts should be severely questioned and back in June mine were on point. Now this month, I have to pleasantly admit that the roles are reversed … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Current Events
Tagged Election 2010, GOP candidates, Gop Nomination, Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republicans
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RIP Joe Frazier
This is a slight detour from our usual content but everyone on this site would agree that Joe Frazier is as American as apple pie. Therefore, its fitting we take a moment to celebrate his life, his accomplishments in and … Continue reading
From the conspiracy files: Businesses waiting to hire until after the 2012 election?
Glenn Reynolds, aka Instapundit, received an interesting email from a reader of his blog named Kevin Long. In his correspondence,Mr. Long provides anecdotal confirmation of a theory I either talked about with Jason, Jeff, or my dog. Since I only … Continue reading
Posted in American Society, Current Events, Economics, Opinion
Tagged business, Business and Economy, employment, Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit, Job Search, private-sector
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The case for Countercyclical Regulatory Policy?
Michael Mandel, chief economic strategist from the…ugh…dare I say it, Progressive Policy Institute, has proposed a rather intriguing idea that might just warm the cockles of little conservative hearts. Something he calls countercyclical regulatory policy. As he points out much … Continue reading
Robert Samuelson on Budget Fairy Tales: Left and Right
Robert Samuelson, a writer for Newsweek, correctly captures what is wrong with our national debate on the deficits and debt problem currently facing our nation. His article is a little scant on numbers and more literary than anything. However, he … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, American Society, Current Events, Economics
Tagged conservatism, deficit, liberalism, national debt, Newsweek, Robert J. Samuelson
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A little piece of Sub-Prime history.
In most cases people talk about hindsight being 20/20. In the case of the Office of theComptroller of the Currency and sub-prime loans, it was their foresight which was 20/20. From March of 1999. The Office of the Comptroller of … Continue reading
