The health care “debate” is made most irritating by the obvious things ignored. As we have grown accustomed to hearing ad nauseam, health care represents 17% of our economy. I have no idea if that number is accurate. Perhaps one day I will look into it. Whatever the number, we know it is big. Yet [...]
The Ideological Rigidity of Ron Paul’s Economics
February 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Part 1 of my Ron Paul essay received more attention than I expected. His supporters are intense, to say the least.
As stated in that article, there are many things about Paul to like. But his monetary policies and his political rigidity are not among them. I do not dismiss the importance of sound monetary policies. [...]
State of the Union: Lame Duck Rising
January 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Even Obama, Biden and Pelosi seemed bored during the State of the Union Address. Obama couldn’t even gin up enough energy to discuss “Gitmo”. But it does not matter what he said. It’s all over for his presidency.
The Democrat Party now understands just how bad they blew it in 2009. This is good for the [...]
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Tiger: As Cold As Ice
December 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In an essay on Rush Limbaugh I stated,
“I like my coffee black and my NFL football straight.”
This was a send up on Joe Namath’s quip “I like my women blond and my Johnny Walker Red.” I almost never care or want to know anything about an athlete’s personal life, political opinions, [...]
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The East Anglia Revelations Have Not Changed My Mind, Part 2
December 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Editor’s Note: Please read part 1 here which explains some of the scientific reasons which the author does not agree with the global warming theory. In this second part he explains the heuristic reasons for not embracing the idea.
The term “heuristic” is used here as an intuitive judgment based on experiences. It’s the kind [...]
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The East Anglia Revelations Have Not Changed My Mind, Part 1
December 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
On Fox’s Special Report Monday evening, Brit Hume made the central argument against the politics and science of global warming: its proponents have not yet made accurate predictions. Nor have they gotten the concept straight. Is “global warming” or “climate change” the problem?
I began writing about this issue years ago [...]
