Does anyone other than me find this endless election process a destructive force in our highly polarized nation? Certainly time must be devoted to sorting out and picking a candidate to run for President in 2012, but must it begin a full eighteen months before the election actually takes place? Must it be such a… [Read more…]
January 6, 2012
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October 27, 2011
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October 22, 2011
The nation has been in a state of meltdown for the past three years. The problems confronting this country call for someone of substance to step in and take charge. Having looked at the entire field of Republican candidates, Newt Gingrich stands out as the most serious and qualified to defeat Barack Obama and restore… [Read more…]
March 14, 2011
As I was driving today my radio was tuned in to the XM music of the 50′s station. This is music that I listened to in High School. I liked it, but never gave it much thought beyond it being the background music of my adolescent years. It’s rather astounding that the simplistic three chord… [Read more…]
February 6, 2011
“All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone”. Thus said the French philosopher Blaise Pascal. I used to think that boredom was an affliction that was peculiar to the young. Children and Youth are always rendering that complaint and view it as something very difficult to endure. I… [Read more…]
January 28, 2011
Today I lost a team-mate and a friend. She died unexpectedly, although when one is in their mid-eighties the possibility is certainly always there. I bowl on a senior league bowling team. We bowl every Friday and have a great time. Gayle was one of our most enthusiastic members and never missed a game… [Read more…]
January 25, 2011
The economy is depressed, people are out of work, real estate is in the tank and people are just generally fed up with a declining standard of living and the politicians that have caused most of the problems. If this is your view of life in the twenty first century, let us consider what life… [Read more…]
January 4, 2011
This is Rudolf Havenstein. The name probably means nothing to most people. However, during the hyper-inflation in Germany that commenced after WWI., this man was the President of the German Central Banking System. He held essentially the same position that Ben Bernanke holds in the U.S. today. When Germany needed more money to fight WWI.… [Read more…]
December 19, 2010
The news this week, as every week, is full of stories about people venting their rage against their fellow-man. An individual walked into a school board meeting, drew graffiti on the wall and then pulled a gun and shot at school board members from point-blank range. We hear of road rage with people taking shots… [Read more…]
December 5, 2010
This is not an idea that is original to the President. This method is frequently used by State and Local Government to finance Public Education and the building of “Roads to Nowhere”. Thanks to Rube Goldberg for his on target assessment of the arcane and Byzantine methods that politicians come up with to make people… [Read more…]
November 16, 2010
“The meritoriousness of your complaint is directly proportional to the condition of those you are complaining to. The illustration is from the Steven Pastis cartoon “Pearls Before Swine ” He has really hit the nail on the head with this entry from today’s newspaper. Very often great wisdom and heady observation emerge from the wonderful… [Read more…]
October 24, 2010
The image of the non-fun loving Calvinist is in dire need of exposure to some light of truth. John Calvin, though one of the intellectual giants of Theology, was not the judgmental curmudgeon that he is so often portrayed. Brother Calvin, it seems was often seen, on days other than the Sabbath, lawn bowling in… [Read more…]
October 18, 2010
It seems to be a foregone conclusion that Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will push for another round of Quantitative Easing (Printing more money) sometime after Nov. 3rd. The Fed seems to think that the risk of unleashing future hyper-inflation is better than allowing the markets to take care of the Nations current financial woes in… [Read more…]
October 12, 2010
Thomas Aquinas believed that the existence of God could be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. He stated that there were five ways that this proposition was demonstrable. In his “Summa Theologica” Thomas states his case beginning with the theory of motion and the necessity of a prime mover. Aristotle had made this argument previously and… [Read more…]
August 26, 2010
The following article from the Washington Examiner is an interesting report that shows just how out of touch the Democratic Party has been concerning the wishes of the American public: For Obamacare supporters, judgment day approaches By: Byron York Chief Political Correspondent August 23, 2010 (AP File) Say you’re a Democratic member of Congress. You… [Read more…]
August 8, 2010
In an opinion piece by syndicated columnist Peggy Noonan in today’s Wall Street Journal, Ms. Noonan laments that public optimism about the “American Dream” has declined in America to an alarming degree. The bonds that cement us together as a free and united people are being eroded by the rising radicalism of the politically correct,… [Read more…]
June 24, 2010
While scanning the blogosphere and searching for something less depressing than the usual unenlightened nonsense I came across the following: Atheist apologists seem always eager to assert that faith is belief without evidence, notwithstanding that no religion I’m aware of sees it that way (Christianity surely does not) and that dictionaries don’t define it that… [Read more…]
June 9, 2010
Recently Zogby International conducted a survey to measure which group of voters were more knowledgeable about the economic policy choices facing the United States. Those questioned were asked if they considered themselves to be Liberal, Moderate or Conservative. They were also asked their political affiliation or party choice either Democrat, Republican or Independent. They were… [Read more…]
June 3, 2010
One of the saddest days in American automobile manufacturing history occurred this week as Ford Motor Company has announced plans to drop its Mercury line. Maybe its just nostalgia on my part that makes this news so sad. The Mercury line has not been profitable for many years, but back in the early and mid… [Read more…]
May 25, 2010
The people who are part of the Tea Party come from many perspectives on the political spectrum and are not all lock step in their ideas of what needs to be done about our national economic dilemma, however an inordinate number of individuals in the Tea Party seem to be of a Libertarian bent and… [Read more…]
May 16, 2010
The recent madness over the Arizona Governor signing a bill making it legal for police officers to question a persons immigration status has reached the point of lunacy. The city of Los Angeles, despite being nearly bankrupt, has decided to cease doing business with the State of Arizona . Because of previous pending contracts with… [Read more…]
May 8, 2010
It would seem that the recent economic crisis enveloping Greece is merely a preface to what is to come in many of our States and eventually to the U.S. as a whole. Our deficits are staggering and unsustainable. As I see it we have three choices, none of which are ideal. Solution 1. We raise… [Read more…]
March 23, 2010
This day will come to be known as the day that life expectancy averages for U.S. Senior Citizens began its downward trend. With passage of the Obama Health Care Reform Bill, it is a certainty that Medicare recipients are going to find it increasingly more difficult to find a Dr. or hospital to treat them. … [Read more…]
March 11, 2010
It seems that the President of Greece is requesting that the U.S. Govt. enact legislation to rein in the speculators on Wall Street. His country has been living over their heads and has gotten themselves bogged down in debt. Now however, the chickens are coming home to roost and Athens wants to pass the blame… [Read more…]
March 10, 2010
As opened my mail today I noticed a letter from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. I opened it and found a two paragraph letter informing me that next week I would be receiving a form from the 2010 census and that it was very important that I fill out the form and return it promptly. … [Read more…]
March 5, 2010
In 1961 I enlisted in the United States Army. It seemed like the thing to do because, at that time, to say that my life was going nowhere would be a definite understatement. I was 17 years old and no one could tell me anything because I knew it all. When I arrived at Fort… [Read more…]
February 13, 2010
I recently finished reading “Justice” by Professor Michael J. Sandel. Professor Sandel teaches a class on the same subject at Harvard University. The content of this book is taken from the subject matter that he presents to his classes. He basically wants the reader to examine questions of contemporary controversy and arrive at a way… [Read more…]
February 13, 2010
“Boredom is the chancre of utopias” . Schopenhauer Rate this:
January 30, 2010
In January 1960 I purchased my first car. I was 16 at the time and working as an assistant shipping clerk in a large retail store. One of my fellow workers had a 1949 Plymouth that he was anxious to sell because he was buying a new car. I bought the car for $25,00 and… [Read more…]
January 8, 2012
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