Government
Barack Obama – Miserable Failure
President Barack Obama is on track to be one of the worst presidents in history. Having been in office less than a year, he has built a track record in failure like no other president before him. As his stated goals have been to change the very ideals of America, Obama’s failures may be a [...]
One Tax-Cut to Rule Them All
We are in a serious economic situation right now. Not many people are aware of how dire things really are. While President Obama and the Democrat-run House and Senate are trying to work out how much more to spend on this and that, the available funds to pay for it have come and gone. Right [...]
How to Save the US Auto Industry
As the arguments have gone on about how to bail out the US auto industry, I’ve thought a lot about it myself.I believe that the US auto industry can be saved with some rather simple steps. Primarily, these include such common-sense things as un-crippling the automakers, reforming the automotive market, and trying some innovative experimental [...]
Advice for President-Elect Obama: International Policy
As the latest in my ongoing series of posts advising President-Elect Obama, I’d like to approach international issues. This may be a moot point, since Obama already has many international ties. Regardless, I’ll try to hit some high points. I won’t bother with advising on interactions with the palestinians, since Obama has ties to the [...]
Advice for President-Elect Obama – Make Promises; Lots of them
As self-appointed advisor to President-Elect Obama, I am duty-bound to offer advice as I have it, on how to succeed in the office of president. Since I’m not tied to any particular field of work, I don’t have to limit my advice to economic, international, or domestic issues. Instead, I offer my advice for success [...]
Advice for President-Elect Obama: Take Credit for Everything
In my new role as advisor to President-Elect Barack Obama, it is my duty to provide the best advice I can. The goal of this advice is to elevate the new President and the Democrat Party. I really wish my advice could be for the betterment of the United States and their citicens, but too [...]
Kelo -vs- Church in Oklahoma
In the original SimCity game, this type of post-Kelo action would be trouble. Every hardcore SimCity player knew that bulldozing a church to redevelop the land it sat on would result in an earthquake. Now, in Oklahoma, a political earthquake may be coming. The Anchoress tells a story of how churches, homes, and businesses are [...]
Fixing the Filibuster
There has been a lot of talk back and forth about the filibuster rule in the US Senate. Some see the filibuster as a glorious institution which must be protected, while others see it as an annoyance. I fall into the latter category, regardless of the party exercising the power. The word itself has its [...]
First Red Light Cameras, and Now This?
Doug Petch points out this news story about a new form of camera enforcement in Arlington, Virginia. “Arlington, Virginia has taken the next step in automated camera enforcement. Next month, it will expand its use of “BootFinder,” a camera device that scans license plates of parked cars and compares it against a database of unpaid [...]
30 Year Old Watergate Mystery To Be Revealed Soon
There has been much speculation on the identity of the pseudonymed source used by Woodward and Bernstein in their Watergate expose that helped to take down President Richard M. Nixon. For approximately 30 years, different names and theories have been put forth by researchers, writers, conspiracy theorists and such. In the last couple days, I’ve [...]