Physician Heal Thyself

We have a new nominee for Surgeon General.  Her photos have now been flashed across the screens of cable TV and elsewhere.   The job of Surgeon General isn’t to actually be out there treating patients on a daily basis but to serve as an advisory for the general health policies of the nation.   Their role [...]

Divided We Unite

During any tense election season it it always tempting to think the worse and lose some hope for the future of the country.   I have endured for about half my life Administrations that I either didn’t trust or outright despised.  Even when the Administration was one that I geneally approved of there were always policies [...]

Texas and the Senate count

Ok, guys  we are going to explore a little bit of history that most of you don’t know anything about but which some day could have a real impact on the makeup of the US Senate.  Knowing a little history comes in handy now and again and can have real practical effects on the world of [...]

Authoritarian Governments

I have noticed so many times that people bandy about the words Nazi and Communists or Socialist as though they were interchangeable.   There were differences between the two.  Usually some politician, “activist” or “spokesman” when really upset about a particular policy of our government or that of another nation will throw around those words.  They [...]

Bailouts–what’s the dog and what’s the tail?

Well, dear friend, Mother Government has come to the rescue again with the recent legislation for just about everyone to “save” the mortgage business and home ownership.   At least so they assure us.   No one loses we are told by the Kings of Capitol Hill.   I submit to you that there are millions  of losers [...]

Trust the people with the oil facts, not the politicians

By popular demand I will augment the discussion about offshore drilling  and the the oil business generally so everyone can reach their own conclusion and not rely upon the spoon fed information of some of our more verbose politicians.  We need to examine a bit about exactly how the oil leasing  and production business operates [...]

Oil Facts, not fiction

I am getting really irritated by the comments of politicians about our energy situation and those who oppose trying to drill now for more oil.   Their arguments are disingenuous at best and outright spin lies at worst.   Just this weekend I heard more than one say that it would take 30 years to develop offshore [...]

Magic of the Market

The recent intervention of the Fed in banking and turmoil over the subprime market downturn should cause one to ponder the benefits or negative effects of Government actions in reaction to those events. If you don’t believe in Capitalism, there is only one answer–let the Government run everything and make every decision. It [...]