Tag Archives: Politics
Government “Investment” And Management Of The Economy
Whether we like it or not since January of ’09 we have been in an era of much greater control of our economy by the Federal government than anything in the past. Our landscape is filled with the examples of … Continue reading
2 Cents Worth On Life Its Ownself
It’s a cool winter day but the wires are filled with hot news items worthy of a thought or two. So the Italian captain tripped and fell into the lifeboat by accident. That was some lucky fall for him. Then when … Continue reading
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The Happy Pill And The Democrats–A Fable?
There was this nerdy little fellow who went to work in his garage with his cochemistry set from Toys R Us and after months of laborious endeavor created a pill that would make people happy. The manufacturing process was simple … Continue reading
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2 Cents Worth On Life Its Ownself
The gray matter churns and turns out these thoughts even when we try to restrain them. So let’s see what comes out of the lost and found bin this week. Don’t know about you but that recent ad by Ford … Continue reading
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Hopefulness During Gloomy Times
It is not hard to be very gloomy about the future when one reads the headlines of today. There is so much negative news it is difficult to even know where to start. We have two active wars in progress … Continue reading
2 Cents Worth On Life Its Ownself
Old themes and new events feed the trough with fodder for these musings. The fighting in Libya rings with names of 70 years ago. Benghazi, Tobruk, Tripoli were all in the news regularly from 1940 to 1943 with the ebbs … Continue reading
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2 Cents Worth On Life Its Ownself
We would stop doing these except for the fact that life and the headlines keep supplying fodder for the idle mind. We are constantly reminded by the Fed and Geithner (the tax expert) that the percentage of US debt is … Continue reading
2 Cents Worth On Life Its Ownself
These are clearly the opinions from the cheap seats, but hey, they are still in the stadium. Again we call for the state of the union address to be completely changed. It has become pure political theater over the years … Continue reading
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2 Cents Worth On Life Its Ownself
Thankfully, the politicians and the quirks of human foibles replenish the inventory of cheap thoughts and opinions for sale at this bargain price. In the last couple of days there have been breathless reports that housing is in a slump again; … Continue reading
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