QE2, With the Benefit of a little Hindsight

Long term interest rates are rising, US trading partners are incensed, commodity prices are soaring, Fed credibility is crumbling and QE2 is just beginning.

The Empire Strikes Out

Obama recently likened the GOP to "The Empire", the bad guys from the Star Wars movies.  Of successful GOP fundraising efforts he said "The Empire is Striking Back".

               Darth Obama, Sith Lord,, Apprentice or Master??

Unpublished WSJ Submission

I wrote the following in response to a chilling article by Federal HHS Director, Kathleen Sebelius.  Newt Gingrich had a lengthy response which did get published, but unfortunately mine did not. 

Free Trade

No issue has more potential to raise the global standard of living, and the health and happiness of the world’s population, than free trade. 

What Is, and What Ought To Be

Journalists, politicians and liberal arts students get to think a lot about "what ought to be".  "what ought to be" thinking is not constrained by the possible.

How Freedom Dies

Vilification of someone or something is a requisite step on the road to authoritarianism.

Just the Facts Please Sir

The President was correct when he stated that the health care rhetoric had become over heated. 

Wise Guys

I'm reminded of Joe Pesci's line in Casino where he says "It was the last time that street guys like us would ever be trusted with anything that f'ing valuable".  So it is for the Democrats.

A Sleeping Giant Awakened

A sleeping Giant has been awakened.  Richard Nixon called this giant "The Silent Majority",

Bipartisan Health Care Reform

It looks like we can hit the reset button on health care finally.  The Democrats are still determined to get “something” done and the Republicans are saying that they’re willing to go along, just not with the existing bill.

Out with the Neo, In with the Retro

Politicians on both sides of the aisle need to reconnect with the integrity of their beliefs. They have lost their way, and rather than serve their citizens, too often they serve only themselves.

Obama Likes Painting Rainbows

Having gone 47 years without ever working to create jobs, wealth or a profit has liberated the president’s mind to pursue