Republican proponents insisted the new legislation would reduce the regulatory burden on small businesses and spur creation of new jobs. SOURCE: Houses passes bill easing rules regulating Wall Street – Yahoo News. I think every one of those GOPers… Read More
In a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday morning, the newly elected majority leader suggested that the growing signs of an economic recovery — 5 percent GDP growth, 320,000 additional jobs in November, all-time highs in the markets… Read More
“I am kind of like a politician. The less I know about anything, the more I can say about it.” – Will Rogers, 12 June 1928 I’m kind of like a politician myself Will. One of my favorite… Read More
Boston MA – MIT We visited MIT in 2003. It does not have the charm of its neighbor Harvard but I kind of think it produces a better brand of graduates. MIT – Scientist, Engineers, Innovators… Harvard –… Read More
“Party Politics is the most narrow minded occupation in the World.” – Will Rogers, 29 March 1925 It is sad to say that this is probably more true today than even in Will’s Day. But then again the… Read More
“If lawmakers were elected for life I believe they would do better. A man’s thoughts are naturally on his next term, more than on his country.” – Will Rogers, 8 June 1924 I don’t know about this one… Read More
We are generally very poor at predicting the future. Congressman Ryan who is a radical right conservative in the House of Representative recently proudly put out a ten year government budget that he proclaims will starve us from… Read More
I am going to talk a little about a tough one here and that is the “A” word. By that of course I mean abortion. It seems to be the sole driving force for many voters in this… Read More
All there is to politics is trading. That’s why politics is not as good as it was years ago. They don’t have as many old-time horse traders in there. These we got are just amateurs. They’re crude with… Read More
. . . no man is great if he thinks he is. – March 1, 1929 Will Rogers This one sentence said a lot about people in Will’s day but maybe even more so in today’s world. In… Read More
Source: Leaders of deficit panel say public’s confidence at stake – USATODAY.com. Since this is an optimistic post and I am short of optimism lately it will be a short one. In these times of total political gridlock it is nice to… Read More
source: GOP ignores growth despite ’90s tax hikes – USATODAY.com. As I have mentioned several times before I am a history buff and have been for more than fifty years now. So, I am a believer in the saying… Read More
Some people seem to think that those two holes on the sides of your head are for relieving pressure from your brain when you have to think too much. Kind of like that weight thingie we put on… Read More
