At the same time I was enjoying the optimistic tone of President Obama’s speech last night, I was wondering how on earth he thought he was going to do all that feel-good stuff he was talking about. Of course it would be great if he could end the wars, stop the waste, balance the budget, … Continue reading Obama trades gloom for ‘yes we can’
Hard times! Recession! Depression! Disaster! As bad as the Great Depression! Come on, people, where’s your common sense? Where are your history books? I didn’t live through the Great Depression, but my parents did. And based on their stories alone, I can tell you we’re nowhere near the conditions of the Great Depression. We haven’t … Continue reading Hard times? You ain’t seen nuttin’ yet
… there’s the issue of how to track and tax all that mileage. Continue reading Tax on miles driven would be unfair to many
So, let’s see … if I understand it correctly, I’m eligible for mortgage assistance under Obama’s new housing bailout. I bought this house two years ago and its value has been dropping ever since. That puts me “under water” on my mortgage, since almost nothing I’ve paid in these first two years has gone toward … Continue reading Where’s my piece of the bailout pie?
*** Rant Alert!! *** Bill collectors. Ugh. So much worse than the stereotypical used car salesman. Bill collectors only make money if they can squeeze, extort, scare, or otherwise get money from you. And the tactics they use can sometimes seem like something straight from the annals of Guantanamo. If you’ve ever had one come … Continue reading Is privacy dead?
Russian professor Igor Panarin, reportedly a very affable guy, is brightening the new year for his countrymen and women with his theory about the U.S. Referred to as Panarin’s Disintegration, it predicts the dissolution of the U.S. in 2010. According to the Wall Street Journal, Panarin, a former KGB analyst well known in the Kremlin, … Continue reading Panarin’s Disintegration: USA ends in 2010
