A healthcare plan is going to be passed. Obama’s future depends on it. It will be the end of his second term before knowing if it works or not. The promise of insurance to the 31 million people currently uninsured, will not be fulfilled for years. What if the plan does not work? (more…)
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Is There an Exit Strategy in the Healthcare Plan?
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Why Do Big Government, Big Business, and Big Unions Create Big Problems?
Sunday, February 21st, 2010Government, business, and unions are necessary institutions that make our nation strong. BIG government, BIG business, and BIG unions can destroy us. It may be happening right now. (more…)
Are They Economists or EconoNUTS?
Friday, February 19th, 2010I have been reading and trying to understand economics since college. The more I learn the less I know. Economics seems more about romance than science. Obama’s team says their economic policies rescued us from a second depression and created or saved millions of jobs. Are they nuts? (more…)
What If There Hadn’t Been a War with Iraq?
Sunday, February 14th, 2010Joe Biden said that success in Iraq may be one of the great achievements of the Obama administration. Most of our soldiers will be home by summer and the Iraq government is doing well. What would the situation be today if we had not invaded Iraq? (more…)
How Can Al Gore and Politicians Convince Americans To Accept Global Warming Legislation?
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010It’s getting harder and harder to accept the politics of climate change. Even blizzards are blamed on global warming and we are told that something has to be done now or the world will be in peril. Like Al Gore, I am not a scientist and I can’t debate meteorology. I do have some ideas, however, that will help convince Americans to join the fight to save the earth. (more…)
Is There Hope for Republicans?
Sunday, February 7th, 2010Obama’s poll numbers are down and even his most loyal supporters are worried. Is it time for the republicans to get excited about a comeback? I don’t think so. (more…)
Does “It Take a Village” or a Bureaucracy?
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010The president released his budget for 2010 and it raises a question that no one seems to be asking. It is a question at the very heart of our constitution. Why is the federal government funding, and thus jumping with both feet into local affairs? (more…)
How Can the Government Be Made More Effective?
Saturday, January 30th, 2010The federal government is an organization over 200 years old that has never been reduced or re-engineered. It’s like a mile long luxury car. It will carry a lot of people, but it is expensive, unproductive, and can’t maneuver quickly. Can anything be done? (more…)
How Should the Next Trillion Dollars Be Spent?
Friday, January 29th, 2010The senate just approved a plan permitting the government to borrow another 2 trillion dollars. We will now have a total national debt ceiling of 14.3 trillion dollars. I can’t get my mind around how much that really is, but I do have an interesting idea about how to spend the next trillion. (more…)