My Comment: I seem to have settled into somewhat of a routine about these blog posts. I have no idea if very many people actually read them; I know a few of you do since you're kind enough to make a comment from time to time. There is no shortage of ideas out there that …
Continue reading Obama sings the blues but it is Republicans who feel down
My Comment: At last, a positive message! From time to time you’ve heard me rant about the negative messages that surround us. And I’ve promised from time to time to give you something “not negative”. Yeah, I know, I need to get my head fixed as well. Here is a post from my favorite thinker. …
Continue reading A Positive Narrative for U.S. Foreign Policy
My Comment: Several years ago, a comment by Barack Obama, long before there was any real discussion about his running for President, he more or less said in a speech that “... we are not red Americans, or blue Americans, but simply Americans”. It was an idea that resonated with me. As an immigrant and …
My Comment: You may have noticed a little more structure to my blog posts recently. I've identified four basic themes I want to talk about, so on Monday thru Thursday my plan is to provide what I hope is interesting material on that particular "theme of the day". On Friday, it's going to miscellaneous since …
My comment: The Republican presidential march is now in Florida. In a few days, the Republican party of Florida will have identified it’s candidate of choice in this years presidential election. The article that follows came from The Financial Times, a publication out of Great Britain that is usually focused on business, economics, etc. It's …
My comment: Since this appeared two months ago, the GOP campaign to determine who will oppose President Obama next November has experienced many changes. Today, Mitt Romney appears likely to earn the nomination. While readers of this blog probably know my leftward leanings, I’m particularly confused today by the attacks on Romney by his competitors …
From time to time I get emails that list the most popular articles that appear in certain financial magazines. As you can imagine, someone is trying to get me to subscribe and spend money on their publication, which is OK. This is an article that continues to show up even though its not very long. …
By Michael Moran Much has been made of the depth of the economic crisis facing the United States, and it should not be underestimated. But only about 30 percent of the trouble facing the U.S. today is economic -- the U.S. economy, compared with all the other developed economies, is in the best structural and …
Fox Pollster Tells GOP Governors Why 'Occupy' Scares Him Thu, 12/01/2011 - 11:32pm — Joe Conason When the reigning wordsmith of the Republican right says that he is “frightened to death” by Occupy Wall Street, there must be a compelling reason for him to admit his fear. Such was the confession of Frank Luntz, famed …
(A few days late but you'll get the point. TK) By Jurek Martin Never in the 390 year history of Thanksgiving in America have so many turkeys been roaming the land. Unfortunately, most of them are political – Republican presidential candidates gobbling nonsense, the congressional super committee that failed to carve up the debt bird, …
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