“No Individual Should Face Workplace Discrimination Based on Race” Part of the appeal of American culture has always been the sense of fair play and equal opportunity offered by our political and economic system. What has attracted so many immigrants to our shores for hundreds of years was the notion that, given a level playing […]
Archives for June 2009
A Bright Idea – CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs)
June 30, 2009 1 Comment
Energy Department’s New Lighting Standards The Energy Department announced new lighting standards that are expected to reduce the nations energy bill by $4 billion annually when implemented in 2012. The change that will affect the average American the most will be the ban on the sale of standard incandescent light bulbs in 2014. Huge energy […]
Strip Searching A Child – What Were They Thinking?
June 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
Power Mad Officials Go To Far The Supreme Court recently found that the constitutional rights of a 13 year old female child had been violated by an overzealous Arizona school administration that forced the child to submit to a humiliating strip search. Although not prohibiting schools from conducting future strip searches of children, the Court […]
America – More Of A Welfare State Than We Admit
June 22, 2009 1 Comment
America has become more of a welfare state than most of us would care to admit as Robert Samuelson details in a recent article. The shock to many will come when it becomes obvious that the promises made by Government are so large that they simply cannot be kept. Washington Post – Raised in an […]
Obama – Is The Infatuation Justified?
June 1, 2009 Leave a Comment
President On A Roll It seems as if the President is enjoying an extended honeymoon with both the press and voters, while the Republicans remain disarrayed and powerless. Public optimism and confidence is surging based on the hope that the steps taken by the Obama administration will lead to brighter economic days. The voters and […]
The Fallacy of Government Running Businesses
June 1, 2009 Leave a Comment
Business Discovers Drawbacks to Government Aid The banking industry, the insurance industry and finally the auto industry have taken their turn with government money controlled by the Obama administration under the premise that they were all too big to fail. The bankers and insurance executives are finding out how difficult it is to return the TARP money, […]