Never one for shirking from publicity, Newt Gingrich today compared Barack Omaba’s take no prisoners negotiating style to that of a king. In an interview with the Washington Post, Gingrich said that Obama’s refusal to negotiate with Congress on a budget deal was “almost unconstitutional” and his behavior was more like a king than a […]
One Speeding Ticket Would Send 25% of Americans To Bankruptcy Court
July 27, 2013 Leave a Comment
Besides high unemployment, declining wages and a constantly increasing cost of living, Americans now face another menace that could send them directly to bankruptcy court. According to Yahoo News, the five most egregious states for issuing insanely high speeding tickets are Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Nevada and New Hampshire. These five states all hold drivers […]
Immigration Bill A Costly Solution Without A Problem
June 21, 2013 Leave a Comment
Congress is hard at work putting together massively complex and costly legislation to solve the “illegal immigration” problem at the Mexican American border. As the Immigration Bill Gathers Momentum, it is becoming apparent that the bill will be an incredibly costly effort to solve a problem that no longer exists and America will become the […]
Why Bother Voting When Unelected Bureaucrats With Lifetime Jobs Run The Country?
June 20, 2013 Leave a Comment
Nothing is more aggravating, self defeating and humiliating than dealing with government bureaucrats. This vast army of government bureaucrats has become a fourth unelected branch of government with life time employment and zero accountability, pouring sand into the gears of commerce, free enterprise and human freedoms. One scandal after another hits the news with the […]
Have Gun Homicide Rates Really Declined?
May 15, 2013 Leave a Comment
Many people, including this writer, believe that the number of gun crimes in America has increased over the years. In reality, the number of gun homicides and violent gun crimes have dramatically declined over the past 20 years. An in depth survey conducted by Pew Research shows that 45% of Americans think that gun crimes […]
Do We Really Need Six Billion More Pennies Every Year?
May 15, 2013 Leave a Comment
Americans seem to have a love/hate relationship with the penny. The purchasing power of a penny has become so irrelevant that most people will not bother to pick one up off the street. Yet despite the penny’s low value, most Americans will admit that they save pennies. There probably aren’t that many homes in America […]
Missing Jobs and Miserable Lives
May 14, 2013 Leave a Comment
The great financial crash of 2008 resulted in over eight million jobs disappearing in a little over a year. As orders evaporated and sales plunged, companies quickly slashed labor costs in order to remain profitable. Previous recessions have caused unemployment to soar but the ensuing recoveries always resulted in a strong economic rebound and the […]
Air Travel Delays Result of Reprehensible Conduct By White House and Congress
April 24, 2013 Leave a Comment
The growing disruption of airline flights in the U.S. is causing economic problems for an economy that does not need more problems, especially from a crisis manufactured by the President and Congress. Pulling critical air traffic controllers off their screens and telling them to stay home will at some point jeopardize public safety. What will […]
The U.S. Ranks Dead Last In Every Category of Health Care
April 14, 2013 Leave a Comment
Apparently there is little correlation between the health of Americans and the amount spent on health care. Despite spending significantly more on health care than other similarly developed countries, America ranks dead last in categories such as infant mortality and life expectancy. Americans consume more calories per capita than any other nation on planet Earth […]
Ford’s “Three Sluts In A Trunk” Ad Campaign
March 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
After all the horrendous publicity on how woman in India are violently mistreated and degraded, why would Ford give free reign to the Indian unit of Ford Motor to come up an ad campaign? Aren’t the ad campaigns cleared by someone at the corporate offices who has a shred of sensitivity? Apparently not, as Ford […]