Author Archives: ChrisA

Congratulations Pat Summitt: Career victory 1000

Congratuations to Pat Summitt for leading the Lady Vols to 1000 career victories!

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Capitalism and Greed: Milton Friedman takes down lightweight Donahue

Hat tip to Power Line. For another point of view, see todays editorial by Erika Stutzman of the Boulder Daily Camera. AFter talking about the overindulgance of a few CEO’s, and rightfully so in my mind, she concludes… Perhaps this … Continue reading

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“That’s the point. Seriously, that’s the point.”

The President and stimulus. Makes me wanna puke.

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Hope and change meets the guardrail

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The Age of Obama

Isn’t this the truth… The Age of Obama begins with perhaps the greatest frenzy of old-politics influence peddling ever seen in Washington. By the time the stimulus bill reached the Senate, reports the Wall Street Journal, pharmaceutical and high-tech companies … Continue reading

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All aboard?

The President says… “There is no disagreement that we need action by our government, a recovery plan that will help to jumpstart the economy.” Really? Next, travel over to Instapundit and read how “scaring people is not leadership“.

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Bring back DDT

Bill Gates releases mosquitoes into the audience while discussing the dangers of malaria. Nice little stunt, I’ll keep my distance from the idiot next time. The answer is quite simple Bill, it’s called DDT.

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This surely raises confidence in government

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Capitol Hill phone lines are a tad busy

Seems like voters/citizens are getting sick and tired of politics as usual and are calling their representatives to complain. Here are a few highlights… It’s because of people like Betty Davidson. “I’m very upset!” exclaimed the 63-year-old from Laguna Hills, … Continue reading

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Prosperity is not printable

Some words of financial wisdom from Bill Fleckenstein. America is now well down the path of trying to print its way to prosperity. Of course, the reason we are trying to print our way to prosperity is because initially, in … Continue reading

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Economic Stimulus Tops $920B

Yikes… President Obama’s economic stimulus plan has topped $920 billion after the Senate agreed Wednesday to give a tax break of up to $15,000 to homebuyers in hopes of revitalizing the housing industry. The tax break adds $20 billion to … Continue reading

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Time to unmask the “Global Warming Religion”

Also a video which at the moment I’m unable to embed.

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Daschle’s going home!

Hey, he paid his taxes!

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The personification of a spoiled brat

Lindsay Lohan

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Tax simplification

Don’t these continuing tax problems call for tax simplification? I’m not so naive as to believe this is only a Democratic problem, although I am naive enough to believe it’s more of a Democratic issue then a Republican one. Still, … Continue reading

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Working at Walmart

Boring perhaps but doesn’t sound so bad. My standard equipment included a handheld bar-code scanner which revealed the in-store stock and nearest warehouse stock of every item on the shelves, and its profit margin. At the branch where I worked, … Continue reading

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Ponzi scheme

The biggest Ponzi scheme yet, it just hasn’t come due yet. Don’t worry, it’s inevitable.

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Whew, it’s only weather

I suppose no hint of climate change yet. Of course, in the interest of full disclosure, I have heard that Australia is suffering from record breaking heat.

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No Stimulus

Sign the petition.

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What has Daschle been up to?

Power Lines gives us a synopsis of Daschle’s activities since he lost his Senate seat. Sure seems to me that one of Tom’s best financial moves was to lose his Senate seat to John Thune in 2004. Hey, even the … Continue reading

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