Category Archives: common sense

Jerry Brown implements State hiring freeze

Posted on February 16, 2011 by ChrisA

This is common sense for a bankrupt state….  isn’t it? Why is this news?  Well perhaps because it’s a commons sense action and perhaps because it’s Jerry Brown implementing “common sense”.  Of course, it’s going to take more than these … Continue reading →

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They never learn do they?

Posted on February 14, 2010 by ChrisA

Revenue from raising taxes always falls short of expectations.

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Time to turn up the volume against Obamacare

Posted on November 17, 2009 by ChrisA

AP Poll: Americans fret over health overhaul costs Go read it and (weep or cheer).

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Pelosi/Obamcare budget buster

Posted on November 11, 2009 by ChrisA

Way too much common sense… added 11/15. I was browsing through my posts and thought to myself, “This guy looks sorta scary”, then I thought about Nancy!

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Sweet

Posted on November 7, 2009 by ChrisA

Breaking: Hoyer admits Dems don’t have the votes for Pelosi Plan What does this tell us? Moderates have apparently balked at the pressure Pelosi has put on them to swallow the public option and a $1.8 trillion price tag. Today’s … Continue reading →

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“illusory” and “delusional”

Posted on October 26, 2009 by ChrisA

Climate targets can’t be achieved, say energy companies Energy companies have privately warned the Government that its climate change targets are “illusory” and “delusional” as global leaders prepare to sign up to stricter guidelines at the Copenhagen climate change conference … Continue reading →

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Healthcare bribery

Posted on October 16, 2009 by ChrisA

Senate Democrats look to bribe our physicians to increase their support of health care reform. Maneuvering to boost prospects for sweeping health care legislation, Senate Democrats hope first to win quick approval for a bill that grants doctors a $247 … Continue reading →

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From 4% to 16% of GDP

Posted on October 15, 2009 by ChrisA

That’s health care spending change from 1960’s to today. John Mackey’s political philosophy… “I believe in capitalism, I believe in markets, I believe in individual empowerment and indivual choice. So that’s my philosophy of politics and…” (very slight editing for … Continue reading →

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Health care bill common sense

Posted on October 2, 2009 by ChrisA

From Senate Health Finance committee Democrat Thomas Carper… Carper described the type of language the actual text of the bill would finally be drafted in as “arcane,” “confusing,” “hard stuff to understand,” and “incomprehensible.” He likened it to the “gibberish” … Continue reading →

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Beam me up….

Posted on October 1, 2009 by ChrisA

Stop babysitting neighbors kids… Each day before the school bus comes to pick up the neighborhood’s children, Lisa Snyder did a favor for three of her fellow moms, welcoming their children into her home for about an hour before they … Continue reading →

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Boulderites: BOYCOTT Whole Foods

Posted on August 12, 2009 by ChrisA

In today’s Wall Street Journal, John Mackay, CEO and co-founder of Whole Foods proposes his alternative to Obamacare. (I’ll provide a link when I find one). His ideas are so against the liberal/progressive ideas that I expect Boulderites to immediately … Continue reading →

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Democratic hard ball

Posted on September 20, 2008 by ChrisA

I must be from Missouri, so explain this one to me… When only Hillary was going to the rally against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad it wasn’t a political event, but when Sarah Palin decided to attend and Hillary dropped out, … Continue reading →

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Airline Stocks

Posted on May 9, 2008 by ChrisA

The market was open, a good day to sell airline stocks. To the right is a comparison of USO, the oil ETF, to the Airline index.

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A chance to be slightly less “stoopid”….

Posted on April 2, 2008 by ChrisA

Great news…. The Colorado Court of Appeals this week granted a request by Don and Susie Kirlin to send the controversial case back to Boulder County District Court Judge James C. Klein. The Kirlins claim that evidence was “willfully fabricated”. … Continue reading →

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Nine Year Auto Loans

Posted on March 31, 2008 by ChrisA

The Christian Science Monitor reports on the lengthening duration of auto loans… “It’s crazy,” says Julie Bandy, editor in chief of Bankrate.com in North Palm Beach, Fla. Since cars lose value quickly, “you could end up upside down” on a … Continue reading →

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Charlie Munger USC Law School Commencement Speech

Posted on May 26, 2007 by ChrisA

Charlie’s pearls of wisdom on succeeding and living a full life. I tried to copy this and lost all the formatting. I’ll try again when I’m not so tired.

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