In this tough economy, many company leaders are showing their compassion by taking pay cuts. This little entry is dedicated to Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner. Due to the recession, the NFL has been forced to cut 15% of its 1100 jobs. And Goodell is taking a hit, too. He is voluntarily taking a 20-25% pay [...]
Can I tell you something?
Got to tell you one thing.
If you expect the freedom that you say is yours.
Prove that you deserve it.
Help us to preserve it,
Or being free will just be words and nothing more.
“Can I Tell You Something” – Kansas
Do you have an irrational fear of the American Civil Liberties Union [...]
“Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell even claimed that government spending didn’t get us out of the Great Depression. What does he think did? Tax cuts? New Deal programs reduced unemployment nearly in half (if you include government jobs) and the Depression ended when the government intervened heavily in the economy at the onset of WWII.” [...]
Conservatives sometimes confuse us. Never with their brilliant logic, but usually with obfuscation and buzz-words. They like to create clever catch-phrases that sound interesting, but have no real meaning, other than to make liberals sound bad.
“America, love it or leave it.” This phrase is delightful. It implies America is perfect, and any changes would be [...]
From time to time we will be making recommendations for other websites you may not have heard of. Today, we make a pitch for you to check out the website fivethirtyeight.com.
Once you get there it sort of speaks for itself, but let us first give a little example of what it has to offer.
This chart [...]
As we see the inevitable big(ger) government coming (at least for temporary purposes), let’s prepare for the evils of socialism. You see, nothing good has ever come out of socialistic ideas. What has the post office ever done for you? Receiving bills in your mail is pretty crappy, isn’t it? And the same thing goes [...]
Do you remember when Republicans tried to privatize Social Security?
You may remember that it was fairly recently, and while that is true, this idea has been on the Republican drawing board for a very long time.
The concept is intriguing. Instead of the ‘boring old government’ giving me a ‘boring old rate of return’ on my [...]
Community organizer.
Sarah Palin ridiculed this position during the campaign. She said being mayor of small-town Wasilla was just like being a community organizer, “only with real responsibilities.”
Big laughs all around.
You know what this nation needs more of? Community organizers.
President Obama has been calling for more people to step up and make this world a [...]
The first real mistake admitted by a president in almost a decade. Sure the mistake wasn’t large, essentially failing to vet Tom Daschle, and find that he has some unpaid taxes. But this is a major step forward in the office of President.
The reason people didn’t like Bush was that he was caught red handed [...]
You know the story.
She is unmarried.
She already has six kids between ages two and seven.
She wants another girl.
She begins fertility treatment.
She has eight more. Octuplets.
Is the fertility business so destitute that they couldn’t tell this woman “Honey, fertility is not your problem. In the last seven years you have had six kids. If you want [...]
