There is a never ending diatribe about all the problems America is facing yet noone seems to want to do anything.
Let me say this very clearly, AMERICA is under deep stress, economically, socially and politically.
Just as I once wrote about energy, there is no simple answer or idea that will have enough impact.  We need […]

God I hate writing this.  But the conventional wisdom is that republican politicians are going to have huge election victories this November.  After all the “polls” are all giving consistently positive results, leading talk to even take backt he ouse and Senate.
 I SAY IT IS ALL FOR NAUGHT!  RUBBISH!
 Why, because they are “peaking too early” […]

I used to be a Republican but no more.  I am not a Democrat either.  The problem is they have become two sides of the same coin.  Basically both simply propose to borrow money from the future to pay for their programs today.
 While democrats have always believed in borrowing to promote a better society, republicans […]

America was once a very entrepreneurial country.  It was made of of mostly people who made or built or discovered things and sold them.  These people were called makers.
To support these people governement provided needed services.  These were performed by takers, who took some money form the makers and provide services like teaching.  These were called […]

So Obama argues that he has economists on his side supporting extending unemployment benefits as one of the best wasy to boost the economy.
The argument goes, these people are most likely to spend the money putting stimulus into the economy.
IF that is the purpose I can deliver 10’s of thousands of people who will happily […]

Las Vegas is clearly seeing the effects of the recession.  Deals are everywhere, but casinos are empty.  Gambling funds a significant part of the Nevada state budget, but the “drop” is down so revenues are down as well.
The major casinos have evolved their business such that dining, entertainment and hotel rooms represent more income than […]

Let me get this straight.  Tiger woods does absolutely horrible things and cheats on his wife with a dozen or more women.  The price?
$750 million and loss of a beautiful wife and children!
Goldman Sachs screws over 200 million Americans. The Price?
$550 million but earns $10 billion in appreciation of stock the next day.
 I have to […]

So today it was announced that GS settled with the government 1 (I trust there are many many more)of the potential lawsuits the government has against them.  Yes, this is the same Goldman Sachs who contributed more to this recession than FANNIE, FREDDIE and CRA combined.
So the headline number was $550 million.  I was truly shocked […]

Now it seems to me the easiest way to revive the gulf is for BP to announce all their affiliate gas stations are givign away gas for the next six months if they are withing 50 milies of the shoreline of the Gulf coast. 
Think about it.  Everyone in the east and midwest will head down […]

Enough said?

No I am not talking about ice cream…I am talking about housing.  Most people seem to think housing is recovering..I live in Las Vegas, so I may be biased.  But…
 Housing is NOT out of the woods.  There is a ton of unsold but already repossessed inventory waiting in the wings.  We spent decades creating homeownership […]

So now it has been reported that people who wash the poor ducks and pelicans earn up to $17 an hour in the gulf.
It seems like a pretty good job in this climate, so here is a glimse of the future.
 The Obama government begins creating new jobs as “pelican cleaner”  or “turtle washer” .
After a few […]

With what appears to be a return to sanity by american voters, many of the crazy spendthrift politicians are already lame ducks.  So instead of going quietly they are endeavoring to spend even more money on their way out the door! 
Watch out for crony payoffs, families etc. all getting paid under the guise of even […]

So obviously cleaning up the oil is going to be a monumental challenge.
Noone would argue against doing anything that would expedite the process.
 Why not let our prison population volunteer?  We could offer them 2x for time served. 
Normally, you can’t use prison labor because the unions claim they take union work on highways etc. 
 This is way […]

Not just the federal government but states across America are going  to go bankrupt.  Democratic states now pay more than the free market for gonvernment workers, and provide better pensions and health care than the private sector.  Public service is no longer part of the vernacular, rather gorging at the public paid trough seems more […]

Has it occurred to anyone that the bright side of this AWFUL AWFUL oil disaster is it might be the greatest energy discovery in U.S. history?
First it is 5000 feet underwater.  The pressure exceeds 150 Atmospheres!  We are something like 7 weeks in and it is clearly not slowing down, maybe even speeding up.
 People keep talking about […]

Environmentalists are going to hate this….But here goes…Especially with pictures of oil soaked pelicans so fresh in our minds….they make me angry but…..
 We are rightfully concerned about our large deficits and how long they can continue before our currency and economy can no longer sustain them…
Without teaching economics, basically we have to pay attention to […]

There is no doubt Cassius Clay  aka Muhammad Ali was a great boxer.  He was a famous strategist with his Rope a dope strategy.
 Watching the lack of response to the oil spill has made me realize that people who vote democratic also have a strategy….
It is called   “Hope a Dope” 
I mean is there anyone left […]

Bill Maher said it best..
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/05/29/maher_obama_not_acting_like_a_real_black_president.html

Our Country constituition is based on “by the people”.  Nobody thinks we are on the right track. Our economy is a shambles, no jobs for average people, currency risk and worst of all destabilizing politics around the world.
 In the next election if you believe we need change then vote for it!  Specifically, I submit that […]

Why are we making this so hard?  OVER 1000 of our finest dead already. 
We know from our own history fighting guerillas is very difficult.  N fact, unless citizens are part of the fight it is hopeless. As long as we maintain a military presence our soldiers will die.
So for far less money, we should simply […]

This is intended to make you rethink everything you are told by poiticians and the media.  There are several disparate points that all come back to the things our poiticians do…
 First, do you wonder why we are drilling a mile deep in the ocean for oil?  If you haven’t thought about it you should.  Do […]

I cannot help but think the answer to our failure to open the borders cannot be fixed by racing to close it after 30 milllion people have been let through. 
You have to admit it is a disgrace that we can secure the borders of Iraq, and Afghanistan and not our own.
Why don’t we negotiate an […]

Maybe I am just bored, but it seems to me the rate of technological innovation is slowing not increasing.  Sure we make smaller and smaller chips resulting in more powerful computers and cheap memory.  SO?
 It takes just as long to fly to Australia as it did 30 years ago.
Hot cars today are only marginally faster […]

I am sorry I just don’t get this afghanistan mess.
Ultimately this is a battle for the hearts and minds of the people.   In fact that can be said about most wars.
So from here it seems the government and the people themselves are no better off than they were 9 years ago.
I seems that their largest […]

Don’t get me wrong, I have enjoyed the benefits of what is called a capitalist society, yet it nags at me when I watch what it is doing to our society.  I have come to realize we worship at the wrong altar.  Specifically we should deify the entrepreneurs, NOT the large organizations. 
 America was built by entrepreneurs.  […]

I see the UAW is shedding 63,000 more jobs.  BUT they aren’t cutting benefits.  There is absolutely no doubt the UAW cannot fund the retirement commitments they have made as the incoming cash flow is declining precipitously.  That is why they are accepting stock.  Specifically, this will ultimately get dumped on the federal government (read […]

With the collapse of real estate and the stock market I find it interesting to note no one seems to be talking much about the status of retirement accounts.
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to infer that if you are relying on a corporate pension it may be at risk.  Actually I guarantee […]

Listening to the radio talking heads on the conserviative side is depressing.  They continue with the rant of anti gay marriage, strong borders, no abortions.  While these are important issues, the real issue for everyone is the economy and the future of their children.  Letting the Christian right continue to make social issues a political […]

Watching and researching this economic collapse, investor bailouts, TARP programs and the like is resulting in my having to question my core beliefs in free markets and capitalism.  I used to love FOXNEWS and now find it so revoltinly biased I can no longer watch it.  it is been completely cumbed down by Sean Hannity […]