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 […]

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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 […]

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I keep hearing Change is a theme in many political campaigns.  My problem is they never seem to say EXACTLY what it is they propose to change.  The only change we seem to agree on is George Bush leaving.  Well, I can absolutely guarantee that!

Other than the Iraq fiasco, we have enjoyed 6 consecutive […]

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Before you completely flip out, I understand the history of unionism.  Eighty years ago labor desperately needed to organize as at that early point in our economy corporations were clearly exploiting the surplus of labor available.
But what do I mean by UNAMERICAN?  Well, what made America great was competition.  Companies competed by building better […]

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PREDICTIONS
     This is the first day of the rest of the year. 
    This is an election year, I am sorry.
     Your house will not go up in value this year.
     Movie ticket prices will go up.
     Gas Prices will go up.
     Some investments will go way up.
     You won’t have any of those.
     […]

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      It is well understood that education is the key to success in America.  It has been for generations, and many of us are now proud to be the first college graduate in our family.  It is also well understood that the quality of education in America has declined.  America no longer places in […]

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