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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Here is a simple quiz.
1.  How much of our trade deficit is due to buying oil from foreign sources?
     a.  about 50%
2.  If we drill more will it lower gas prices?
     a. of course, increasing supply would lower prices
2.  Would lower prices increase consumption?
     a.  of course, note how recent high prices lowered consumption
3.  How […]

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Like I said yesterday, Letting Mexico become part of the U.S. makes a ton of sense. We are already opening our highways to their trucks without requiring similar safety inspections. 
Again, 5 new states, 10 Senators, 70 congressmen.  Huge opportunities open up on both sides of the border. 

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Forget your emotions for a moment.  Now matter how you stand there is no pleasant outcome. 
 
THERE IS ONLY ONE SOLUTION, JUST LIKE EUROPE!
We should let the people of Mexico VOTE on being part of the United States.  Mexico would become 5 new states.  10 new Senators and about 70 congressmen.

Think about it.  We […]

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First, let me remind you I am a nuclear physicist by education.  Secondly, I worked nearly a decade in the defense industry. 
For nearly 40 years, America and Russia worked hard on nuclear weapons.  Long after Hiroshima, Russia and America continued to improve on the original designs.  They became smaller , more efficient.  The very […]

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Protection alone won’t work
This is the first of many Homeland security discussions.  It is my hope to get the reader to confront information presented by the media with an eye toward "will it work"
First, let me say "Defense Only" is a poor strategy.  What this means is people sit in a room and imagine how […]

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