March 16, 2009
St. Patrick’s Day 2009
St. Patrick’s Day, 2009 First of all, let me say this for the record. St. Patrick’s Day ought to be a national holiday. I don’t plan to work today, although something will come up, as it...
March 16, 2009
Hoover Redux
Hoover Redux Should the country plunge into another Great Depression, many pundits will seek to pin the Herbert Hoover label on George Bush. President Obama has stoked those flames, by unconsciously (or consciously) comparing...
March 14, 2009
Changing the Fundamentals
Yesterday, President Obama said, “if we keep the focus on the fundamentally sound aspects of our economy, then we should be fine.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/13/AR2009031303486.html?hpid=topnews&sid=ST2009031303562. Sounds familiar? When John McCain said pretty much the same thing during the campaign,...
March 14, 2009
From The Politico
Reform, don’t ban, earmarks By JOHN FEEHERY | 3/14/09 11:54 AM EDT Text Size: I was talking to a Republican mayor of a fairly large city in the southern part of the United States, and the subject of earmarks came...
March 12, 2009
Rich Form New Trade Association
Rich Form New Trade Association (New York City) A group of wealthy Americans, worried about their reputations and their declining fortunes, have formed a new trade association, the aptly named National Association to Protect And Defend Rich People...
March 11, 2009
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas According to news reports, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported 340 event cancellations in the past 90 days, a situation it said has cost the local economy about $131.6 million in lost spending. ...