January 29, 2009
Smelly Cheese and the Future of Trade
Smelly Cheese and the Future of Trade According to the Washington Post, the Bush Administration slapped a 300 percent duty of Roquefort cheese on its last day in charge. Quel Dommage! I am not a particular...
January 28, 2009
Hoping for a Better Deal
Hoping for a Better Deal The national media will look at the vote on the stimulus and accuse House Republicans of being partisan. They will say that those darn right-wingers just don’t get it. They will...
January 28, 2009
The Stimulus Dance
The Stimulus Dance The new President asked Congressional Republicans if they would like to dance with him, and they politely declined. They knew that Mr. Obama was already dancing with Nancy Pelosi and her allies on the Hill,...
January 27, 2009
Fix it
Fix It Our new President deserves great credit for reaching out repeatedly to Congressional Republicans to get them to vote for the stimulus package. He invited them to the White House and he traveled to Capitol Hill today to talk...
January 26, 2009
Stimulating Stimulus
Stimulating Stimulus You can tell that the Democrats are now in charge. In their view, any stimulus package should include millions of dollars for contraceptives buried in money for unemployment insurance and food stamps. As Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
January 22, 2009
Ray and Ralph
Ray and Ralph 99.9 percent of history’s greatest leaders share one trait. They are all dead. We are all going to go sometime. The trick is to go well. The built-in tension...