Archive for the ‘History’ Category
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The Obama Downgrade
Posted on August 8, 2011
Democratic spinmeisters have concocted a nice little phrase to describe the actions of the Standard and Poor’s Ratings Agency, which was used to little effect over the weekend: The Tea...
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Repeal the Infield Fly Rule
Posted on August 5, 2011
The world is going to hell in a hand basket. The stock market just crashed as if Congress allowed the President to default on our debt payments. Europe is in...
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The War on Bacon
Posted on August 4, 2011
An interesting story caught my eye in the New York Times today, about the rise of a radical right-wing group in, of all places, Sweden. Swedes are concerned that they...
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Scaring Seniors Backfires
Posted on August 3, 2011
The President turns 50 tomorrow, which is a big deal, especially to the President’s fundraisers, who are doing their best to milk it for all it is worth. Apparently, they...
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Reunion
Posted on August 1, 2011
As we were driving back from the airport, my 5-year old son Jack asked me, “Daddy, what’s the debt limit?” We had just flown in from Chicago. I had dropped...
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