Ok...now there's another industry crying over its shrinking bottom line and inability to compete.
"It's truly one of those companies that's too big to fail, and everybody understands that,'' said Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Global Insight Inc. in Lexington, Massachusetts. ``If it does collapse, it could make the recession deeper and longer.'' Read More »
The other evening, I was on my way home from work and was listening to a local conservative talk radio show. The questions on the board were:
1) In which direction should the GOP be heading?
2) Why has the GOP thrown Palin under the bus?
Of course, the answer to the second question is easy; the party took a long look at Madame Governor and saw Dan Quayle. Read More »
Good morning, everybody!!!
It is truly a great day for America. Please get out and vote, but please remember the following: Read More »
Wow...and the cops think it was a suicide?
And the check's in the mail, I'll only put it in a little bit, and I promise I'll write you every day from college, honey.
Wake up, folks! Read More »
Disconcerting.
Travesty.
Death by association.
Legal murder.
Deja Vu.
Business as usual.
Please choose one of the above.
Does it strike anyone else as odd that the judge, the cops, and the prosecutors all get their paychecks from the same place? Is this not the very definition of 'conflict of interest'? Read More »
Can't believe it, but I just saw another student being tased by campus cops, while the bulk of the audience just SAT AND WATCHED? What the hell is wrong with you people? Read More »
Hello, again, it's me...
I just finished watching the CSpan coverage of the anti-and-pro war rallies in DC.
The anti-war movement was, predictably, vitriolic and raucous, and included an annoying woman near enough to the mics so that her constant "Whoooooo" served as a soundtrack for most of the speeches. Read More »
Tuesday, january 2nd, has been designated a national Day of Mourning for former Pres. Gerald Ford. Flags will be flown at half-staff until the end of that day...people will be urged throughout the new year's holiday to remember and reflect upon the Ford presidency. It is a chance to say goodbye to a former leader.
Gerry Ford, according to the local and national news agencies, assumed power in a time of great turmoil. Nixon had just resigned, (Our entire Scout Troop listened to that 1974 speech on a transistor radio at Camp Lenape, believe it or not) young men were still coming home in boxes and to ever-louder protests, and our economy was in a shambles. Read More »
