Steven Fulop. Have any of you ever heard of this guy? If not, check out this article (here). He is a NJ city councilman and here are some of the highlights:

Worked at Goldman Sachs after college
Left Goldman after 9/11 to join the Marines. [...]

Yesterday, six-term Senator Arlen Specter (R) Pennsylvania, defected from the Republican party to join the surging ranks of the Dems on Capitol Hill.  His switch, along with the now almost certain confirmation of Al Franken in Minnesota, assures the Dems of a filibuster-proof 60 votes in passing anything they want.  With significant majorities in the [...]

Those who live in California, and many who live outside of the state, have undoubtedly heard the debates over the open budget.  In short, while California tax revenues have increased a lot over the past decade from a growing economy, California government spending has increased at a faster pace.  With the current economy, tax revenues are [...]

The government has been hijacked.
As I learned in elementary school, the legislative branch is responsible for creating laws.  Given our representative system, this should mean that laws enacted reflect the will of the majority.  Let’s check the math: 4 people want the law + 1 person against the law = law passes. 
The system breaks [...]

People make mistakes.  It happens.  (Note: the definition of mistake does not mean intentionally hiding thousands of dollars on your tax return.)  The American public is faced with a constant trickle (or sometime barrage) of public officials and celebrities who make big mistakes.  We’ve seen how different people handle the situation, and I have to [...]

Last week Jason posted about contacting your US Senator in response to Timothy Geithner’s appointment as Treasury Secretary.  Through email, it’s very easy to interact with your representative.
When the original $700 billion bailout was being debated in the House and Senate, I emailed my representative, Dana Rohrbacher, and told him he should vote “no” on [...]

The Wall Street Journal ran an op-ed piece today called “Atlas Shrugged: From Fact to Fiction in 52 Years,” by Stephen Moore.  It starts by citing a study that - for people who have read it - Atlas Shrugged is the 2nd most influential book in their lives, second to the Bible.  I’d like to recap a few really great points that were made.
1) [...]

I am really into music.  Originality and competence in composition, structure, melody, and/or instrumentation makes good music.  I am 28 and have been seriously listening to rock and roll, among other kinds of music, for a little over 15 years now.  What I have learned about rock music is that it is meant to be cathartic.  [...]