I was walking yesterday and overheard a single sentence of a conversation between three guys.  The first guy said, “They don’t understand that the only way to restore freedom is to temporarily take away all their rights.” The other two guys agreed.  I have no idea of the context of this sentence, but I would [...]

Haven’t really posted in a bit due to 80+hour work weeks and if I hear the words “health care” again, I’ll throw up.  But today, I was inspired. Wait, wrong word… today I was motivated.  Wait, still not there… today I was incensed!  There we go.
The cover of USA Today reads “For Feds, more get [...]

Let’s talk about what its like to do business with the government versus the private market.

Example 1:
The WSJ today (non-Op-ed for once ) discusses recent government involvement in the management of GM.  For example, as part of the plan to cut costs, GM proposed to close and cut ties with 1,300 under-performing dealerships.  But [...]

Socialism-based societies should not be seen as those where the government makes every decision for you, but where its citizens are fully reliant on the government for everything.
The crux is that the government is not powerful, in and of itself, but that it gains its power indirectly from your need for it. [...]

Rod Blagojevich was on Chelsea Lately a couple nights ago and his interview solidified what I think bothers most Americans about our political culture: Exploitation.
To define, to exploit is to abuse, take advantages of, or use other people for selfish purposes.  As it relates to politics, to exploit is when one uses their [...]

I hate to be the kind of person that constantly finds the faults and inconsistencies in others.  But it helps to recognize where other people err in order to learn from their mistakes, right?  The latest person to make no sense is someone who I thought was infallible: Warren Buffett.
He is a well-known Democrat and made [...]

I am not a Reagan-ite. He was a great and inspiring President, but unlike certain friends of mine, I do not have a framed picture of him hanging above my fireplace.   Despite vivid memories of him crushing Michael Dukakis in the election, when every Republican candidate attempted to project “Reagan-ness” at me during the [...]

Congress spends a lot of time passing new bills, but how often and how much time do they spend looking back at the effect of these new laws? How often are bad bills repealed (or those that we have not been able to implement effectively)? I think doing so would be an extremely good [...]

Did anyone watch the press conference he held yesterday? I did, and I have a few thoughts:
1. Iran: I appreciated what he said with regards to universal rights. He charged their government to honor those rights that the citizens hold. America should not march in there with troops and “fix” the government, but I do [...]

“We expect consumers to live within their means and pay what they owe.”  Who do you think said that?  That’s pretty good advice for anyone. 
The above is from Mr. Obama’s speech during his signing of the “Credit Card Holder’s Bill of Rights” on Friday, May 22, 2009.  I couldn’t believe it when I heard it!!  [...]