“Oooh! That will help me pull the boat I don’t have up the mountain I don’t live near.” Quote from John Stewart on the Daily Show. He was showing pictures of SUVs, including the Hummer. He pointed out that the last EIGHT presidents have all said they will make it a priority to end dependence [...]
Emails are circulating about fears related to new taxes on health benefits. Here are some facts that should allay at least some of your concerns: There will be no tax on health benefits until 2018 (and we think it will be repealed before then). Starting next year, your employer will have to include the value [...]
Here’s a picture showing the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana: NASA released these satellite photos for everyone to see it from space. Pretty scary. The world needs to figure out new technology to clean these things up faster, so they don’t reach land. Here’s a close up: By the way, thanks to Pete [...]
Funny quote from the Conde Nast Traveler Article about Michelle & DC: “George W. Bush, in bed every night by 9:30, had no use for grass-fed beef or freshly picked chanterelles—even less for taking his wife out to an environmentally responsible restaurant tucked into the artistic hub of D.C.’s well-established gay and lesbian scene. In [...]
The world recently had a tizzy over the financial woes of Dubai World. Check out this slideshow that shows the construction craziness that has gone on over there during the past 10 years. Note the palm-shaped islands they made, in addition to Burj and it’s accoutrements. Burj Dubai Presentation
Imagine you’re a 19-year old kid. You’re critically wounded, and dying in the jungle in the La Drang Valley, Vietnam. Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8–1, and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 or 200 yards away, that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the MedEvac helicopters to stop coming in. You’re lying [...]
Seriously, folks. I’m sorry that 159 people died in Mexico of this flu outbreak. However, this is not a big deal. 36,000 people die every year from the “regular” flu. More people die in one hour in car accidents than will die all year of Swine Flu. The images of people wearing masks around is [...]
Here’s a guy I have a lot of respect for – Paul Volcker. I even give Obama points for choosing him as an advisor. Why doesn’t Volcker (or anyone else but Larry Kudlow) mention the obvious: This recession was caused by a giant energy shock! When $150 oil met an overleveraged economy, that was it. [...]
This stimulus package is a disgrace to representative government. Is this the example we want to set for the world’s newest democracies in Iraq and Afghanistan? Come on, people. Stimulate the economy — Don’t run a census! This article lists many of the absurdities that made it into the bill… Reason Magazine