The Federal Economy

The head of the World Bank warns against continuation of the out-of-control stimulus plan – and so far only 5% of the funds have even been spent! That is interesting since the economy shrunk that same 5% in the first quarter 
“While the stimulus has given an impulse, it’s like a sugar high unless you eventually [...]

The Korean Conundrum

My very close association with the North Koreans leads me to worry about our national policy. Only Robert Gates, Sec Def, gives me any confidence in this administration getting it right.
For the record, I also think Hillary is also on the right side of the debate in this administration.
I was in the Korean War, and [...]

My Commencement Address

This is the weekend when commencement addresses are given, and the spirit of giving Commencement Addresses, I am pleased to submit mine.
For more than 20 years. The great majority of you have had zero responsibility for your own life or for others. The food on your table, the clothes on your back, your school tuition [...]

The Ooops Group

 Liberal enviros don’t like the term – so in the future I’ll lovingly refer to them as the OOPS GROUP.
It began a long time ago. Remember DDT? The OOPS GROUP saved the environment of a few bird species at the cost of 20 million Africans under the age of 5 (and counting), through virulent malaria. [...]

Mr. President, Don’t Look Back…

The Left is starting to bark loudly at their President Obama.
The President is being roundly criticized by his own supporters for continuing Bush policies which both Candidate Obama and his Liberal supporters condemned before the election.
The continuation of rendition, and ‘prolonged detention” is particularly haunting for the Left, but President Obama finds himself abandoning his [...]

A Deal With The Devil

The subject of how and why we continue to buy cheap Chinese goods has quite a history.
Part of the reason we do it has to do with the Balance of Payments — only by having a vibrant Chinese economy can we have the Chinese buy our national debt.
Yes, it is a deal made with the [...]

Warning: Geek Alert

The main “killer aps” are word processing, e-mail, data bases and spreadsheets…those programs that almost everyone uses. Software manufacturers are always looking to break into the list with something that really “sells.” (Even if it is free, like Google’s Picasa 3, it gains corporate reputation.)
Microsoft continues its search for the next “killer ap” with “Bing,” [...]

None Dare Call It Fascism

This is the problem I see with the GM/Chrysler bankruptcy: The government supports failure, using the money of the productive.
Ford didn’t do anything wrong. Toyota didn’t either. Or Mercedes, or Lexus, Subaru…but all of them are being “fined” through the use of their taxes to help a couple of auto companies that failed!
Worse than failed, [...]

Government Motors

The UAW voted to give concessions in order to “save” GM. Having torpedoed GM, they throw the survivors a life preserver, but that leaves the survivors floating in a shark-infested sea with no rescue in sight.
The government now owns GM, and demands that the plants produce green cars. The government has not said what it [...]

NBC National(sic) News

I just watched NBC Nightly News for the first time in months. Susan Boyle was covered. GM was covered. Obama’s visit to a hamburger stand was covered. Prince Harry walking the streets of NYC was covered. The appointment of a new Cyber Czar was covered for reasons best known to the news director, since no [...]