Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire GOP primary Tuesday with 40% of the vote. Congressman Ron Paul came in second with 23% of the vote, and Jon Huntsman followed up third with 17%. When coupled with the results from Iowa, it is clear Romney and Paul are the top tier in the GOP race, each […]
Archives for January 2012
Your Kids May Fund Payroll Tax Cut Extension
You’ve got to love how lawmakers wheel and deal during the holidays while the rest of us are trying to enjoy them. Lost in the 11th-hour payroll tax cut extension is how it will be funded. It will be paid by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac which, last time I checked, are in conservatorship and […]
Grand Idea
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Video: A Threat Assessment in the Strait of Hormuz
2012 Stock Market and RI Pensions
Membrane Optical Imager for Real-Time Exploitation (MOIRE)
“Contrary to Hollywood’s ideas, today’s spy satellites that orbit the Earth at fast speeds and relatively lower altitudes can only snap photos for the U.S. military and intelligence agencies. Taking live video of a single location would require satellites to hover by matching the Earth’s rotation in geosynchronous orbit about 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) high […]
Iowa Caucus Highlights Traditional GOP Rift
The results of the Iowa caucus highlight the traditional split within the GOP. With establishment GOPers voting for Romney, libertarians voting for Paul and conservative Christians voting for Santorum. Each is walking away from Iowa with 7 delegates, leaving the race no closer to being decided than before.
Your Town Owes What?
Your credit score gives you a pretty good idea about your money habits. Cities and towns get scored by Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, or Fitch. All three completely missed the real-estate crash. So tell me again, how are we supposed to believe their ratings? The agencies’ lack of credibility makes it even more important that […]
The Survival of Your Family in Times of Emergency
Here are five of my favorite survival items. I would not want to be without any of the five. After initially wading through the 181-page Report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack, I began ramping up our already beefy personal survival program.