There were three earth-shaking events in the year 1776: The American Revolution, the publication of Wealth of Nations and the invention of the “cocktail.” The latter was invented by my great-great-great-grandmother (originally from a small village in Denmark) who owned a New York tavern catering to Revolutionary soldiers and decided to decorate her alcoholic concoctions […]
SEIU in the Governor’s Mansion
Andy Stern’s replacement as president of SEIU is Mary Kay Henry. Henry said in her acceptance speech that the most important challenge for her organization is the race for governor in nine states this fall. California is one of those nine. The SEIU’s guy in the race is Jerry Brown. (He’s running against Meg Whitman). […]
Inflation You Can’t Even See
A Rasmussen poll this week found that 68% of Americans would rather have fewer mail delivery days if it meant keeping the price of a stamp down. Don’t they realize that cutting the number of delivery days implies a price increase itself? The price now includes six days of delivery. At 44 cents a stamp, […]
Prayer Day Against Kagan Appointment
Good day to one and all anti-Kagan-nomination conservatives. It’s been a brutal year in the stock market for most and with my Pay Day indicator at an all time low, a Marxist influenced administration in Washington and dramatically higher interest rates ahead, I lack a certain amount of enthusiasm regarding the financial prospects of most […]
McChrystal’s Imminent Fury
Do you want to know why General Stanley McChrystal’s departure is so costly? He’s no longer around to fight the inept Congress, who just rejected a $22-million reprogramming request for Imminent Fury, a $100-million classified Navy-run light-attack airplane program he championed. An indisputable expert in Special Forces, McChrystal strongly felt that light air support was […]
Happy 4th of July!
In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence, I wish you all a happy holiday on the birthday of America. Let the flags fly. Warm regards Dick
Debt Trap
When I was a child, my father would take me out into the forests, the fields and the swamps to check his trapline. We’d catch foxes, beaver, mink, and other fur-bearing animals. While I don’t trap anymore, I remember that the key to trapping is putting the trap between the animal and something it wants. […]
Financial Reform – Another 2,000 Pages of Reckless Government
You deserve to be properly represented in the financial overhaul bill by the representatives you elected. Unfortunately critical thinking and your interests are lost on this Congress, as they recklessly govern with a false mandate that you and me want more and more regulation. Does arguing in the hallway of the Dirksen Senate Office Building […]
Mr. President, Your Afghanistan Policy Is Wrong
Mr. President, what will victory in Afghanistan look like? You haven’t been clear on that point. Regardless of how I may feel about General Stanley McChrystal’s resignation, you and I know victory is years upon years away, and we may never know what it looks like if it does come. So, as you stand in […]
China’s Threat to National Security
My son graduated from kindergarten last week, completing a year where some of his greatest lifelong friendships may have been formed. Two of those friends are from other countries, the Netherlands and Australia. Their parents serve in their respective countries’ militaries and have been studying for the last year at the Naval War College in […]
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