“Job growth remains stagnant due to uncertainty about taxes and the cost of Obamacare.” Seriously?

September 3, 2012

Seriously? This statement is disingenuous at best and should be an insult to any person who believes in the spirit and power of American entrepreneurialism. It should be especially offensive to any small business person that is in the trenches of free market capitalism and understands the cold, unemotional basics of supply and demand. Is … More “Job growth remains stagnant due to uncertainty about taxes and the cost of Obamacare.” Seriously?

Headline 2014: President (Obama or Romney) Credited with Recovering Economy.

August 30, 2012

Choose one – it really doesn’t matter much for how quickly we emerge from the current economic doldrums. The reason is that the recovery, however etiolated, has been underway for some time and will continue its anemic growth until some tipping point is reached and a recovery has been generally acknowledged. It is folly to believe that … More Headline 2014: President (Obama or Romney) Credited with Recovering Economy.

Watchers versus Doers – The Enabling Role of Sports Obsession

August 27, 2012

The fascination with sports, sometimes bordering on an obsession, is puzzling to me. It can be seen everywhere with discussions of the weekend’s games dominating Monday morning conversations. Maybe it’s just that it’s easy and safe to talk about sports. Maybe it’s that in today’s fast paced, constantly connected world it’s increasingly difficult to see … More Watchers versus Doers – The Enabling Role of Sports Obsession

Local Broadcasters Accelerate the Erosion of Proper Grammar.

July 7, 2012

Call this posting a point of personal privilege or maybe just an expression of personal irritation. In today’s age of technology enabled, perpetual personal connectivity it is not difficult to hear and see examples of how proper grammar is becoming accidental or at best discretionary. It is a reality that in some situations and environments … More Local Broadcasters Accelerate the Erosion of Proper Grammar.

When Federal regulations are good: Requiring motorcycle helmets would save lives and conserve healthcare resources.

June 16, 2012

Some vocal critics of government regulations contend that regulations are a disincentive to business profitability and that the fewer regulations the better. There are multiple fallacies to that argument that are beyond the scope of this posting. Instead, this posting focuses on one controversial regulation that has recently been receiving attention – the financial impact … More When Federal regulations are good: Requiring motorcycle helmets would save lives and conserve healthcare resources.

The partisan public and Senate filibusters.

June 5, 2012

On June 4, 2012 the Pew Research Center released the results of a poll titled: “Partisan Polarization Surges in Bush, Obama Years.[1] “ Not surprisingly ,the poll indicated a widening partisan gap between Republicans and Democrats. There may be many causes for the divergent opinions on value issues such as growth of media-enabled information cocoons … More The partisan public and Senate filibusters.

Missing the big picture: Romney’s Business Approach to Improving Education

May 25, 2012

On May 23, 2012, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate released a white paper titled “A Chance for Every Child, Mitt Romney’s Plan for Restoring the Promise of American Education.” One theme in the paper was to extend a voucher program to students that would allow them to select what school they thought best fits their … More Missing the big picture: Romney’s Business Approach to Improving Education

The party of “We” versus the party of “Me”

April 21, 2012

Generally speaking, I hate generalizations. I usually prefer to attempt to distill concepts down to their irrefutable, fundamental truths. But, sometimes there are concepts or perceptions that resist the boiling process and must remain generalizations. Such is the case with trying to characterize Republicans and Democrats. There are no fundamental truths with either population so … More The party of “We” versus the party of “Me”