Barack Obama makes millions of dollars from his book sales. One of his best known books, ‘The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream’, is a particularly good performer. Endorsed by Oprah Winfrey, it shot to the top of the political books bestseller list where it remained for more than 30 consecutive weeks…
DATELINE: Changeville, Feb 11 – Whatever it is, it isn’t Obamacare any longer. At least it isn’t the version that passed into law in 2010. There have been so many changes and postponements that it will look like an imposter at its fourth birthday party next month. And there’s another major distorting fact. The alterations and delays have made an impossibly complex piece of legislation even more convoluted. Just take a look at the most recent stall, which happened to happenRead more…
In 1999, Livin’ La Vida Loca sent singer Ricky Martin to the top of the pop charts. The song was about a young guy seduced by a woman who makes him forget his troubles and live for the moment. Fifteen years later it is the perfect theme song of the ACA Con with its seductive message of the crazy life on your neighbor’s dime. But, will it send the Affordable Care Act to the top of voter polls?…
DATELINE: Hubrisville, Feb 5 – Common sense is a type of gravity. It’s a lot like Newton’s force which keeps us from floating into outer space. Common sense keeps us from getting carried away by ridiculous ideas. But, common sense does not have the same pull on everyone. Some on the planet have such lightweight thought processes that common sense can’t bring them down to earth no matter how strong the facts. The latest stunningly absurd, gravity-defying notion is that millions who areRead more…
We’re about to run up against yet another national debt ceiling. According to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, we’ll hit it on Friday. But, thanks to “emergency measures”, which he’s using, we actually have to the end of the month before we begin defaulting on our payment obligations. Lew urges “quick action” in increasing the permissible amount of public debt.
It seems like only yesterday…
DATELINE: Cleverville, Jan 28 – On Monday during a presentation in New Orleans to the National Automobile Dealers Association Hillary identified her greatest regret as Secretary of State. It was the 2012 terrorist attack on our Benghazi compound that killed four Americans including “now it’s public, so I can say, two CIA operatives”. In that single statement, Clinton almost casually unveiled the short road she has charted for herself in her return from Benghazi. Regardless of your political persuasion, you really have toRead more…
