Economy
Conservatism Is Failing
Conservatism is failing because it inherently looks back and embraces the past. Conservatives think doing things the way we did 20 years ago is the best way. We’ve reached a point in history where we really need to do things a new way. The mess our country is in right now proves that we can’t [...]
Another GM Misstep
It’s true that GM is between a rock and a hard place in this economy and there’s no easy fix for the mess they’ve gotten into. There will be some unintended consequences to the decision to reduce dealers from 5,969 dealers to 3,600 by the end of 2010 – Some not so good.
Automotive experts say [...]
No Future in Newspapers
When I first decided to finish college (ten years after high school) I started looking at the educational programs available at my hometown public university. I was determined to pick a field of study that would be easy to get through; that it be interesting was a secondary consideration. The first goal was [...]
Holiday Gift Card Ripoff
Stores that are planning to close after Christmas are still selling gift cards through the holidays (even though the cards will be worthless after they close).
There is no law preventing them from doing this. On the contrary, it is referred to as “Bankruptcy Planning”.
Below is a partial list of stores that you need to be [...]
Something’s Fishy About the Bailout
I can’t put my finger on it but I just have this feeling that this whole bailout thing is simply a poorly conceived and executed plan to provide political cover for our so-called leaders. And to especially help Bush leave office in less disgrace than he will already.
Is there a true economic crisis? Especially of [...]
Bush Just Sold America to China
I don’t know how to put this without sounding all queer but sometimes Ken Layne channels Hunter S. Thompson and brings a truth and beauty to modern life. As you all know Republicans defeated the Soviet Union. Well, it seems like history is repeating itself. Today the US is the Soviet Union and the Republicans [...]
