Monthly Archives: September 2011

This Is How Science Works

A recent discovery by a group of astrophysicist in Denmark confirmed Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity.   This theory, which was presented by Einstein in 1916, basically states that Matter, Time and Space are independent but they also affect each other.  … Continue reading

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We Need to Look At The Third Toolbox

Traditional thinking says the US government has two tool boxes that can be used to prevent or lessen recessions and inflation.  The Legislative Branch tool box is labeled “Fiscal Policy” and it contains two drawers and the Federal Reserve (Fed) tool … Continue reading

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The Benefits of Capitalism

It started with a simple question.  How much  money would you take to give up the internet for life?  Wow, think about it.  Most of our lives revolves around the internet – we pay our bills, manage our finances, tweet, … Continue reading

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What Did the Latest Impasse Teach Us?

Remember last week that there was another impasse on a continuing resolution to keep the government open.   The whole disagreement hinged on $3.65 billion spending increases for FEMA (disaster relief) and the Republicans in the House offset a portion of … Continue reading

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Liberal Policies And What Will Happen When They Are Reversed

The goal of Liberal policies has never been about helping the poor but instead about getting American citizens hooked on the free government handouts and then using that group to keep the Liberals in power so more freebies can be … Continue reading

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Our Problem

The House and Senate are again involved in a budget impasse on the latest stop gap measure and this time the crux of the differences is a sad commentary that reveals what is truly wrong with Washington.  The current bill … Continue reading

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A Tax Increase Plan That Conservatives Can Embrace

I am a big fan of the Economist and even though they are Left leaning for sure, I enjoy reading their insights and learn something almost daily from them.  But even I was surprised when I read the following post … Continue reading

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These Children Need to Learn a Lesson

Today my 7 year old son learned that you can’t continue to tempt fate and win every time.  Sometimes you lose, like today when he fell out of a tree and broke his wrist.  My son is like most 7 … Continue reading

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Obama Needs a Math Lesson

Obama stated today that “This isn’t class warfare, it’s math” so let’s check the President’s math.  Obama’s plan is to raise taxes on the super rich in hopes of bridging the budget deficit because he thinks they need to pay … Continue reading

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Temperature and CO2 Update

I wrote an article for the American Thinker a couple years ago explaining the Greenhouse Effect and the role CO2 plays in it. An excerpt from that article is pasted below as background to this post. The Greenhouse Effect is … Continue reading

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What We Can Learn From Kepler

My favorite scientist has always been Johannes Kepler. Kepler lived during the late 16th and early 17th centuries and was considered the father of Astronomy. When he was alive, Astrology was the accepted ‘science’ and the views of Copernicus, in … Continue reading

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Here’s What is Wrong with the AJA and Why Republicans Should Vote For It

On Monday the President revealed his job plan (called the American Jobs Act) and as was expected, this is really just a toned down version of the Stimulus passed early in 2009.  Remember the Obama administration told us that stimulus was … Continue reading

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Solyndragate Rolls On

The Solyndra story just isn’t going away and might well be Barack Obama’s Watergate but we’ll have to wait and see what comes to light as people dig deeper.  I really get upset when I think about our government wasting $535 million … Continue reading

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Conservatives Should Remain Focused

As Conservatives across the nation are now entering the vetting process to determine our candidate for President in 2012 we must remain focused on the objectives. The 2012 elections are crucial for our country and this may be the last … Continue reading

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Obama Is Still A Community Organizer

Barack Obama showed all of America that his leadership skills are still grounded in Community Organizing tactics popularized by Saul Alinsky.  When his campaign started up http://www.Attackwatch.com that is all we needed to know.  This is a tactic that is … Continue reading

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