Author Archives: Highvoltage
Oh Look, A Crystal Ball
When future Historians write about the demise of the United States, they will marvel at the vast evidence hiding in plain site that should have warned us about adopting destructive Leftist policies. England and Canada went down the path of … Continue reading
Posted in economics, Entitlement Programs, politics
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Are You Willing To Dream Again?
The following video from Dan Stevers, was shown at the beginning of my church’s worship service today and I found it incredibly inspirational and motivational. I hope you do to. The text of the video is below and a link … Continue reading
Posted in christianity
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ISS Viewing Guide
The International Space Station (ISS) is an awe inspiring sight in the night sky and if you’ve never had the opportunity to see it, then this post should help you out. The ISS has been in operation for over 10 … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy
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Union Dinosaurs Move Closer To Extinction
As the WSJ reports, Michigan passed Right to Work legislation in both the House and Senate today and while the details of the two bills need to be reconciled and the Republican Governor needs to sign it, Unions appear to … Continue reading
Posted in politics, unionthugs
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It’s Cliffs All The Way Down
I’ve been saying since October that it was in the best interest of our country for this Fiscal Cliff thing to happen. No compromises, no back room deals, no voting present, etc. Just let it happen. I’ll show how … Continue reading
Posted in economics, politics
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How Much Is A Fair Share?
The Leftists will not give up on one of their election winning memes – ‘The Rich need to pay their fair share’ – and I’m getting tired of this lunacy. Blogger and Twitter superstar @IowaHawkBlog has shown how taking all … Continue reading
Posted in economics, politics
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More Junk Science From The AGW Cult
Fresh on the heels of Hurricane Sandy, the Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) cult is seeking to peddle their lies with a new peer reviewed study. From NBC: “Projections for sea level rise in coming decades could be too conservative, experts … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
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Goodbye Mary
Mary Schapiro, the Chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and “Dear Friend” of Bernie Madoff, announced her resignation today. In honor of this great day, I’d like to share a portion of a speech from Ms. Shapiro that … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, politics
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Manufacturing Jobs Aren’t Coming Back
The Manufacturing sector is near and dear to my heart but after spending over 20 years working in this space, I came to the conclusion a while ago that manufacturing jobs, as we have characterized them in the past, are … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Thoughts On The US Healthcare Industry
Now that Obamacare will have 4 years to sink its tentacles into our healthcare system, the 1st class medical care we enjoy in the US is a thing of the past. It is apparent to anyone who read the bill … Continue reading
Posted in healthcare, politics
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Heinlein Wisdom
In my youth I was a Science Fiction buff and couldn’t get enough of the likes of Asimov, Forward, Niven, Clarke and Heinlein but it wasn’t until recently that I came across a wonderful quote by Robert Heinlein that sums … Continue reading
What Has NASA Found On Mars?
NASA scientists have recently made a discovery that could be incredible. “The exciting results are coming from an instrument in the rover called SAM. “We’re getting data from SAM as we sit here and speak, and the data looks really … Continue reading
Union Thugs Kill More Jobs
If we needed another example of how unions are destroying businesses, we got one last week when Hostess gave up trying to negotiate with the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers union (BCTWG) and decided to liquidate their assets. … Continue reading
Posted in politics, unionthugs
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What We Can Learn From Exit Polls
The GOP is engaged in a much needed post mortem of the 2012 election and looking at the data to see how Romney and other Republicans lost ground in the House, Senate and the White House. I had my quick … Continue reading
Going Galt Lite
Sometimes you have to show tough love. For those of us with children, we can all appreciate the following scenario. You see your child about to do something stupid (like touch a hot stove) and you jump into action. You … Continue reading
Posted in economics, Entitlement Programs, politics
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This Is Why I Do Not Fear China
For several decades China has seen incredible GDP growth and the US has seen jobs shipped to the rising super power. This has prompted serious talk of China overtaking the US as the largest economy and talk of retribution, via … Continue reading
Posted in economics, politics
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A Divided America
There’s a ton of analysis on the Election this week but this one by Marketplace was unique and I found the results very interesting. “In our Two Americas coverage of the 2012 presidential election, we’re dividing the nation in two … Continue reading
Posted in politics
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Post Election Thoughts
Wow, I really got that wrong! Prior to last night I was laboring under the assumption that there were still enough people in the United States who understood Free Market economics and they would elect Mitt Romney as the next … Continue reading
Posted in politics
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History Repeats Itself
There is a great blog post from @SooperMexican that shows Obama in a bomber jacket. This reminded me of another fatal attempt of a Leftist to promote himself as pro-military shortly before a Presidential election. Let’s hope Obama gets the … Continue reading
Vote For Romney!
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose! There isn’t much more to be said from me with regard to why I’m voting for Romney on Tuesday and for that reason I will have no new blog posts until Wednesday. For those … Continue reading
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