‘Stupid’ column wasn’t too smart

March 10, 2010

in Culture, Politics

In this Financial Times column, How Reagan ruined conservatism, Gideon Rachman belittles Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin and George W. Bush. It’s one thing to criticize the actions and/or policies of others, but this urge to attack their intelligence is as weak as it is tiresome.
So, here follows my letter to the editor taking Rachman to [...]

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Looking forward to second interview, but, if not…

March 1, 2010

in Culture, Economy

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The market: bear, bull or dog on leash?

February 26, 2010

My dad was a cynic, having little faith in Washington and not much more in Wall Street, though he voted and invested.
I have leaned more on the idealist side. While I have been aghast at some decisions by government, I tried to believe these were done for the good of the country in the minds [...]

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‘Valentine’s Day’ is a bad movie all-around

February 22, 2010

Sorry to be so blunt but Valentine’s Day, the movie, is bad, and on so many levels. (Warning, some plot spoilers follow.)
Perhaps it’s because I took my almost-high school age daughter and her friend to see it, but its message of immorality is blatant. Love, real love, is a tangential topic.
Several couples are not married. That’s [...]

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Low/no taxes are important but not only factor in economic growth

February 13, 2010

It wasn’t good news: yet another business closing. This time it was in Port Clinton, an area hit even harder than the rest of our struggling state.
Silgan Plastics announced earlier this month that it would be shuttering one of its two area facilities located within two hours of each other. Jobs lost: 150.
As Ohio continues [...]

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Opponents: Kasich (aka Dr. Evil) wants to ruin Ohio with tax cuts

January 30, 2010

It’s fascinating to watch the attitude of those who think reducing or eliminating taxes is akin to the end of the world. John Kasich is taking a lot of heat from the press and elsewhere for his thoughts about the possibility – possibility – of eliminating the state’s income tax.
Over time.
Responsibly.
To let Ohioans keep more [...]

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iPad from Apple could launch slew of companion products

January 28, 2010

I’m sure the new iPad will be loved and wanted by all. Well, except me.
I used to be a big Apple fan but that has waned since I had to return to Windows.
And especially since the adventure of getting iTunes music from one computer to another, from Mac to Windows, and a child’s library shared [...]

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Happy Brown won but not ecstatic

January 20, 2010

Scott Brown’s victory is being hailed by those who have worried about the massive expansion of the federal government, both real and proposed, by those who have worried about the enormous growth in government (i.e. taxpayer-funded) spending real and proposed and by those worried the proposed health care reforms will actually increase the cost of [...]

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Does Kasich/Taylor ticket = Bam!?

January 14, 2010

It’s moments like these that I think of Emeril Lagasse.
No, not because of the Iron Chefs competition that pitted Emeril and Mario Batali against Bobbie Flay and White House chef Cristeta Comerford (which Team Lagasse/Batali should have won, by the way, and which has turned into a bit of a Gardengate scandal because of “stunt [...]

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(Almost) all you need to know about N, S Korea

January 13, 2010

I find it hard to believe that Sarah Palin had a hard time with the differences between North Korea and South Korea.
Nevertheless, she should take advantage of this image used by former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in 2006. It’s a satellite picture of the differences between the North and South at night.
The economically [...]

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