Monthly Archives: August 2007

Archive of posts published in the specified Month

A Crisis is the Rallying Cry of the Tyrant

from OpinionJournal’s Poltical Diary 8/14/07 (part of Wall Street Journal) Quote #1 on Newsweeks recent front page attack on those who doubt global warming- Quote of the Day I“Unfortunately, self-righteous indignation can undermine good journalism. Last week’s Newsweek cover story

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Over Reaction in the Subprime Market

The subprime market is just too small to have that much of an adverse effect. according to Ben Stein in National Review- Currently there are about 44 million mortgages in the U.S., and less than 14 percent of them are

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A Sub Prime Primer

You have equity in your home and you want to borrow money but you have a less than stellar credit history. You apply for a mortgage loan in a subprime market. If you had good credit you could get a

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Who Goes Where for Health Care

from the Opinion Journal’s Poltical Diary- 8/10/07 Hillary was responding to a question about her support for socialized medicine Mrs. Clinton also declared that Western European care was “better on balance” than U.S. care and offered to provide her questioner

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Hitler, Chamberlain and Bush

Let’s stretch our brain a little. We often hear the comparison of Bush’s decision to invade Iraq to Chamberlain’s decision to not stop Hitler at Munich. If only Chamberlain had the foresight to have seen what would be the consequences

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Global Warming Haiku

It’s hotter than hell,I awake in a warm sweat,Could Al Gore be right?

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Press ‘3’ if You Require Blood Pressure Medication

I just went through one of those infuriating experiences with an auto-attendant to call a bank about a letter charging me $1200 for insurance I did not need. The details would be too long and boring and everyone has these

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John Mayer Concert

Just returned from dinner at the OK Cafe in Atlanta, one of my favorite Atlanta spots and then a John Mayer concert at Phillips Arena with my wife, daughter and three of her friends. Mayer is quite a talent, a

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Have Some Bush Bashers Lost Their Mind?

From Blond Sagacity http://mobyrebuttal.blogspot.com/ what if.. …George Bush allowed no dissent ….GWB made the GOP the only party ….GWB dismantled all separations between the military, the government and the GOP….GWB took away all transparency ….GWB instituted a policy of unlimited

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When Passion Replaces Common Sense

Penn and Teller ask environmentalists to sign a petition to ban di-hydro monoxide- water. Without lying it is described in the language of an environmentalist alarmist. check it out at You Tube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi3erdgVVTw tips to Marty Carter

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