Political Translations

Universal Healthcare means government controlled health care rationing. Rationing means that you do not get as much of something as you would like. Rationing means that some get more than they otherwise would and some would get less. Call it what what you would like-...

The Consequence of Randomness

One of the critical functions of any sales incentive system is pay for performance. But performance is often hard to measure depending on the industry.Your sales may be up 50% but are you selling 50% more units or has the cost just inflated 50%? Even if you are paid...

A Sense of Humor

Barbarians for PalinThe Republican’s secret weapon is a sense of humor. Obama and Hillary seem almost humorless. Biden seems capable of a smile, but he is the exception.Humor will beat anger in the voting booth.

Which One Is the Candidate of Change?

Just thinking:Obama has selected a 32 year veteran from the Senate who could hardly place as a Democratic presidential candidate, who outdoes Obama on gaffes and has a bad history on foreign policy decisions and…McCain picks a young mother of five who has been a...

Intrade Can Be Wrong- Hooray!

Last week before I took my daughter to college at Indiana, Romney was the favored VP pick for McCain with 75% odds at Intrade. When I returned yesterday, Tim Pawlenty had risen to the likely pick with 75% odds.At 10:00 AM this morning, an hour before the announcement...