Nov
7
Gay marriage votes, socialism, and the rise of Hitler
November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I too thought it very interesting that the Democratic voters would split so much on a foundational issue for the Dems, ie. gay marriage, and give Obama the states of California and Florida but uphold traditional marriage. My family and I have been having some good conversations about whether there is still a majority of [...]
Nov
6
Pragmatism in an Obama Administration
November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I have to admit that I never was very excited about my choice of McCain, because I felt my choice of more conservative, electable men had been eliminated during the primaries by the liberal media. McCain is a great patriot, I just could never wrap my mind around him being a great conservative republican. Conservative [...]
Oct
4
Remarks on Laura Hollis column 10-4-08
October 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Thank you for an excellent column, Laura, and for addressing what is most on my mind this election cycle, the “what then” question. I have been working with my brother to turn his business around because he made some choices that had the potential to cost him a lot of money yet he did not [...]
Jun
8
Iraqi conspiracy theories and oil economics
June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
A friend of mine sent me the usual big men in a back room monopoly theory of high oil prices, this time tied to Iraq since 1922, so instead of ignoring it, I thought I would give a shot at rebutting it.
Hi and thank you for emailing me. What you sent sounds somewhat plausible on [...]