The Right is not buying In - 04/29/08 12:35 PM
I have written on a number of occasions now about the odd couple - Senator John McCain and the Republican Party. Through the sometimes incredible process of Presidential Preference Primaries, Senator McCain has emerged as the solid choice of who ? He is the selected candidate for the Republicans - but I am having trouble finding anybody who voted for the man.
I wrote previously < here > about the three big areas where I am in agreement with Senator McCain - federal (and Supreme Court) judges, taxes and spending (reducing both) and the war and security issues. I would like … (10 comments)
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Just How Devious are They ? - 04/29/08 09:41 AM
Americans love a good conspiracy. I have written previously about the American public preferring to think our problems are the result of some complex and devious plan by politicians that didn't quite work out rather than to see the problem as the result of human incompetence.
But it is interesting to wonder how carefully considered some of the events of this year's silly season of Presidential preference contests may have been.
I offer two modest examples.
First, does Mrs Clinton really think that she can legitimately overtake Senator Obama for the nomination - or is she now trying to cripple Obama as … (21 comments)
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Here comes Microsoft - 04/29/08 01:27 AM
Microsoft is coming to a desktop near you. No really ! This is new !
Microsoft is releasing information about a new computing environment which recognizes the Desktop is no longer where it’s at in the computing world. It is the internet that rocks. Microsoft Live Mesh will be your new best friend if the boys from Redmond have their way.
Read about it from Information Age < here >
Go to Mesh.com for additional information. Follow the learn more links to get a video explanation (browser will download Microsoft Silverlight video app)
The video will explain the initial … (4 comments)
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Justice Scalia - Coming soon to a Bookstore near You - 04/28/08 10:25 PM
In an unusual interview on 60 Minutes Sunday, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court chatted with Lesley Stahl before the 60 Minutes cameras.
It seems even Supreme Court Justices come out in public to promote their new books.
It was a pleasure to watch the Justice in an informal situation. He is a sharp legal mind with an acute sense of humor.
My favorite comment? After appointment to the Court by President Reagan in 1986, Justice Scalia indicates he had planned to leave the Court at 65 when Justices can retire with full pay (he was 50 when appointed). … (1 comments)
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Photo ID for Voters? - 04/28/08 08:26 PM
In Indiana, its offical
Indiana has a strict requirement that all voters must present a photo ID when they come to the polling place to vote. The sides of the question are pretty obvious. The State wants to prevent voter fraud. The liberals whine that such a requirement will disenfranchise the poor, the elderly and the minority voters by deterring them from casting their votes. You can perhaps see where I fall on this issue by the way I phrased that.
In a strange 6-3 vote, the United States Supreme Court today saw the light and upheld the Indiana requirements. Score one … (21 comments)
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NEW ! Webware 100 - top Web 2.0 product survey for 2008 Announced - 04/26/08 04:28 AM
C/Net's Webware site has released the list of Webware 100 for 2008. The list contains web 2.0 apps selected by readers as the top 100 Web 2.0 applications in the following categories:
Audio: Music, podcasts, audiobooks. Browsing: Browsers, start pages, RSS readers, widgets, runtime engines. Commerce and events: Retail, auctions, travel, real estate, concerts, conferences. Communications: E-mail, chat, voice. Productivity: App suites, to-do lists, groupware. Publishing and photography: Blogging, content management, photo sites. Search and Reference: Search engines, encyclopedias, mapping. Social: Social networking, family sites, recommendations, online worlds, contests. Utility and Security: Infrastructure providers, storage, online protection. Video: Video storage, playback, … (5 comments)
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Follow the Money - 04/21/08 02:35 PM
Regardless of the results of the Pennsylvania primary tomorrow, the Clinton campaign is simply out of gas. Current figures from Fox news show Senator Obama with $41 million on hand with negligible debt while Mrs Clinton has $9 million on hand with $10 million in outstanding debts.
Mrs Clinton will stay in the race but is fighting a very difficult battle with no funding and an insurmountable deficit in earned delegates.
I have been very critical of the management of the Clinton campaign in the past with comments about poor strategy and poor overall planning coming from the fact that Hillary … (23 comments)
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Another Liberal $uccess $tory - 04/18/08 03:45 PM
The Wall Street Journal Political Diary Newsletter today carried an interesting comment by Brendan Miniter which describes the typical result of Liberal "feel good" policy making. By legislation, the Congress reduced the interest rate that a bank could charge for student loans to make college "more affordable". The Congress also reduced the fees the feds pay to banks to underwrite student loans. Now it appears that a substantial number of student lenders have reduced their participation in the program or dropped out of the market. Private lenders do not originate loans that they lose money on - that is a government … (11 comments)
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Thanks for the Memories, Mr Cheney - 04/17/08 05:46 PM
Those who patronize this palace of culture that is my blog will know that I am a major fan of Vice President Dick Cheney. He is, in my view, a great American and has been in the right places when we needed him for decades. Perhaps his greatest strength as Vice President has been the fact that he never planned to run for President. His lack of a personal political agenda allowed him to serve his President and our nation with distinction and grace.
The following clip is 10 minutes from the Radio and TV Correspondents Dinner and shows what could … (26 comments)
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The Image begins to Fade - 04/15/08 09:21 AM
I have been intrigued by the Obama candidacy. Although I am going to vote for the Republican nominee, I have felt that despite the similarities in policy and voting record between Mrs Clinton and Mr Obama, the Senator from Illinois was the more interesting of the Democrat candidates.
The vision and the articulate presentation of his message has led me to watch Senator Obama since his entry into the arena at the 2004 Democrat Convention. I have felt that the Republicans would be out of the White House in 2009 and it was useful to see what the Democrats had on … (15 comments)
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The Problem of Jimmy - 04/15/08 08:26 AM
The current visit of Former President Carter to the Middle East is yet another example of Mr Carter's abuse of the office that he no longer holds. After a single term as President, Mr Carter will be remembered as a singularly ineffective President with few achievements and a legacy of problems for other to clean up. In his retirement years he has continued to try to step back on to the stage with a series of inappropriate comments and actions which have been an embarrassment to himself, his nation and his Presidents of both parties.
Mr Carter's meeting with Hamas leaders, … (16 comments)
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The time to Buy - 04/15/08 07:37 AM
Roger Schlesinger is a columnist for Townhall.com. He is also an active mortgage broker and his columns are exclusively directed to money matters and real estate. He writes today about timing a return to the market for real estate investors. His articles are interesting and his advice is worth listening to. He is rational, he is accurate in his description of the mechanics of how mortgages work and, in this case, he expresses a truism about real estate investing that I do not always hear: you make a good deal when you buy - not when you sell. He is describing … (3 comments)
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The Shoes of the Fisherman - 04/10/08 05:32 AM
The Pope is a unique historic figure. As Head of State for Vatican City, he represents the only unbroken line of monarchs for two thousand years. As a religious leader, he speaks with authority for more than a billion people - most, obviously, outside the Vatican. Pope John Paul II was a remarkable man who used the media and the television camera with grace and skill that would be the envy of any politician. I have commented that I believe John Paul II and Winston Churchill to have been the two most influential figures of the twentieth century.
Now Pope Benedict … (0 comments)
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A legal system gone Mad - 04/09/08 05:36 AM
I have commented, with spitting, against the practice of using the legal system to achieve political goals that have not been attainable through normal political means. The classic example is the tobacco company litigation which is endemic. If tobacco is harmful then get the government to ban it or classify it as a drug and permit the FDA to regulate it to death. But it is fundamentally wrong, in my opinion, to crucify a company or group of companies for selling a legal product. I do not smoke and I vilify the manufacturers at every opportunity, but I object to opponents … (5 comments)
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How can they do that ? - 04/09/08 04:49 AM
I have already commented on the importance of the power of the President to nominate candidates for elevation to the Supreme Court. Because it is the Supreme Court that ultimately decides whether an act of Congress which has been made into law is authorized under the scope of the Constitution. This is not an easy task and can result in very different answers depending upon the character and make up of the Court at any given time. There is a likely chance that the next four years may see the replacement of two Associate Justices of the Supreme Court - and … (2 comments)
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World Marketing - 04/08/08 09:42 AM
Pernod Ricard SA, the world’s second largest liquor company, is buying Vin & Spirit AB from the Government of Sweden for $8.3 billion. This gives Pernod control of the Absolut vodka line.
One of their objectives, according to Bloomberg.com financial news, is to compete in the US against the Smirnoff brand. < additional details >
I wonder how they will do if they continue this line of advertising. Apparently this ad only runs in Mexico, but may not be well received here.
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Business as Usual inside the Beltway - 04/08/08 08:42 AM
The role of the lobbyist is not a happy one in this day and age. Not only is the right to petition the government for redress of grievances a Constitutional right, but lobbying is really a necessary part of the legislative process. A member of Congress has no way to be familiar with the technical aspects of every industry without some expert help and the lobbyist provides that help.
But as with most things in Washington (or your state capital or your county seat) money and power has a way of corrupting the process of government. And the necessary task of informing … (2 comments)
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Your Cell Phone as a WiFi Hotspot ? - 04/08/08 07:10 AM
An interesting technology is coming to certain cell phones. Software is available that would turn your cell phone into a WiFi hotspot permitting several WiFi enabled computers to access the internet through your cell phone. A similar capability can be created by a router which accepts a 3G aircard.
This requires a 3G phone with WiFi capabilities and the new software or the Cisco router that accepts the Aircard to access Sprint's 3G network.
An article by Peter Svensson with additional details is available from Law.com and can be read < here >
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The view from the Right - 04/07/08 09:36 AM
I frequently highlight columns in this space that are selected from conservative sources for several reasons. First, I often agree with them. But, perhaps more important, my readers may not have easy access to specialized sources without taking more time than they may wish to take. And, it seems to me, that a review of the mainstream media may not have a full spectrum of opinion on offer on any given day. So I bring conservative authors into view for my limited audience to expand their point of view or to reinforce their opinions when the mainstream media may not provide … (13 comments)
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Healthcare as a Right ? Not so fast. - 04/07/08 08:01 AM
During the silly season of politics (we are in it now) with political rhetoric turned up to "9" and the candidates are in their "promise anything" mode, we get a lot of noise from the candidates concerning "rights" - yours or someone else's.
Neil Boortz, lawyer turned nationally syndicated radio talk show host and columnist, writing today for Townhall.com addresses the right to health care that seems to be in the news lately.
He is brief - and he is right. We do not need another entitlement program.
My source: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/NealBoortz/2008/04/07/whos_right
Who's "Right"By Neal BoortzMonday, April 7, 2008
A typical column runs some 800 … (14 comments)
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Las Vegas in the East - The Far East - 04/03/08 05:58 AM
I find George Will to be an entertaining writer - conservative, frequent user of sports metaphors. But I feature a George Will article today from Townhall.com for a different reason.
George talks about American billionaire Sheldon Adelson and his diversification and investment in China. His story talks about fine hotels and gambling casinos in Macao, China, located about 40 miles across the bay from Hong Kong.
Many writers express their concern for the Chinese investments in this country and the rising influence of the Chinese government in our financial markets. Will's article suggests an appropriate strategy in response. There is a rising … (5 comments)
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