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Paying Down the Debt
Wow, it’s been a while since my last post; looks like that one was just as I was getting seriously into the training at my new job. Will have to do a personal post soon, but today, I want to … Continue reading
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Thoughts on the Election
While it wasn’t a great night for the country, it wasn’t all bad either. Here are a few things that come to mind. The republican takeover of the House most likely kills any chances of another stimulus bill. We now … Continue reading
Obamacare Trial Proceeds
For not, it seems, the lawsuit against the federal government over health care reform will move forward, after a ruling by a federal judge in Florida. The judge did not rule on the merits of the case, but decided that … Continue reading
Stopping Illegal Immigration
I’ve always said that if the government actually wanted to stop illegal immigration, the solution is obvious: simply impose hefty fines on any company that hires an illegal immigrant. We all know they come here for work: if we make … Continue reading
The Folly of Tax Cuts
During the 2000 presidential debates, when surpluses stretched as far as the eye could see and the debt was finally being paid off, then-governor George Bush argued that we needed to cut taxes to reduce government revenue, so that the … Continue reading
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Making News or Reporting It?
News Corp, which owns Fox News and the Wall Street Journal, recently made a $1 million donation to the Republican Governors Association. I’ll let that sink in for a second. The owner of Fox News, which republicans see as “fair … Continue reading
More on Politics
I’ve been looking forward to reading the political news over the last few days, now that the Colorado primaries have ended. As I’ve mentioned before, I found the Colorado governor’s race particularly entertaining. Between McInnis’ plagiarism and Maes’ campaign finance … Continue reading
The Colorado Governor’s Race: Now That’s Entertainment!
Normally I’m a lot more interested in national politics than local politics, but lately the race for Colorado governor, at least on the republican side, has been pretty darned entertaining! So let’s see. First it looked like Scott McInnis and … Continue reading
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Plagiarism Bad
I thought it was hilarious that the day after I wrote an article about properly citing sources to avoid unintentional plagiarism, the Denver Post broke a story about plagiarism by republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis. I do regret, however, that the … Continue reading
Tell the truth, get sued
Yet another entry in the politics is stranger than fiction department.. In the senate race in Nevada, republican candidate Sharron Angle ran far-right in the primaries, then changed her positions for the general election. Harry Reid’s campaign resurrected her old … Continue reading
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