Walter Cronkinte, the iconic anchorman, has died at age 92. The New York Times recaps his career. Again showing my age, my memories of Walter Cronkite are mainly about watching him describe the moon landings and other space flights. The New York Times has a quote by Mr. Cronkite that our current news givers should [...]
The $18 Million Website
The US government is spending $18 million to redesign the recovery.org website to help us keep track of government spending, with half of that money being spent over the next 6 months. $18 million for a website? Smartronix definitely has the connections. How can $18 million for a website be anything more than a payoff [...]
People Just Need To Chill
Some people just need to relax. A New Jersey brewery has taken New Jersey’s reputation for being all highways and named some beers in honor of highway exits in Jersey. This has got the turnpike authority and MADD concerned that it might promote drunk driving. I don’t know what to fear more, that people are [...]
Asked and Answered
First I see this posting on the Planet Money blog – After Sanford’s Affair, Putting a Price on Adultery. Then I see Nevada Senator John Ensign had an answer – his own affair cost $96,000. It seems that was the bill to get out. But the good news for him was his parents paid.
More Votes Bought
My previous post was about the influence of money on politics. This is along the same lines but is a case of Democrats customizing the tax code to benefit their union base. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus has been advocating taxing our health plans in order to pay for universal health care, or at [...]
New Blog Launched – Elect Chris Dodd
If I posted here every time I read something about Senator Dodd that ticked me off this blog would become all Dodd all the time. I didn’t want that. So I decided to publish another site that would be all Dodd all the time. So without further ado I’m proud to announce Elect Chris Dodd. [...]
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