by cactus Presidential performance by party can be explored here in book form in the near future we all hope. And before anything else, lets cover the excuses that come up time and again… Its not that Republicans inherit problems from Democratic administrations –even leaving out the first two years of each administration, growth is […]
Cactus has a book he is writing, the introduction for it can be found here. Monday, May 14, 2007Comparing Presidents, Comparing Parties by cactus Regular readers know I’m not a rabid Democrat. My own opinion, stated several times, is that the best that can be said about the Democrats is that they’re better than the […]
by rdan Preston and the Small Business Administration know about running a small business: It’s hard work. In fact, I often say small business owners match every dollar of equity with $10 of sweat equity. But that’s also why they’re successful where others are not. America as an economy that regenerates, is flexible, and adapts […]
by rdan Teddy Roosevelt and FDR both came from a wealthy Dutch-American clan, and never experienced any want except voluntarily – and yet, both did more for working-class America than anybody this side of ANOTHER “rich elitist”, John F. Kennedy. George W never wanted for anything material either. George H was a different sort of […]
The following is a point of information for healthcare statistics. The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, which began in 1996, is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers (doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, etc.), and employers across the United States. MEPS collects data on the specific health services that Americans use, how frequently […]
by cactus I had some more or less random thoughts: 1. If Obama wins the election, in five or six years expect the folks on the right to blame the state of the economy in 2008 on him. They’ve had more than enough practice – how many times have you heard about how the stock […]
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The NYT reports: A federal judge in California said Wednesday that the wiretapping law established by Congress was the “exclusive” means for the president to eavesdrop on Americans, and he rejected the government’s claim that the president’s constitutional authority as commander in chief trumped that law. The judge, Vaughn R. Walker, the chief judge for […]
One Salient Oversight sends some thoughts from down under on recycling labels: Think of the common labels thrown out against political opponents thesedays. What sort of political thinking would be labelled in the followingway? * The propagation of ideas like Darwinism, Marxism, the teachings ofNietzche, Liberalism, Socialism, Communism and Anarchism.* A focus on Utopianism that […]
“Despite”? Are they sure they didn’t mean “Because”? by Noni Mausa From the online medical news resource Medscape, a very rich source of breaking health news, comes this study from the World Health Organization on worldwide drug use. Once again, world leader America takes the Number One position! **** U.S. Leads the World in Illegal […]