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GOP Senators! Why do you hate NASCAR?

…are irreparably damaged, will those loyalties transfer to Honda and Toyota? UPDATE TWO: Must have been something in the air. The NYT weighs in: NASCAR sponsors hit by sticker shock…

Parable of the Burning State

OSO writes: “With thousands of houses already torched beyond repair and tens of thousands more likely to perish, this mass immolation will reduce the surplus supply of houses in California.”…

Healthcare – the American System at its Finest

…no doubt there would have been an extra charge for internal aqua cleansing therapy had I taken them up on the offer. Lying on a massage chair type thingie qualified…

What do we want our economy to do? Misuse of GDP

…Product – if we judge the United States of America by that – that Gross National Product counts air pollution and cigarette advertising, and ambulances to clear our highways of…

Compare and Contrast

…of foreign oil, cleaning up our air and addressing climate change, and ensuring that Americans have dependable energy sources. John McCain will lead the effort to develop advanced transportation technologies…

Congress whittles many beaks

…radars needed for fleet air and missile defense and which cannot fulfill the anti submarine roles either. The Navy, to their credit, had wanted to use the money to build…

Static News

Billy asked me as a point of interest to alert people to the show for Millenium age voters. He is pro McCain, but his partner on air Stephen is pro-Obama….

Capability defined by DoD

…stuff, like upgraded Patriot systems (PAC-3), Theater High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD), and Mid Range missile defenses. The combatant commands do not talk directly to the materiel developer. The materiel…

Oil prices VS Storms

…downward trend before the republicans started filling hot air balloons. It appears that if there is a storm pricing effect, it is a recent phenomenon and of a rather small…