They Rejected the Bailout!!!

The House is in currently rejecting the bailout!!! This is the great!!!
I got this up as fast as I could, now maybe I can fill in a bit. The bailout is a bad idea. It causes the socialization of risk, which is a recipe for disaster in free, or freeish market society. The socialization [...]

Republican Bailout Ideas

Below are some of the Republican plans for the bailout. Better, but I am still waiting on something (that is actually nothing).  Preservation of the basic assumptions of market forces will pay off more in the long run then a short term bailout now. Anyways, I would like to hear any thoughts about any of [...]

Jack Hoogendyk for Senate!!!!!

Well, I haven’t ended up making it around to many of the candidates that I wanted to review. However, my first candidate review has sparked a great conversation with the campaign and even taught me a few things (I know, I thought I new everything too).
I say this because he has redone the website, and [...]

Republicans Refuse to Leave House Floor

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In a historic move the Republican, Minority, has refused to leave the House floor after the adjournment of the House for August recess. They continue to talk on the House floor about the need to increase domestic oil production.
Speaker Pelosi has turned off the lights, the cameras, and the microphones. [...]

Candidate of the Day: Jack Hoogendyk

Jack Hoogendyk a Republican from Michigan is the first Candidate that I will review on PB. First, since I am going to start looking at candidates in preparation for the election please understand that I like critiquing my own side most because it is usually more of a challenge.
I should also lay down some [...]

Barack Obama. An idealist, an Evangelist, and Scary Good Politician

If I was a democrat I would vote for him.  Heck, when I heard him give his speech at the Democratic National Convention a few years ago I just about submitted my resume.  Mind you I was watching in a bar, a DC tradition, but it was a really good speech. –Too bad he didn’t say [...]