The Red Plan and the economy March 25, 2009 This blog has become All Red Plan all the time. It wasn’t always so as the old threads list to the right indicate. I… Continue Reading
Unemployment in Duluth nears 10% March 4, 2009 This is just out on the Trib website. It can be taken one of two diametrically opposed ways. A. We need to keep pushing… Continue Reading
Simple math February 25, 2009 A better version of this graphic can be found here with a simple explanation. What this shows is the course of the current recession… Continue Reading
email from Nigeria, uh, America September 23, 2008 Dear sir, I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am… Continue Reading
When the US Treasury begins acting like the Duluth School Board – Be very afraid! September 21, 2008 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were nothing. “But here is the truly offensive section of an overreaching piece of legislation: Decisions by the Secretary… Continue Reading
Supporting Obama with trepidation September 20, 2008 My fiercest debating adversary is Vic. He keeps sending me information to deter me from voting for Obama. I posted one fairly persuasive piece… Continue Reading
Glass Steagall au contraire September 19, 2008 Vic, sent me this post from the always lucid Megan McCardle who rebuts my claim that Phil Gramm got us into the bailout mess…. Continue Reading
The Mother of all bailouts September 19, 2008 I think I agree withRobert Reich on the latest proposed bailout. As a Republican I’m very supportive of free enterprise and the “invisible hand.”… Continue Reading
The most compelling reason to vote for McCain September 18, 2008 The reason? Its divided government and this persuasive argument for it and a McCain Presidency comes from George Will. I agree with George but… Continue Reading
corn syrup September 15, 2008 My family just spent the weekend in Iowa. We have roots there and we reap a small windfall from all the corn we saw… Continue Reading
Walmart’s Free enterprise/lunch July 31, 2008 I recently heard the author of the book Free Lunch give a speech in which he said that the Sam Walton descendents had earned… Continue Reading