Author: Don Quixote

Some good reading on a hot summer day: Council Submissions The Right Planet – Obama’s Islamic Agenda The Noisy Room – Romney Tells Israel: “You Built That!” The Independent Sentinel – U.S. Fast Becoming A Totalitarian State While the Media Ignores the Story The Colossus of Rhodey – The difference

“Tea Party Longshot Wins Senate Primary” read the headline.  The more conservative candidate easily won a senate primary in Texas. What can you all tell me about this race and what, if anything, does this Texas result mean nationally?

Sadie sends along this message (Thank you, Sadie!): Milton Friedman was born July 31, 1912 – 100 years ago today. Do you have a favorite quote of his? Here’s mine: If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there’d be a shortage of

And keep it from happening here in America. Half of India experienced a power failure. Since we’ve turned our back on serious power development of any kind, are we next?

The world is changing rapidly, but our educational system has not kept pace.  Oh, it’s become politically correct.  And it now teaches kids how to use condoms and such.  But I don’t get the feeling that there has been a lot of overarching analysis as to how kids should be educated in

From Sadie: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has launched a blistering verbal assault against William Magwood, a Democratic member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission nominated by President Obama, calling him a “liar,” a “first-class rat,” and a “s**t-stirrer.” a “tool of the nuclear industry” and says he’s “unethical” and

I received the following e-mail yesterday: ******************************************************************************************* THIS IS AN AUTOMATED EMAIL – PLEASE DO NOT REPLY. ******************************************************************************************* We received a request from 76.121.131.2 to reset your password for your Bank Account at Chase. Your account has been suspended after too many failed login attempts have been made. You may

So, Dick Cheney thinks Palin was a bad choice because she wasn’t qualified to be President.  Well, she was more qualified than Obama, having at least served as head of an executive branch before.  In any case, the time is almost upon us for Romney to pick his VP candidate. Who should

According to Gallup, Democrats are less enthusiastic about the upcoming election than they were in 2004 or 2008 and Republicans are more enthusiastic than in 2008 and equal to 2004. Not surprising, I guess, but a cause for hope, not just in presidential race but in the Congressional races as well.  Sure

Leaving aside the politics, how interested are you in the Olympics as a sporting event?  How much of it are you going to watch? I’m completely hooked.  One of the great joys of being retired is having the time to watch as much as I want.  But, then, I love

My Dad sends this link along: http://web.mail.comcast.net/service/home/~/DCPictures.pps?auth=co&loc=en_US&id=187465&part=2.2 Enjoy. P.S.  I’m not computer savvy enough to figure out how to make this slide show play the way it did when Dad sent it, but after it loads (and it takes a while to load) you can see all the slides, anyway.

Sadie suggested a number of related topics, all in one post. They are all worth discussing, but I’m most interested in how credit cards affect your buying habits.  Personally, I use cards when they are convenient and pay them off every month so never incur an interest charge.  I’ve had

100 Days 100 Nights… http://youtu.be/8ouI5KcyHfE Seems like the perfect song perfectly sung.

When I asked for discussion topics, Marica had an interesting idea (Thanks, Marica):   One more specific thought along those lines would be quotes– written or spoken– from first generation businessman, of any era, although that may be a bit too specific. Another thought would be discussing what we think

Sadie provides us with this account: Olympic opening ceremony grapples with weighty issues (AFP)–3 hours ago LONDON — A celebration of free healthcare, the trade union struggle, the battle for women’s rights and a fleeting lesbian kiss: the Olympics opening ceremony Friday did not shy away from weighty social issues.