The article I wrote for the January issue of the Main Street Journal went online today.
Archive for January, 2009
RESILIENCE IN TOUGH TIMES
Monday, January 19th, 2009THE KURITA COMPARISON SMOKESCREEN
Saturday, January 17th, 2009Some parting thoughts on the Rep. Williams imbroglio…
I know Rep. Campfield has already addressed the comparisons to Sen. Rosalind Kurita at Camp4me, but I would put it this way:
1. Sen. Kurita voted with the majority, affirming the will of Tennessee voters; Rep. Williams voted with the minority, negating the will of Tennessee voters.
2. Sen. Kurita voted for a member of the other party; Rep. Williams voted for himself.
3. The deciding vote for Senate Speaker was technically not cast by Sen. Kurita, since a RINO Senator also voted for Ramsey (who won 18-15); the deciding vote for House Speaker was cast by Rep. Williams (who won 50-49).
4. The Democrats disenfranchised voters by voiding Sen. Kurita’s primary victory and installing Tim Barnes undemocratically; without disenfranchising voters, The Republicans will aid the democratic process by blocking any future attempt by Rep. Williams to conceal his true party loyalties.
Instead of Rep. Williams, wouldn’t a much better comparison to Rosalind Kurita be the 49 House Democrats who voted for a Republican as Speaker?
Or is there something about their vote for the Republican victor that is less traitorous than Kurita’s vote?
Why no outrage from the Left this time?
A SPARE SPIDERMAN COMIC?
Friday, January 16th, 2009Rep. Kent Williams: liar.
GOOD NEWS FROM BIG GOVERNMENT
Friday, January 16th, 2009The economy is going to be just fine, because look at all of the wonderful things our government is doing to prevent anything bad from happening!
This according to Legacy Wealth Management President and CEO John Ueleke, who says the recession will last until November, “But we won’t see a depression because the United States has measures in place — from unemployment insurance to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — that will prevent a repeat of the 1930s.”
Good ole Wikipedia tells us that a depression is characterized by “abnormal increases in unemployment, restriction of credit, shrinking output and investment, numerous bankruptcies, reduced amounts of trade and commerce, as well as highly volatile relative currency value fluctuations, mostly devaluations. Price deflation or hyperinflation are also common elements of a depression.”
So it’s good to know that unemployment insurance will prevent “abnormal increases in unemployment,” and that Social Security will guard against “highly volatile relative currency value fluctuations,” that Medicare will scare off “shrinking output and investment,” while Medicaid beats back “numerous bankruptcies.”
You’re in good hands, America. The politicians will save us.
THE TRUTH LIES IN THE MIDDLE
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009When I told some people about the TN Speaker vote this afternoon, in which a RINO was backed by 49 minority Democrats and himself to snatch victory from the majority Republicans, a coworker of mine invoked an increasingly popular cliche, “the truth lies in the middle.” Since Kent Williams is nominally in the “middle,” he must represent “truth.”
So if Johnny says the sky is blue and Sally says the sky is yellow, the sky must be green.
RULES FOR RINOS
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
GOOD MORNING, 2009!
Thursday, January 1st, 2009Nothing says “Happy New Year” like a jackhammer at 8 o’clock in the morning on January 1st.
Particularly for the neighbors next door, who had lots of late-partying sleepover guests. I’m sure they were pleased.