Author Archives: john

Conservative Ideas; If Only We Enacted Them…

Posted on April 19, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, Lately I’ve been wondering how conservative policy ideas would have fared had they been enacted given the economic situation… Take the idea to not tax dividend income. Or not to tax, from firms, money paid as dividends to … Continue reading →

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Drive Home

Posted on April 15, 2009 by john

Dear Reader, As I was driving home I was listening to Terri Gross on the NPR show Fresh Air. Today (April 15,2009) Terri was interviewing an MIT Economics professor and former head economist of the IMF. He said that US … Continue reading →

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It Is Against My Conscience to…

Posted on April 12, 2009 by john

Dear Reader, I recently heard that the Obama administration is seeking to rescind the “conscience clause” from the abortion decree of the Supreme Court. That is if a person in the health care industry, finds abortion abhorrent and a mortal … Continue reading →

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Double Standard

Posted on April 7, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the conviction of Alberto Fujimori is both distressing and uplifting. See an article in the WSJ here; http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123911472912796989.html It is distressing in the true double standard that exists in the world media, and … Continue reading →

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Mountain Top Mining

Posted on April 5, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the coal industry has some defending and spin control to do. The environmentalists keep pummeling them in the face. And they have yet to put up their fists. Mountain top mining is an … Continue reading →

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Constitution

Posted on April 3, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that regardless of where you stand on abortion, when the Supreme Court enacted Roe v Wade they broke the Constitution. Just like a sufficiently strong force breaking the foundation of a house. No matter … Continue reading →

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Religion or Atheism

Posted on March 29, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the modern societal myth is to question all things religious. We are encouraged to question the tenets and the doctrine. We are told in detail the atrocities that our respective religions have visited … Continue reading →

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God King

Posted on March 26, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, I recoil at the thought of government having the power to “Take over” any company that it sees as a “threat to the economy”. Who decides what constitutes a threat to the economy? Presumably… the President. It boggles … Continue reading →

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Future?

Posted on March 23, 2009 by john

Dear Reader, It seems to me that the government is no so much sliding down a slippery slope but is more running down it. As soon as it (government) looses it’s footing for even a second it will start sliding. … Continue reading →

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Wise Govenment

Posted on March 19, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that, instead of regulating the markets, Wise government would seek to place incentives for the markets, to be good investments, and smart capitalists, for the people at large. If the government were to do … Continue reading →