AIG: Angina-Inducing Greed

For those of you who may have just read the headlines and listened to the featured story blurbs on the news regarding insurance giants IAG with passing interest, I will try to give you a simplistic version.Let's start with the basics. Who or what exactly is the American International Group?Well, AIG is by their own … Continue reading AIG: Angina-Inducing Greed

Repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth

President Barack Obama and his Democratic Party cohorts have told the lie so many times in recent weeks that one has to wonder if they even believe it themselves.The President said that his stimulus bill included tax cuts for "95 percent of working families" or what he calls the middle class.That is great, isn't it? … Continue reading Repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth

No monkeying around with Obama

To say that the world has gone overboard with political correctness is an understatement, and this is nowhere more visible than in the world of editorial cartoons.You learned in recent years that you can't draw an editorial cartoon of the Islamic prophet Muhammed without risk of being shot dead, blown up or decapitated by some … Continue reading No monkeying around with Obama

Tired of all the financial hand-wringing

Am I the only one who is more than a little bit tired of the end-of-the-world financial hand-wringing going on in the news these days? Every day, day after day, both the local and network news lead with stories about the 'fiscal crisis' or the 'financial meltdown' that is happening at all levels of government. … Continue reading Tired of all the financial hand-wringing

Obama’s partisans go after Limbaugh, Specter

There is a new political radio commercial airing frequently on local stations, particularly those with news and news talk formats.In the commercial a smarmy female voice sulks at the audacity of Republicans and in particular the popular talk show host Rush Limbaugh to oppose President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package.The commercial highlights that every single … Continue reading Obama’s partisans go after Limbaugh, Specter