Author Archives: nick

Here is my definition of earmarks: Earmarks are sometimes payoffs to campaign contributors, and sometimes possibly worthy projects for a Congressperson’s home district, that are inserted into appropriation legislation, without debate or oversight, the number and amounts of which are … Continue reading →

This is what I’m talking about. Many governments will be overthrown. Global debt default is coming. I have no idea what the consequences of global debt default will be, but I believe we are headed there, like it or not. … Continue reading →

This is basically a free trade screed. But I think it lays out the situation with quite a bit of clarity. I am an acolyte of the twice a day correctness of Pat Buchanan’s stopped clock. Close the borders, both … Continue reading →

I’m beginning to think that Pat Buchanan may be on to something. It might well behoove the United States to put up a wall, quit importing and exporting, and just take care of ourselves. Employ Americans to produce whatever we … Continue reading →

I got a new camera recently, a Canon PowerShot SD770 IS. They’ve been having a deal on them at Amazon for $159. It’s $230 at my local Office Depot. It’s not a pro SLR, but it’s good enough for me. … Continue reading →

When I was young, back in the 60’s, I was in the grip of apocalyptic thinking. I joined, with my wife and children, and lived in for eight years, from the age of 32 to 40, my prime, in an … Continue reading →

Doesn’t it seem like there is a lot more corruption on Wall Street and in Washington DC than previously imagined? Of course, now that the Republicans are out of power, they are looking less corrupt than the Democrats, because there … Continue reading →

I’m beginning to understand how it was that nothing was done about Hitler until it was too late. We are now experiencing, or about to experience, the end of the financial world as we know it. That’s just my opinion. … Continue reading →

This whole big three Detroit auto company bail-out is really beginning to piss me off. Ford, GM, and Chrysler pay, on average, $78 per hour for labor to manufacture cars, compared to $48 for Toyota, here in the United States. … Continue reading →