Author Archives: nick

Too soon to tell, I would have to say. I think the bank bailout was necessary, although badly mishandled by Bush’s guys, Bernanke and Paulson, and then, in the spirit of bipartisan continuity, by Tim Geithner. I don’t like any … Continue reading →

We just returned from Orlando, where Candace was singing at the wedding of the daughter of an old friend. Nice people, old friends, good party, etc. On the way home we stopped at a beach by the highway, about 30 … Continue reading →

I understand that politicians weave and dodge and spin. That’s what they do. But, you know, there are degrees. George W. Bush may not have always made the correct decision, but he was, relatively speaking, a what you see is … Continue reading →

Nancy and Harry and Barack aren’t as dumb as they look. The Democrats, and, to their credit, half of the Republicans, in Congress may have stumbled onto a way to pay off the deficit and provide free health care and … Continue reading →

Hey, maybe we can all unite around Pat Buchanan. It is St. Paddy’s day after all, even if Pat is an Orangeman, as are my ancestors, Scottish owners of a pub in Dublin. Better for the Scots to be in … Continue reading →

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 →