11,722 is a number that the stock market has only seen once as a closing number and that was back in January of 2000. We have come close in recent days but can not seem to muster the strength to get past it. One begins to wonder if this barrier is nothing but a psychological one.Since 2000 we have seen our world change before our eyes.We saw a weakening economy in 2000. The tech bubble burst in 2000-2001. Scandals plague top companies like Worldcom, Enron, and Tyco. The change in how business...
The media and political pundits have had a field day over the classified memo that was leaked the other day. Their reasons are obvious; they hate that we are in Iraq. So they have clung on to that one sentence and, just like President Bush’s 16 little words, it will be proven in the end to be only half of the story.Here is the sentence that has all of the anti-war nuts in a frenzy:The Iraq conflict has become the “cause celebre” for jihadists, breeding a deep resentment of US involvement in the...
A number States have enacted parental notification laws for abortions preformed on minors. As with any law people find ways around them. In this case, since not all states have parental notification, some minors will cross state lines and have abortions preformed in states without notification. Senate Bill 403 would make it a crime for someone to transport a minor over state lines to “abridge the right of the parent under the law.” Additionally this bill would make it a crime for a Doctor to...
So why is the supposed “leaking” of a name of an agent, which was not in harms way, a bad thing and leaking classified intelligence reports ok?Where is the media’s outrage that people are not being charged for leaking National Intelligence Estimates?Will the media call for the termination of the person or persons that leaked this information the same way the demanded Bush fire Rove when they thought he had leaked the information on Valerie Plame?My guess is no.Great article relating to this:Secrets...
Here is a list of recent “news” reports that I just could not care about:Tall Women More Likely to Have TwinsSettlement reached on Dr. Phil diet planArtwork said to be done by Hitler soldParis Hilton charged with DUI in Cali...
This November we here in Wisconsin will face 2 referendums, one is advisory only while the other will amend the State constitution. I thought that I’d post the wording here so that we can discuss this in the near future.The Marriage Amendment will amend the state of Wisconsin’s constitution:Shall section 12 of article XIII of the constitution be created to provide that only marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state and that a legal status identical...
This is a great opinion piece by Deroy Murdock: Being Nice Will Get Us KilledTo encourage you to read it here is the final paragraph…it hits the nail on the head!Throwing olive branches at Islamofascists is beyond futile. This is the war on terror, not the Summer Olympics on terror. If America won't fight this like a war — and win — we might as well cut our losses, hand out the Qurans, and start the mass conversion...
Last weeks country was: New ZealandPlease post your answer to this weeks country...if you look it up please do not post what it is!...
Here is an opinion piece by Ann Coulter: Are Videotaped Beheadings Covered by Geneva?She takes aim at McCain and crew as well as the Democratic Party since they wish to baby the enemy that isn’t even willing to fight a proper war. She points out that maybe we should throw away the Geneva Convention and “adopt Sharia law.”Why is everyone upset with us and not those people…they are the ones torturing people that don’t confor...
H.R. 4844Our Wisconsin Delegation broke down like this:4-4 right on party lines!I guess it is true; most Democrats just don’t want clean elections.The roll cal...
No surprises here Congressman Gwen Moore has entrenched herself in the FAR LEFT wing of the Democratic party hoping that illegal voting for Democrats will keep her in office.You all know Gwen Moore she is the mother of the son who was a willing participant in the biggest attempt at voter intimidation in Wisconsin’s recent history. Unlike the Democratic Party I understand the word disenfranchisement and voter ID does not fit the bill. Disenfranchise means to deprive of a franchise, of a legal...
Today’s Opinion Journal had the following article written by Cyrus Nowrasteh screen writer of “The Path to 9/11.”The Path to HysteriaI thought that “The Path to 9/11” was a very well done movie…it is amazing to me that we can not call this a documentary but “Fahrenheit 9/11” is considered one!...
Below is an e-mail that I (and many others) recently received from my friend Pam…I know that you will think her comments insightful. Thank you Pam for allowing me to post your comments!An Idea Whose Time Has ComeI think we're going about this GTMO situation all wrong. Many of you know that little old me (when I was about 30 pounds littler and a couple of years younger) used to run and provide prisoner medical care to those residing in the International Detention facilities in GTMO. Now granted...
We have been hearing a lot of “facts” about what the President would like to see as far as Congress’ review of Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions. What has been missing in all of the news coverage is the actual wording of Article 3. Here is the unedited version of Article 3:In the case of armed conflict not of an international character occurring in the territory of one of the High Contracting Parties, each Party to the conflict shall be bound to apply, as a minimum, the following provisions:1....
AP: Immigration raid cripples Ga. townWOW!!! Our INS does its job down in GA and the politicians are complaining!!!"This reminds me of what I read about Nazi Germany, the Gestapo coming in and yanking people up," Mayor Marilyn Slater said.According to the article 120 illegal aliens were bussed out of the city and others ran away…and now the “Georgia community of about 1,000 people has become little more than a ghost town”My favorite part was the...
Next time you hear about the “torture” being done to the detainees in Gitmo and our “secret prisons” think about this article. The incidents done at places like Abu Ghraib are exceptions to the rule not the status quo. Besides we could always treat these detainees that same way the radical Islamic Fascists do…place them in front of a camera and chop their heads off so their families can see.I just could not do this article any justice by simply trying to rewrite it…you have to read it for your...
Last weeks answer was of course Mexico…I still like angel-m-t’s thought though…Texas Junior!!Here is this week’s country:Still should be pretty easy…DON’T FORGET TO POST YOUR ANSWER!!...
After Hiroshima and Nagasaki there was quite a debate about the building and use of nuclear weapons. But as they say once the genie is out of the bottle there is very little you can do to put it back!We were the first to create such a massive and devastating weapon and the only one to ever have used it. Since its development in the States many counties have followed…most using their own resources and knowledge to make these devices. A few have obtained the technology through less than intelligent...
“I call on the President to stop using the phrase “Islamic fascists”, a label that doesn’t make any sense, and certainly doesn’t help our effort to build a coalition of societies to fight terrorism,” Feingold said.So what would you like us to call them?Non-Christian retro-religious zealots?Anti-Jewish non-Muslim fanatics?How about people-of-Earth-with-a-mind-set-to-destroy-those-that-are-not-Muslim-but-who-are-not-true-Muslims-themselves? Would any of those work for you Mr. Feingold?These TERRORISTS...
From the AP “Mayor vetoes Chicago 'living wage' bill”Liberals forget that they hate these big-box retailers…imagine if this would have been passed…Walmart and Home Depot like stores now offer $10/hr and a minimum of $3/hr in benefits…what do you think would happen to the ‘mom & pop’ stores?There would be no way for them to compete…basic economics once again has blinded the left. Just because it sounds like a good idea doesn’t make it s...
On this day we remember those we have lost, friends, co-workers, family, and fellow Americans. Let us remember them and not lose sight of what was done to them.Why I refuse to forge...
The US is close to getting a deal in the Security Council of the UN that would put place sanctions on Iran unless they stop enriching uranium. (Link)The question is: do sanctions work?If we start by looking at this question from what effect it had on Iraq, Palestine, and Afghanistan one can not honestly say that sanctions work! What happens is simple those in power continue to wield their power by usurping those that are less fortunate in the country. While these powerful men are riding the backs...
I’m thinking this will become a weekly puzzle…but for now here is an easy one.Don’t forget to post your answer...
In the latest attempt to prove that the world is truly coming to an end due to “global warming” Chris Thomas of the University of York is actually claiming, and the dutiful news media is reporting, that "If the most extreme warming predicted takes place we will be going back to global temperatures not seen since the age of the dinosaur." He continues by stating that we may be on the “edge of a wave of mass extinctions.” Here is the problem with his argument and the many like his that come forward...
Last week Thursday Fred from Real Debate Wisconsin had a great poem on taxes (Link: Real Debate Wisconsin: Taxes) and it really stirred up some strong emotions.Well I always like to challenge people to put their thoughts into some sort of action so here is a link to the National Budget Simulator. If you are a novice to governmental budgeting you may wish to try your hand at the short version but for all of you die-hards out there try the long version and see how good you are at balancing the b...
While perusing the political sites I always find time to read some of the items on RealClearPolicitcs.com and today was no exception. Now I know that all of these items are not going to have my point of view on the world and I also know that there are a few writers that I really should stay away from but I just can’t seem to help myself!!Today in the Guardian Noam Chomsky has an article titled “Their View of the World is Through a Bombsite” and I of course had to read this drivel. Noam, who I...
WHAT?!?!Here is the comment (link):"We share the position of (the International Atomic Energy Agency) and express our regret that Iran has not fulfilled Resolution 1696 by the designated date and refused to stop work on uranium enrichment," Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin was quoted as saying by the Interfax and RIA-Novosti news agencies.What really chafes me is that these people are still willing to coddle this country!!! The US and the rest of the UN agreed that this diplomatic solution...
This is the headline I was greeted with when I went to the Journal Sentinel Editorial webpage today. Could this be true?!?!I read it twice and I’d encourage all to read it as well. (Link)The facts in the Green PAC money case are simple. Mark Green transferred money from his federal campaign to his state campaign before the state elections board made a ruling that such transfers were inappropriate. This type of transfer has been allowed before; when Doyle brought up similar accusations of Tom Barrett...
