Just the Facts, Ma’am: Fiscal Cliff Edition
Just the Facts, Ma’am – Fiscal Cliff Edition: This was the famous, at least to those of us who were alive then, admonition offered by the fictional LA detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, to witnesses who...
View ArticleUpdate from the “Cliff”
Given Thursday evening’s events in the House, it looks more and more like we may be going over the “fiscal cliff”. Therefore, I wanted to give you an update on what that could potentially mean for...
View ArticleDebt Ceiling Conditions
The president says that we should just extend the debt limit, or cede the authority to him to expand it as he wishes. I’m sure he probably doesn’t think we even need such a discipline at all. He says...
View ArticleMoral Imperative
I speak often in these pages about things fiscal, financial and economic. Given that I am a CPA and sit on three committees in Congress that deal with money (Budget, Financial Services and Joint...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s Second Inaugural Address
This native Californian was all bundled up to keep warm on a chilly Washington morning on Monday to witness the 57th United States Presidential Inaugural and hear President Obama’s second inaugural...
View ArticleGovernment Shutdown Day 7
Government Shutdown Day 7: It wasn’t a very good weekend for my sports teams. The Kansas City Chiefs won and are 5-0. And, the Boston Bruins are 2-0. But, in car racing and baseball and college...
View ArticleDefending our Culture
Last week, we discussed the “Second War Between the States”. Without question, this is a war of laws and policies. However, it is much more than that. It is a war over culture. I am a big culture guy....
View ArticleFriday Insanity Wrap Up – Latitudinarian and Far-Fetched News
Should women in the workplace receive paid menstruation leave? HuffPost Live held a discussion about an actual current topic in employment entitlements: whether women deserve paid “menstrual leave.”...
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