As the year comes to a close, I felt it to be a bit of a stress reliever to deliver some short rants about various things. 2008 brought no shortage of things that made me go “What the @@#$$#?!!?”, so…
Category: Not Just Michigan
Terror in the village
The bailout scourge has spread from the street of Wall, to the Motors of the City, and now it threatens us from the Malls of America. Like the Zombies in the worst schlock horror flicks we face a spreading of…
How Ironic: Flight 93 Families Ask Bush to OK Land Seizure for Memorial
After I got done slinging some code, I decided to take a look at what Fox news had in their RSS feed. What I found was disturbing. “I think the rest of the family members and I feel there is…
Regulatory Climate is the True Culprit.
I have written in prior posts on the benefits of reducing a regulatory environment to promote business, and still stand on the assertion that for every bill passed into law by congress and a capitulating Presidential signature, there are several…
Some insight as to why people (and politicians) can be duped into supporting things like bailouts
Recently, my fiance and myself have begun watching more shows on HGTV in lieu of NCIS, Law & Order, CSI, etc (but not Family Guy – hell no I’m not gonna miss Family Guy – Giggidy). The other night, a…
The Danger of Caucus… and Card Check..
Everyone knows of a person who has a stronger determination, a healthier “Knowing” attitude about the details of life. Often these folks will do great things for themselves, their families and ultimately their communities. They are seemingly gifted with the…
Its December 1st…
Hillary “officially” dinged as Secretary of State. Carefully watch THIS PAGE in the next two weeks. Consider that this “Democrat” who has been hawkishly pursuing the possibility that Monsieur Obama has not in fact the ability to hold office based…
Sue the government and the voters: They are the ones strictly liable
Strict liability is one of those nasty things which activist jurists such as Benjamin Cardozo and Roger Traynor had championed during their careers. That being said, this piece isn’t about discussing my criticisms of this abhorrent outcome of the Normative…
Gun control in India, and it's result in terrorism
The recently (and presently still unresolved) terrorist attack in Mumbai, India has been on my father’s 46″ Sony HD TV – Fox News of course. This of course lead up to a conversation between dad and myself about how gun…
Thanksgiving
There are many things that I can give thanks for. An awesome wife, a loving and close family, (even those who are geographically distant) A decent living, and relatively good health. Truly I and my wife, family, children have it…