Earth to “Occupy Wall Street”
“Occupy Wall Street” is a movement in search of a goal. The growing hoards of malcontents offer a convenient stage for anyone or any group with a cause.
It’s a street fair for the disenfranchised with too much time and money on their hands. This may seem incompatible with one of its reoccurring themes: social and economic inequity, but hear me out. The hoards that have gathered in New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Boston, etc. do not appear to be the underclass. They are not malnourished or diseased. As street mobs go they are well-dressed and appear quite comfortable.
If anything, they resemble their brethren in Greece. They are coddled, overpaid and over subsidized by the very systems they despise. If this were not the case, how in the world could they afford these extended vacations? To be sure, many are sleeping on the street. However, many have more conventional accommodations and use their state of the art pop-ups as a convenient place to hang with the crowd in order to whine about their lack of power, political influence, wealth or whatever. Read the rest of this entry »
The Godfather’s Solution
Introducing Herman Cain, the GOP presidential candidate who just won the Florida straw poll by a landside, as the former CEO of GodFather’s Pizza is an insult.
Don’t get me wrong. It is remarkable that the son of a chauffeur and domestic worker could become the chairman and CEO of one of the nation’s most successful fast food franchises. However, there is so much more to this man’s resume. Simply brushing off Cain as an anomaly or a pizza king is belittling.
It’s tantamount to introducing Mitt Romney as the former CEO of Bain Capitol, Newt Gingrich as a history teacher or Jon Huntsman as a trade representative. These men put in a number of years at the aforementioned jobs. However, these jobs do not define them. Introductions of this sort would ignore their later and greater accomplishments. So it is with Herman Cain. Read the rest of this entry »
The Takeaway from Solyndra
If we learn anything from the Solyndra debacle it’s that the government should not be in the business of making loans, period!
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is now investigating the allegations of improper dealings between the White House and the failed energy company. Taxpayers would be better served if Congress simply would vote to end all government-backed loan programs.
Fat chance! These government-backed projects represent a mother-lode of campaign contributions for both political parties. Read the rest of this entry »
Whom do You Trust?
The question for voters in the 2012 election is not, “Whom do you trust?” but, “What do you trust?” It’s not about Obama versus a Republican candidate, regardless of who he or she may be. It’s about your basic philosophy of government.
Do you put your trust in the free market or do you trust the government to give you a better life?
That Giant Sucking Sound
President Obama will address a joint session of Congress to reveal his plan to put America back to work, but you may not be able to hear his words. They will be drowned out by a deafening roar.
No, it will not be from hysterical laughter on the GOP side of the aisle.
No, it will not be from a rush of economic activity just outside the Capitol because the savior of the planet has come up with a new idea.
No, it will not be from the throngs of union workers bowing down outside on the sidewalk in worshipful adoration.
No, it will not be the emanations from overcrowded cell towers due to the sheer volume of calls placed by investors to their brokers. Read the rest of this entry »
