Back in the Saddle
Okay, I'm back. A couple of observations from this week.
Does it surprise anyone that the Commander-in-Chief, who just announced an increase of 30,000 troops for the Afghanistan War, is also this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner? Don't get me wrong, I agree with the President's decision. I just think the Nobel committee got a bit of egg on their face, this week.
But that egg, was nothing compared to the entire Chicken Ranch that landed on their shoulders when it was announced that the 2007 Peace Prize was given to Al Gore for espousing a Climate Theory that is based on fraudulent data (Climategate).
If the Nobel Committee is giving prizes for escalating war, then Iran's Ahmadinejad is a clear front runner for his saber rattling. Alternatively, if we are giving prizes for espousing unsubstantiated science, then Charles K. Johnson is clearly the 2010 choice for the prize. Who is Charles K. Johnson? Why he's the long time President of the Flat Earth Society!
Job Creation
70% of all jobs are with small businesses. Yet, most of Obama's new proposals, including Cap' & Trade, Card Check, and Health reform directly attack existing small business owners. One administration official was stunned to realize that the job recovery will HAVE to come from this small business sector, as GM, FORD and other large companies aren't necessarily in the hiring mode for the foreseeable future.
Obama will now try to encourage those small businesses to start hiring. But based on his first years actions, it's akin to the axe-wielding executioner asking the condemned to stick his neck out a little further.
Finally, I'll leave you with a little nugget. I spent part of last week and this week on a Colorado Ski Trip. I always enjoy the interaction with the various people associated with the ski resort. Capturing incidental insight on the economy from ski resort employees is always informative. (that feedback will be provided in future posts). One other tradition involves exchanging quick jokes with the ski lift operators (we only have about 5 seconds of communication time, so the jokes have to be short). Hence, most of them are "you might be a redneck if....." type humor.
Here's my favorite from one of the operators - "If you allow your 12 year old daughter to smoke at the dinner table............in front of her kids, you might be a Redneck!"
It's good to be back!
Does it surprise anyone that the Commander-in-Chief, who just announced an increase of 30,000 troops for the Afghanistan War, is also this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner? Don't get me wrong, I agree with the President's decision. I just think the Nobel committee got a bit of egg on their face, this week.
But that egg, was nothing compared to the entire Chicken Ranch that landed on their shoulders when it was announced that the 2007 Peace Prize was given to Al Gore for espousing a Climate Theory that is based on fraudulent data (Climategate).
If the Nobel Committee is giving prizes for escalating war, then Iran's Ahmadinejad is a clear front runner for his saber rattling. Alternatively, if we are giving prizes for espousing unsubstantiated science, then Charles K. Johnson is clearly the 2010 choice for the prize. Who is Charles K. Johnson? Why he's the long time President of the Flat Earth Society!
Job Creation
70% of all jobs are with small businesses. Yet, most of Obama's new proposals, including Cap' & Trade, Card Check, and Health reform directly attack existing small business owners. One administration official was stunned to realize that the job recovery will HAVE to come from this small business sector, as GM, FORD and other large companies aren't necessarily in the hiring mode for the foreseeable future.
Obama will now try to encourage those small businesses to start hiring. But based on his first years actions, it's akin to the axe-wielding executioner asking the condemned to stick his neck out a little further.
Finally, I'll leave you with a little nugget. I spent part of last week and this week on a Colorado Ski Trip. I always enjoy the interaction with the various people associated with the ski resort. Capturing incidental insight on the economy from ski resort employees is always informative. (that feedback will be provided in future posts). One other tradition involves exchanging quick jokes with the ski lift operators (we only have about 5 seconds of communication time, so the jokes have to be short). Hence, most of them are "you might be a redneck if....." type humor.
Here's my favorite from one of the operators - "If you allow your 12 year old daughter to smoke at the dinner table............in front of her kids, you might be a Redneck!"
It's good to be back!
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