Hey, did you hear?  Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Congressional leaders are finally putting the heat on President Barack Obama.  Time to repair our massive deficit spending and put to bed the ominous threat of a “double dip” recession?  Time to come up with a federal immigration plan once and for all?  Time to finally create some [...]

“Advise and consent”?  You know, the U.S. Constitutional requirement.  Apparently not if President Obama has anything to say about it.  Wait a minute.  President Obama isn’t suppose to have anything to say about it. But he seems to be from the school that says actions speak louder than words.  Words?  Spell that…unreliable sound bites, if even that.  In [...]

Is Nero fiddling while Rome is burning?  The slow moving “recovery” seems to be sputtering.  Are we heading toward the second half of a “double-dip” recession?  The latest economic reports and data are not exactly encouraging.  As reported in The Week magazine for the week of July 16, President Obama says the data shows we [...]

Dear President Obama, Can we talk? (And by that I mean a two way exchange. This could be a great opportunity for you to clear the air and rally the “troops,” so to speak.) I followed with great interest your May 1 commencement speech at the University of Michigan. While there are those who interpreted your remarks as suggesting that you feel you are above criticism, I want to believe and support you and I take you at your literal word, that you have no quarrel with dignified, restrained commentary.

What is the single greatest impediment is to the future economic stability of America? Possibilities abound, of course, but I believe the single greatest impediment to the future viability of the American economy is…the exploding cost of public pensions—and the demonstrated inability of our governmental leaders to resolve the issue.  (Mmm, that may be two [...]

In 1968 (certainly before my time!), Congress enacted the federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to protect borrowers by requiring lenders to properly disclose loan terms and costs. Much like lenders before TILA, I’m troubled by the willingness of our politicians to “stretch” the truth. Have you ever noticed that even after you read the [...]