Irony Abounds
The recent Secret Service scandal was discovered when a disagreement came to light about how much a Columbian...
Tag: Politics
What Would Texas Do?
Headline in the 5/14/12 WSJ: "Brown Says More Cuts Needed" Note to Governor Brown: "You can't save your way to...
Election Spending Perspective
Americans spend $14 surfing for every $1 they spend on presidential elections. Of course surfing is more fun and...
Simon Says Postcards 5/01/2012
In the UK, unlike in the USA, the royalty never have to stand for election. They do however star in a...
Happy Birthday Israel
The State of Israel was 64 years old this week which makes it about middle aged as nations go. Happy Birthday...
Americans
I was researching an immigration topic and came across this Census Bureau map showing the top ancestry by county in the...
Political Email
I received an email yesterday from "The Consumer Watchdog Campaign." They apparently want the government to impose...
Where the Money Has Gone
According to the 2010 census of the 15 richest counties in America, ten are in the Washington DC area. The money is...
Painful Self-Reliance
President Obama said that if he loses in 2012 it could herald "A New Era of Painful Self-Reliance" I say: "Bring...
The Marshmallow Test
The1972 Stanford Marshmallow Test has been in the news lately. It has been 40 years since 600 preschoolers first...
