Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Newt, Mitt and the future of the Republican Party
I left the party system a while ago because it was clear that there is a great difference between the parties in power and the parties out of power. The Republican race this year seems to becoming a race between two well known figures--Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House, and Mitt Romney the former Governor of Massachusetts. These are well known establishment figures in the party. In power they are likely to be safe figures but can they withstand the pressures to spend that will be key to the future. I know that Romney is talking the right talk. Newt was a mixed bag of spending and good balancing when he was speaker. I am comfortable that either would be better on spending than President Obama but how would they be as President. Romney has the temperament and experience with big international events like the Olympics. Newt has more ideas than any current politician and has the age and experience to know who he is. I could live with either but I think Romney is more electable. None of the candidates I really wanted, like Mitch Daniels or Paul Ryan ran so I will support the Republican nominee but neither really excites me.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Borrowing and spending will never solve the current economic problems
The problem with the economy is borrowing. Individuals borrowed too much money for houses they could not afford. Business borrowed to buy the bundled mortgages and lost money. The government has a $14 trillion dollar national debt. Japan has spent 10 years trying to borrow and spend its way to growth. You can not borrow and spend to solve borrowing and spending. We need real long term growth based on savings and productivity. The idea that government creates long term jobs from borrowing is what is wrong. John Maynard Keynes is wrong and just gives politicians an excuse to borrow and spend. More spending just delays the inevitable need to hit bottom before we can grow. Keynes and his modern followers are the problem since they are the politicians enablers who justify the spending which must be ended. Can we stop spending before we are in a crisis? I do not know but if we do not we will follow the same path as Japan!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Electoral College
Every 10 years the House of Representatives is redrawn with the new census. The number of electors each state gets is based on the number of Representatives and Senators. So the 2012 electoral college will be the first new one after the 2010 census and this new map will make President Obama's reelection less likely since some of the States he won last time have lost electors.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
The next Presidential Election
I am working on a thesis that President Obama is more likely to lose fifty states instead of getting reelected. The reason I believe this is the recent statistics on the net worth of American families, the energy in the Republican party, the new electoral college, and the lack of energy in the young. I would be interested in others thoughts on the subject.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
9/11/01
Never forget and stay vigilant so that we may be free. Thanks to all the solders and the fallen. Thanks to all working today to make us safe.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
The Chicago Bears
The Bears are in training camp which is one of the best things about what is going on right now. I like many of their free agent moves. Kreutz was a real leader but the middle of the Bears offence had not been able to make 3rd or 4th and short for 2 or 3 years. The sacks had been coming right down the middle. We will miss his leadership but Kreutz was too small and too old for the Bears to get better. I look forward to the season and I hope the Bears are better. The line play on offence and defense is where they need to be better and this is an open question.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
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