“Creating Jobs”
How addled is the electorate?
I think a good measure is the extent to which office-seekers bray about "creating jobs." In the first place, a politician no more creates jobs than a...
Free – Why That’s My Favorite Price!
Gotta love the ol' bait-and-switch.
Promise them medical treatment (free medical treatment - or at least "affordable," as the Obamanauts style it) and then force them to buy insurance.
Hilarious!
So why aren't you...
Has Toyota Become the New GM?
I used to (and still do) bash GM for having adopted the "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" strategy when it came to "safety" features and - far worse -...
The Fraus Abide
More on Obamacare - the "health care" crisis in general.
Yesterday, my father-in-law arrived from Oklahoma. He'll be spending a week or so with us. Upon arriving, he asked us to look...
Gas is Getting “Cheap” Again
In my area (SW Virginia) regular unleaded can now be purchased for less than $3 a gallon. Most people are smiling - the smile of the simple-minded. Or the dazed. Or...
Want to Pay Less For Insurance?
Increasingly worthless Federal Funny Money - and increasingly hard-to-find decent-paying jobs - have put an economic choke-hold on millions of Americans, compelling them to cut back on everything that's not absolutely...
The Small Car Catch-22
Little cars that don't costs much to buy - or to drive - are making a comeback. The 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage I just reviewed, for instance (see here). It's equipped with...
Emasculation as Policy
It's not so much that they want your guns. It's your manhood they're really after. I mean this in a generic way, mind. It applies equally to men and women. They...
The Madness of GM
The economy must be doing a lot better than all the wretched indexes (number of people no longer even trying to find work, number of people on the dole, etc.) indicate....
If Only Clover Would Move Over
Moving over to allow faster-moving traffic to get by is a wonderful concept. But I'd take it a step farther: If you're not passing, you should not be in the left...