Charlton Heston – RIP

by Art Smith

Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter), who starred in The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, Soylent Green, The Planet Of The Apes (and most of its sequels), Earthquake, and scores of other films, died Saturday at the age of 84. Heston was an excellent actor.  The Ten...

Who Cares What Clintons Earned?

by Art Smith

I hate to say this, but I’m not all that worked up about any of Hillary Clinton’s (or any other politician’s) hypocrisy.  Hypocrisy is unbecoming, and it may even raise some question of character (although I’m not sure how exactly), but...

The Economy and the Current “Credit Crisis”

by Fersboo

I was reading Mr. Smith’s blog below and my blood began to boil.  I must be on the wrong email lists, because I’m not a proud recipient of Senator Harkin’s email.  Please do not sign me up. What made my blood boil was the notion that there are...

The Senate Cannot Fix The Economy

by Art Smith

But Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) thinks it can. Living in Iowa, we occasionally receive a nice email from the Senator letting us know how he is scr- uh, helping us with his work. Here’s his latest missive, arriving just this afternoon… Dear Friends, Many...

Now Social Security?

by Fersboo

Last week I commented on the unspoken (at least by anyone who wants to be President) state of Medicare.  Now it appears that Social Security is a mess too.  (I know, big surprise!)  In the March 31, 2008 edition of Fortune, Allan Sloan reports that in about 10 years,...