Category Archives: Leadership

Representative Walsh Gives Republicans Good Reason to Stay Home on Election Day

“Now I’m running against a woman who, my God, that’s all she talks about. Our true heroes, it’s the last thing in the world they talk about.” — Representative Joe Walsh, R-IL A recent video emerged in which Representative Joe … Continue reading

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Romney Visits Solyndra

What’s worse, a private equity firm that invests millions of dollars for sophisticated private investors in a company that ultimately fails, or a government program that allocates tax payer dollars along with investors who are also major campaign donors to … Continue reading

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Posted in Business, California, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Finance and Economics, Investing, Leadership, Media, Policy, Politics, Solar | Tagged , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

Barack Obama: Osama Slayer

Since everything seems to come in threes, it seems both Republicans and Democrats are now fighting over another ridiculous campaign non-issue beside the “war on women” and the “war on dogs”: the slaying of Osama bin Laden. On the one … Continue reading

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Posted in Defense, Finance and Economics, International Security, Leadership, Policy, Politics, Terrorism | Tagged , , , , , , | 88 Comments

War Over Women Reaches Hyperbolic Fever Pitch

When Republicans raised legitimate First Amendment concerns about the government’s requirement that religiously-affiliated employers provide free contraceptives to employees, the left spun the issue into the hyperbolic “war on women.” To be sure, Republicans like Rush Limbaugh did not help … Continue reading

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Enough with the Scapegoating

“What drags our entire economy down is when the benefits of economic growth and productivity go only to the few … and the gap between those at the very, very top and everybody else keeps growing wider and wider.” — … Continue reading

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Leadership, Policy, Politics, Socialism, Taxes | Tagged , , , | 30 Comments

It’s the Economy, Stupid: Unsolicited Campaign Advice for Mitt Romney

In 1992, President Clinton defeated incumbent President George Bush, Sr. using a campaign slogan cleverly devised by his campaign strategist, James Carville. At a time when the president had decisive foreign policy victories ranging from the end of the Cold … Continue reading

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Veterans or Lawyers?

With the Republican primary constantly in the news, and with the Presidential election rapidly approaching, I thought I would open a debate about military and public service.  When looking at the President, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, and Ron … Continue reading

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Humanity Optional: Matthew Yglesias Spits On Breitbart’s Grave

On the heels of Andrew Breitbart’s death, one particular left-wing zealot expressed his own twisted schadenfreude at Breitbart’s demise. Matthew Yglesias, a contributor to Slate Magazine, tweeted that the “world outlook is slightly improved with @AndrewBrietbart [sic] dead.” Breitbart’s body … Continue reading

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Andrew Breitbart (1969-2012)

I was shocked today to hear of Andrew Breitbart’s sudden and untimely death. At 43, he died in the prime of his life, just when he was starting to make a major difference in the world. My heart goes out … Continue reading

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Koran Burning Incident Underscores Dangers of “Advise and Assist”

I thought I would take a moment to comment on the recent events surrounding the burning of Korans by American troops in Afghanistan. The events of this week have reinforced the part of my previous post that mentioned the danger … Continue reading

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