Source: ©2012 Reflections of a Rational Republican
September 21st may have marked the end of an era for America’s manned space program. The space shuttle Endeavour flew a final victory lap over California. The pictures above and below show the shuttle passing over Alcatraz and by the Transamerica Building in San Francisco, respectively. Ironically, NASA must now rely on Russian spacecraft to ferry Americans to the International Space Station. Continue reading
Change in Total Private Employment (in thousands), Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Update: Click here for the most recent jobs statistics.
On the first Friday of every month, I update the unemployment numbers so that I can compare the unemployment rate under President George W. Bush with the unemployment rate under President Obama at that time. The genesis of this ritual began when I felt compelled to respond to some left-leaning sites that were comparing Obama’s first two years and four months in office with Bush’s last and worst economic year (the above chart shows the most recent incarnation of this narrative).
Niall Ferguson’s recent Newsweek piece, which convincingly and dispassionately argues why the country ought not re-elect Barack Obama, has really irritated the liberal cognescenti. So much so, that progressive patron saint Paul Krugman took time from his summer vacation to lambast Ferguson for “multiple errors and misrepresentations” and to accuse him of presenting “unethical commentary.” What really is telling is that Krugman could only come up with one, not multiple, objections, which Ferguson roundly blows out of the water. Ferguson then concludes his rebuttal by suggesting that Krugman read “a wee bit more carefully before his conscience next starts blogging.” Continue reading
Back in December, I posted an article on the Writers of the Future Contest, and ultimately reported my Honorable Mention for 1Q29. Since then, the contest has gone on to report the overall contest winners for 1Q12 (aka 1Q29) and 2Q12 (aka 2Q29).
Change in Total Private Employment (in thousands), Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Update: Click here for the most recent jobs statistics.
On the first Friday of every month, I update the unemployment numbers so that I can compare the unemployment rate under President George W. Bush with the unemployment rate under President Obama at that time. The genesis of this ritual began when I felt compelled to respond to some left-leaning sites that were comparing Obama’s first two years and four months in office with Bush’s last and worst economic year (the above chart shows the most recent incarnation of this narrative).
July 31st would have been free market economist Milton Friedman’s one-hundredth birthday. I have posted the following videos in his honor. These videos not only include Friedman’s eloquent defense of free market principles, but also they illustrate the truism that the more things change, the more they stay the same. I look forward to a lively discussion.
Change in Total Private Employment (in thousands), Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Update: Click here for the most recent jobs statistics.
On the first Friday of every month, I update the unemployment numbers so that I can compare the unemployment rate under President George W. Bush with the unemployment rate under President Obama at that time. The genesis of this ritual began when I felt compelled to respond to some left-leaning sites that were comparing Obama’s first two years and four months in office with Bush’s last and worst economic year (the above chart shows the most recent incarnation of this narrative).
— Representative Joe Walsh, R-IL
A recent video emerged in which Representative Joe Walsh of Illinois’ Eighth Congressional District criticized his “Democratic opponent Tammy Duckworth for talking too much about her military service.” Ms. Duckworth “lost both legs and part of the use of her right arm” when an RPG hit the Blackhawk helicopter she was flying in Iraq. Not only did she lose two limbs in her country’s service, but also she “declined a military medical retirement and continues to drill as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Illinois Army National Guard.”
While I may agree with Congressman Walsh on some policy issues, he has far different values than I do. His criticism of his opponent for reminding voters of her tremendous sacrifices for this nation is simply beyond the pale. It is also no surprise that Representative Walsh never served in the military. If I were a Republican living in Illinois’ Eighth District, I wouldn’t vote for any Congressional candidate on election day. Continue reading
©2012 Reflections of a Rational Republican
I have decided to open a storefront on CaféPress so that my readers can purchase items I have designed, often in bad taste. The beauty of CaféPress is that it handles procurement, shipping, and returns, allowing me to focus on design.
Since I’ve been wanting to call out the left’s blatant hypocrisy over Elizabeth Warren’s egregious misrepresentation of herself as a “woman of color”, I’ve taken the liberty of creating a mug with the following design: Continue reading
Change in Total Private Employment (in thousands), Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Update: Click here for the most recent jobs statistics.
On the first Friday of every month, I update the unemployment numbers so that I can compare the unemployment rate under President George W. Bush with the unemployment rate under President Obama at that time. The genesis of this ritual began when I felt compelled to respond to some left-leaning sites that were comparing Obama’s first two years and four months in office with Bush’s last and worst economic year (the above chart shows the most recent incarnation of this narrative).
Ross Douthat Charles Krauthammer
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