Voting Resources
Ben Bernanke
October 16th, 2011
Governor Perry announced his intention to run for the Republican nomination for president on Saturday, August 13, 2012 in Charleston, South Carolina. His announcement was hailed as the start of what was to be an immensely...
April 25th, 2011
The rally cry for Bill Clinton's first Presidential campaign was, “It’s the economy, stupid!” Conventional wisdom is that when voters decide who will be the next President, it is the economy that decides. For Republicans,...
February 23rd, 2011
Regardless of what one thinks of Ron Paul, he does ask questions that need answers; how does one determine the value of currency? What is the duty of the Federal Reserve, or a better question, what should the duty of the...
March 6th, 2010
Recent upward revisions to the U.S. Gross Domestic Product in the fourth quarter of 2009 have drawn skepticism from many who still point to dragging unemployment rates, reduced consumer demand, and still-declining home...
January 28th, 2010
Today, I issued the following statement calling for action on the issues of trade, offshore energy production and tax relief for small businesses, which President Obama voiced his commitment for in last night’s State of the...
January 13th, 2010
I have no more faith in the ability of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to navigate successfully the rough economic waters we are in than I did in the performance of his predecessor, Alan Greenspan, who fueled the bubble economy by...
March 20th, 2012
Take note of the Atlantic's cover:It’s the old something-for-nothing analysis: by buying stuff with money conjured out of thin air, by creating “liquidity” ex nihilo, disaster was averted. Financial disasters are...
September 2nd, 2011
Earlier I posted what I had responded to a friend in another state’s inquiry about Texas Governor Rick Perry. But I left out some important things that obviously become more relevant as scrutiny of Perry increases and...
March 6th, 2011
I was well into another post when I got an email from someone complaining of The Fed and the greedy rich. Yes, this is a bit of a unique character. But, I edited out some personal references and submitted my response:It’s...
November 9th, 2010
CONOOC, China’s national oil company, recently announced an agreement with Chesapeake Energy Corporation that would give the Chinese a 33 percent share in a new drilling project set to start soon in southwest Texas.
February 13th, 2010
In late January, the U.S. Senate voted to raise the United States’ debt ceiling to $14.3 trillion, or $45,000 for every man, woman, and child living in America. Our massive federal deficit levels should send up warning...
January 27th, 2010
I’m neither a high-flying trader or an Ivy League (as if that indicates truth) student of economics. I claim only common sense, which submersion in both academic abstractions and the conventional economic wisdom of over 75...
