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I'm simply saying it shouldn't be so much spun inhow to make a long distance relationship work being about the relationship, as the expense report issue. And as I said, the expense reports were wrong. But, the relationship should be irrelevant as a single issue. The point is, morals have been slipping for a long time, and its hitting a bottom where everytime someone of power gives off even a whiff of cheating, the press blows it up so everyone can throw them to the ground. And again I will say that Read more [...]

Economists, alarmed at the extent leaders of tomorrow the self inflicted wounds to their profession, said today that the sun will rise tomorrow in order to gauge public reaction. Alan Greenspan issued an ambiguous statement that perhaps this may be true and took credit for saving mankind from an imminent dark age(again). Perhaps they should officially adopt the song from 'Annie', 'The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow' as their theme to be played at all official functions conventions and seminars until Read more [...]

I am always delighted to see Yamhill, Oregon pinots featured in the Journal's wine column. Willakensie (named after the soil type found in the local area- a silty loam), is a relatively recent addition to the stable of fine vineyards and wineries in Yamhill County. Another winery, located across town in Gaston, is Elk Cove who make a fine pinot that I have enjoyed numerous times. Weisinger's winery in Ashland, Oregon (Jackson County) makes some fine reds, pinot one of their specialties. And by the Read more [...]

The cold war between Sprint and Clearwire has heated up again. I can't imagine that Clearwire wants to pull the nuclear trigger -- it is MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction). The underlying question is what will Sprint do? Unfortunately their board, history of poor governance, and never being called to account explains the company's unique ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. The issue is simple. At some level, and possibly only in public, Clearwire and Sprint are negotiating an tax extension Read more [...]

I have how to deal with anxiety say Boehner did a good job as a negotiator, coming up with a deal that doesn't involve fake cuts like the Reid plan was full of, and paying attention to his caucus rather than taking the easy route of buying Democrat votes with taxes. The 22 hard core Tea Party votes would not have voted for anything; they want the debt ceiling to stay the same. That would have been fine too, but the deal is a reasonable down payment on the deficit. Boehner will get most of the remaining Read more [...]

Mr. Ferris, I assure you, I'm no Malthusian. He was wrong, but not for the reasons of he said. He was wrong because we can indeed find the food, water and shelter to support twice or three times the worlds population. The problem is finding a way to support those people that also generates a profit. Millions of tons of food goes bad every year because there isn't a profitable way to get it to people in need. But that isn't the heart of our discussion here. Here we have system that is addicted to Read more [...]

That is not the problem: there are not enough abusive, psychotic, neurotic, or alcoholic spouses to come even near to explaining our divorce rate. Even if none of them ever married another abusive spouse. But here's an interesting question: why would somebody marry one who is abusive, psychotic, or neurotic? Granted, sometimes these qualities develop later out of the blue--but isn't that rather rare? Rather, the problem seems to be premature physical intimacy issues which creates a certain blindness Read more [...]

Mr. Smith: Did US looking for jobs move overseas Or: 20 years ago we had 20MM in manufacturing now 11MM while at the same time we had 8MM in gov. jobs, now 22MM or and increase of 275% while population went up 45% SINCE 1974. So did US jobs moved overseas or INTO gov?? in 1974 GDP were $1.5T with 220MM people. Now 36 years later we have 310MM bodies and $15T GDP and increase of 10 folds while National Debt went up 2,800% from $0.5T to $14T. Where did the money go?? When was the last time we look Read more [...]

It is easy to assume a multiplyer when you only balance one side of the equation. The neo-Keynsians do not believe that taxes hurt economic output. Keynes did - and believed in stimulus 3 ways to relieve stress: outright government spending, fed policy (which was unpredictable because of dualing purposes) or tax cuts (which politicians cannot control). Keynes obviously preferred government spending - but did actually warn against permanence. Of course he liked having everything both ways. This way Read more [...]

What an inane statement, Charles. You assume so much about me, and in doing so only show how ignorant you are yourself. I'm aware of the programs you mention, Charles. But, unlike you, I'm also aware of what the article said, because I bothered to read it rather than going directly to the Comments section to try to start a food obsession fight. The argument the FDA is making is based on the fact that many school lunch programs are supported with federal dollars. The same applies to Food Stamps, Welfare, Read more [...]