Photo Gallery: East Germany’s Transformation – SPIEGEL ONLINE – International. For those who have any sort of sympathy with the anti-capitalist memes of the OWS gang, here’s a very revealing gallery published by Der Spiegel. It’s a great comparison of the old communist East Germany and today, a little over 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. These pictures of transformation of the country after free markets returned tells the story. With every exposure of this kind of blatant anti-business, dare I say, anti-American focus from our overstuffed government, it becomes apparent that a command-and-control economy is what the current bunch in Washington really wants. The good thing is that they DO let their guards down once in a while, and we see the agenda(s) more clearly. If the national consumer media would actually report this stuff, Obama would be toast. Which is why they DON’T report it. This story may have legs, however. From the WSJ: Review & Outlook: Crucify Theerm – WSJ.com. The Politico today says that Newt won’t quit, even though he’s likely to lose Florida, and I don’t think he should. I’m not sure he’s the best candidate against Obama, but if he stays in, he’ll make Romney a better candidate. Romney has already gotten better from a debate standpoint. Romney has had to come up with better, more succinct ways of making his case, and despite the bruising Newt and Mitt are giving each other, it’s all good. One point in Newt’s favor is that, by pulling out all the stops to get Newt to quit, Romney may have exhausted his ammo, inoculating Newt against further, less aggressive attacks. From the Politico today:
There are many who think all the negative campaigning is bad. To the extent that it’s dishonest, neither do I, but I think it does serve the purpose of vetting candidates where the news media won’t. In a fight for the soul of America, you don’t want any wimps.
More at: Why Newt Gingrich won’t quit – Alexander Burns – POLITICO.com. Dick Morris at Dickmorris.com makes the case that the Keystone Pipeline project can still go forward, but it will take congressional action at this point. The president’s dog-ate-my-homework excuse for blocking the project is curious, at best, even to liberals, and it hurts our prospects for lower energy prices and REAL energy independence that doesn’t depend on tax-subsidized green energy projects. Geithner Says Europe Will SucceedHeadline in the Wall Street Journal When has this guy ever been right? This story from the Detroit Free Press (excerpted below) will be repeated many times as we approach the time when/if the health care law takes effect. In our own area, this has to be affecting the medical companies in Warsaw. The plain fact is, the health care law will cost more and more jobs as time goes on, possibly including jobs lost in Elkhart General Hospital in response to “reform.” Obamacare is making life worse for Americans without improving healthcare for anyone.
Occupy Wall Street has made little sense to us from its inception — Wall Street is, in our opinion, not nearly as culpable in the current economic downturn as are Fannie, Freddie, Chris and Barney. But where banks have done wrong (and there are some good arguments here), we applaud the “vote with your feet” method of voicing consumer displeasure. This from the AP:
What we find ironic, however, is that the leftist/Marxists of the OWS protests are getting actual traction from a purely free-market solution, i.e., if you don’t like it, don’t support it. No company wants to lose customers. If your bank displeases you, pull your account. | ||
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