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Why Newt won’t quit – and why I think he shouldn’t

David Dufour — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:25:27 +0000

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 [...]

Support the Pipeline

David Dufour — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:10:34 +0000

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 [...]

Kiss of Death Dept.

David Dufour — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:21:00 +0000

Geithner Says Europe Will Succeed

Headline in the Wall Street Journal

When has this guy ever been right?

via Geithner Presses Europe for Solution – WSJ.com.

More fallout from Obamacare

David Dufour — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:25:18 +0000

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 [...]

If you’re ticked off at banks, this actually makes some sense

David Dufour — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:59:01 +0000

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 [...]

The Solyndra scandal should never have happened

David Dufour — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:57:17 +0000

Dick Morris reports on how the Solyndra scandal goes pretty much to the top, but here’s what we think is the ultimate point: Governement subsidies in the “green jobs” are morally and economically indefensible. Here’s Dick:

The Solyndra scandal is a gift that keeps on giving. It shows that not only was Obama’s stimulus [...]

We need a better bedtime story — Noonan in WSJ.

David Dufour — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:42:11 +0000

Peggy Noonan talks about failure of leadership — in both parties — but this astonishing excerpt from Ron Suskind’s Obama interview is what particularly grabbed me.

I return to Ron Suskind’s book, “Confidence Men.” As noted last week, Mr. Suskind has been criticized for getting quotes and facts wrong. But the White House hasn’t [...]

Ten Worst Beatles Songs

David Dufour — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:32:58 +0000

I’m as big a Beatles fan as anyone, but I recently read a couple articles that make the statement: enough already. The Beatles have been canonized aplenty, and even though I never stopped loving them, I recognize that maybe there were some other pop/rock bands that made some pretty good tunes. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely [...]

Have Europe’s wealthy jumped the shark?

David Dufour — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 02:59:39 +0000

Tax Me More, Europe’s Wealthy Say – NYTimes.com. First it’s Warren Buffett, now this. For most of these folks (check the article), they have the option of paying more if they really want to, so why don’t they? Hitting the super-rich with more taxes plays well at cocktail parties and down at the union [...]

Why the health care law is on the way out

David Dufour — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:48:39 +0000

The Court Explains it All

WSJ has an explanation of the recent decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals that makes it plain why the health care law is flawed on Constitutional grounds. It’s really a monumental power-grab-by-precedent if allowed to stand. Here’s the money quote from what article authors Rivkin and Casey [...]