Healthcare: One tough coconut

Brudder bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime, His sister had anudder one she paid it for de lime.She put de lime in de coconut, she drank 'em bot' up... She put de lime in de coconut, she call de doctor, woke 'im up,Said "Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take?" I said "Doctor, to ... Continue reading

Putting America back to work

I went to Walmart the other day to get some new sunglasses. If my name was Warren Buffet, I'd probably do all of my shopping at Neiman-Marcus. Actually, I'd probably hire people to do my shopping for me. Since I need to make my paycheck stretch until it screams for mercy, it's Walmart for me.I ... Continue reading

To dream the impossible dream

Nebuchadnezzar was unhappy. The ancient Babylonian king had had a disturbing dream and needed to understand its meaning. He called in his seers and advisers, but he knew they were sycophants who would try to flatter and praise the king with their words. He was disturbed enough by the vision he had ... Continue reading

Divided we stand

The distinctive visions of the two parties — social-democratic versus limited-government — have underlain every debate on every issue since Barack Obama's inauguration: the stimulus, the auto bailouts, health-care reform, financial regulation, deficit spending. Everything. The debt ceiling is but ... Continue reading

We still hold these Truths…

We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness — That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just ... Continue reading

Biden: A snore away from the presidency

The Vice President snored loudly during much of President Obama's budget speech yesterday, causing some embarrassment for the President and members of the cabinet who were sitting nearby. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner could be seen on video jabbing Biden in the ribs with his elbow, but the VP ... Continue reading

Despairs of the heart

When you look at unbalanced people, how they respond to the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government. The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous. — Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik When Pima County Sheriff ... Continue reading

Hoping for change

Americans disillusioned today with the president for his health-care legislation, his refusal to extend his predecessor's tax cuts, his support for cap and trade, his ties to labor unions and groups such as Acorn, and his belief in the regulatory state, can't honestly say that they were promised ... Continue reading