Some countries are pushing a proposal to give the U.N.International Telecommunication Union (“ITU”) more control over the internet. The proposal will receive a hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives next week. Currently the internt is “governed” (if you can call it that) by a a collection of non-profit entities. The result has been a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Congress’
Keep The U.N. Away From The Internet
Posted in America, Technology, World, tagged America, computers, Congress, Democrats, International Telecommunications Union, Internet, News, Republicans, Technology, United Nations, World on May 27, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Balance Of Powers 101
Posted in America, Politics, tagged Affordable Care Act, America, Balance of Powers, Congress, Health Care Law, Judicial Review, law, Politics, President Obama, United States Constitution, United States Supreme Court on April 2, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Last week’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court about the Affordable Care Act — and the questions from Justices that suggested skepticism about the law’s constitutionality — seem to have caught some people off guard and caused them to make some very odd statements about how our government works. Today, for example, President Obama said: [...]
Dennis, Departing
Posted in Ohio, Politics, tagged Congress, Democrats, Dennis Kucinich, Marcy Kaptur, Ohio, Politics on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday’s primary election in Ohio not only resulted in a win for Mitt Romney, it also ended (for now, at least) the congressional career of Dennis Kucinich. Fellow Representative Marcy Kaptur trounced Kucinich in the Democratic primary in a redrawn district. Kucinich blamed his defeat on a negative campaign by Kaptur. Perhaps — but it [...]
Sitting On A Gas Price Spike
Posted in America, Environment, Humor, Politics, tagged America, Commuter Rail, Congress, Environment, Gas Prices, Humor, Oil, Oil Drilling, Politics, President Obama, Public Transportation on February 29, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Dear President Obama and Members of Congress, Could you please talk to your chauffeurs about the price of gas? I know that you probably don’t drive or gas up your own vehicles, but your handlers and advisers and staffers just might, and therefore might know what I’m talking about. The price of gas is spiking. [...]
Redistricted Rivals
Posted in Humor, Ohio, Politics, tagged Cleveland, Congress, Dennis Kucinich, Humor, Marcy Kaptur, Ohio, Politics, Redistricting, Toledo on February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The 2010 Census cost Ohio two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. That loss of seats made drawing the new congressional map a challenge — and also produced one of the more intriguing primary elections that Ohio will see this year. The primary pits two long-time Democratic Representatives, Dennis Kucinich and Marcy Kaptur, against [...]
Our Do-Nothing Congress
Posted in America, Politics, tagged 2012 Presidential Election, America, Congress, Politics, President Obama, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate on January 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
President Obama has indicated that his 2012 re-election campaign will focus on a “do-nothing” Congress. Now a Washington Times analysis finds that 2011 was, in fact, one of the most inactive congressional years ever. Congress passed only 80 bills — the fewest since 1947, when such records first began being kept — and many of [...]
Paying For The Toledo Tear-Down
Posted in America, Ohio, Politics, tagged America, Congress, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Spending, Housing Market; Foreclosures, Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Ohio, Politics, President Obama, Toledo on November 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Toledo, Ohio is on track to demolish a record number of abandoned houses this year. By the time 2011 is done, Toledo city officials expect to have torn down more than 400 blighted residential structures. What I find interesting is not that Toledo is having a problem with abandoned houses — Toledo, like many Midwestern [...]
Be Vewy Vewy Careful
Posted in Politics, tagged Amity Shleas, Congress, Democrats, john boehner, Libertarian, Mitt Romney, Republicans, Smoot Hawley, Stock Market Crash, The Forgotten Man, Treasury Department on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This week the Senate will be debating a bill that would require the Treasury Department to identify countries whose currencies are under valued and then in turn order the Commerce department to impose duties on imports from such countries. Countries that hold down the value of their currency do so to give their exporters an [...]
Another Week, Another Stalemate
Posted in Politics, tagged Congress, Democrats, Federal Budget, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, Government spending, Politics, Republicans on September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ho hum. If it’s Monday, there must be another political stalemate in Washington, D.C., and another possible government shutdown looming. The contours of this dispute are familiar. Federal funds are running out and a short-term spending bill must be passed. The Federal Emergency Management Agency also needs more money. As a matter of fiscal discipline, [...]
The President’s Speech
Posted in America, Politics, The Economy, tagged America, Congress, economy, Extended unemployment compensation, Politics, President Obama, Republicans, stimulus, Unemployment on September 8, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I watched the President’s speech tonight, and I found it to be quite interesting for a number of reasons. The first part of the speech seemed like “same old, same old,” and I think it will generally be perceived as such. It appears to be more of the “stimulus” concept that has been tried and [...]
A Costly Solar Flame-Out (II)
Posted in America, Politics, tagged America, Congress, Diane DeGette, economy, green technology, Henry Waxman, Politics, Solar Power, Solyndra on September 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It was bad enough that Solyndra, a solar energy company, abruptly closed its doors recently, after receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in federal loan guarantees as part of a federal government effort to promote “green jobs.” Today, the news got worse. The media is reporting that the FBI agents, working in conjunction with the [...]
One Program At A Time
Posted in Politics, tagged Congress, House Republicans, Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Politics on August 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One other point about the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. I am afraid that the impending specter of that committee will cause Congress to stop doing its job (to the extent that Congress has been doing its job) and simply wait to see what the Joint Select Committee comes up with. I hope the [...]
401(k) Follies
Posted in America, Politics, tagged 401(k) Plans, America, Congress, Debt Ceiling, Politics, retirement, stock market on July 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Many of us have tried to save and plan for retirement. We’ve read the books about how investing in mutual funds is one of the best ways to maximize your return and grow your nest egg over the long term. We’ve followed that advice, and many of us have stayed the course, through up years [...]
