Yesterday’s unemployment report contained some good news, for a change. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released data stating that 243,000 new jobs were created, and the unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent. Both results are better than what economists and analysts — who never seem to be right — were expecting. There are some curious [...]
Posts Tagged ‘The Economy’
A Glimmer On The Horizon
Posted in America, Politics, The Economy, tagged America, Jobs, Politics, President Obama, Republicans, The Economy, Unemployment on February 4, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Tuning Out
Posted in America, Politics, The Economy, TV, tagged America, Politics, President Obama, recession, State Of The Union speech, The Economy, TV, Unemployment on January 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I didn’t watch the President’s State of the Union speech earlier this week. It turns out I’m not alone. According to the New York Times, 37.8 million viewers watched the President’s speech. That’s down from 42.8 million in 2011, 48 million in 2010, and 52.3 million for the President’s 2009 speech to Congress. In short, [...]
The President As Pitchman
Posted in America, Politics, The Economy, World, tagged America, Disney World, Politics, President Obama, The Economy, Tourism, We Can't Wait, World on January 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Last week President Obama went down to Disney World to tout tourism in America and got his picture taken with the Disney castle in the background. The trip was part of the President’s “We Can’t Wait” campaign, in which he does things by himself that are supposed to promote job growth and show that we [...]
Capitalism 301 (And The Food Network)
Posted in America, Food, The Economy, tagged America, Bain Capital, Capitalism, Food, Mitt Romney, Restaurant Impossible, restaurants, Robert Irvine, The Economy, The Food Network on January 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
If, like Kish and me, you like to watch The Food Network from time to time, you’ve been exposed to capitalism at its very essence. Whether it is Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, where great food made from scratch earns raves and steadfast loyalty from customers, or the latest competitive cooking or baking show, or Restaurant [...]
Capitalism 201
Posted in America, The Economy, tagged America, Bain Capital, Capitalism, Democrats, Mitt Romney, Republicans, taxes, The Economy, Venture Capital Firms on January 12, 2012 | 1 Comment »
If Mitt Romney ends up as the Republican nominee, we’ll be hearing a lot more about his stint at Bain Capital. I think that would be a good thing for a lot of reasons — one being that we would all be better served if our citizenry and our politicians had a clearer understanding of [...]
Capitalism 101
Posted in Politics, The Economy, Work, tagged Capitalism, Firing People, Jobs, Mitt Romney, Politics, Republicans, The Economy, Work on January 11, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Let’s see: Mitt Romney discusses health insurance and says he likes to being able to fire people who provide services for him . . . and his Republican opponents say that makes him a heartless bastard? I know that politics involves a lot of silliness, but this latest tempest in a teapot is ridiculous. In [...]
The President’s Curious, Overcooked Metaphors
Posted in America, Politics, The Economy, tagged 2012 Presidential Election, 60 minutes, America, Politics, President Obama, Public Speaking, Ship Captains, Ships, The Economy, Unemployment on December 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Although he has a reputation as a fine public speaker, President Obama often struggles to make his point and move on. At times, he seems to get trapped within expanding metaphors, fighting without success to make his way out. I first noticed this after he was elected, when he sought to explain why he wouldn’t [...]
Zombie, Or Not Zombie?
Posted in Humor, The Economy, tagged Halloween, Hardware, Humor, Occupy Wall Street, The Economy, Undead, Westlake Ace Hardware Zombie Preparedness Center, Zombies on October 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Halloween is just around the corner, and a person’s thoughts naturally turn to . . . zombies. We’ve all seen movies about them. We know there is a good chance that, any day now, some misguided government program, alien virus, or bacteria from the bottom of the sea could turn our peaceful fellow citizens into [...]
