Author Archives: alan
Failed for who?
The New York Times says quantitative easing has failed. The Federal Reserve’s experimental effort to spur a recovery by purchasing vast quantities of federal debt has pumped up the stock market, reduced the cost of American exports and allowed companies … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Stupid MSM
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QOTD: Understanding the Bill Of Rights
From a QOTD over at Joe’s: “The Bill of Rights doesn’t grant privileges. It guarantees rights. The only granting is that of certain enumerated powers to the government. The government is not a parent. The government is not an ideal. … Continue reading
Posted in Bill Of Rights, Quote
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Only six days left
Until the great 2011 Gunblog Meet in Pittsburgh. I hear the NRA is having a convention there too. Might have to stop by and see it if I have time.
Posted in What Am I Doing?
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Why does the SEC exist?
If the SEC can’t be held liable for gross incompetence and at the same time can’t manage to stop securities fraud then why do they exist? Shut it down. Those SEC employees can find other jobs to surf the Internerds … Continue reading
Posted in Fail, Political Class
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This might be the droid you’re looking for
Work gave me a HTC Thunderbolt last week. Now that I’ve messed with it enough to be comfortable using it, I feel like I can offer a comparison to the iPhone besides, “Different, bad!” My iPhone 3Gs is almost two … Continue reading
Posted in Android, Apple
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AG Holder: Bernanke is your guy!
FINALLY! The Obama administration is going to do something about high gas prices. Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the formation of a Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Working Group to focus specifically on fraud in the energy markets. The … Continue reading
Posted in Fail, Obamanation
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Stupid people do stupid things
And a strong government leverages the power of stupid.
Posted in politics
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