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The Financial Times is reporting that leaders in the Unites States Senate are looking to introduce a change to the law that allows the U.S. to take economic action against foreign countries. The proposed change comes after a report to Congress on China’s currency controls didn’t contain enough evidence to allow the U.S. to take action against China and it’s growing trade surplus. According to the article the incoming chairman of the finance committee, Senator Max Baucus, claimed that the... Read More→

Over the weekend I was watching TV when a commercial came on that caught my attention. The commercial is a dramatization of a mother and her child sitting in their home with blankets over them. Then it shows their kitchen with the oven door open leaving you to believe that they’re using it to heat their home. Then out of no where a truck pulls up and the mother and son’s face light up with cheer as the man pulls out a fuel pump and puts oil into their home. The family and man gather for... Read More→

Only one day after announcing controls on the flow of capital, the Thai government has reversed its new policy after the Thai stock market had its biggest drop ever, of 15%. The drop in the market came a day after the country’s finance minister announced that any new foreign money coming into the country would have to wait 1 year before it could be pulled out. The goal was to stop speculation and create stability in the currency. However the opposite occurred as markets in the region plunged... Read More→

Not that I watch the View but I came across this article while on Yahoo about how Rosie O’Donnell had to apologize for mocking Chinese people. Apologize? I didn’t even know she mocked Chinese people. I love how the only place you find the story is on Yahoo and the entertainment section of some news sites. I continue to love the double standard that is placed on Left leaning celebrities and politicians when it comes to racial comments. I doubt moveon.org or the DailyKos will be calling for... Read More→

The Investors Business Daily has a great editorial this morning about how Democrats are already reneging on their election pledge that they would be strong on national security. According to the article Democrats “seems not just unconcerned about domestic security, but intent on dismantling it”. They use examples such as Sen. Carl Levin’s pledge to dismantle the missile defense program. IBD scratches its head wondering how can Democrats tear down the program when you have North Korea testing... Read More→

With the days of the Pataki era winding down, I thought I would take a moment to do something no one else is, say thank you. In an age of immediate gratification, Americans today seem to barely remember last week let alone 12 years ago. When Pataki first ran for Governor in 1994, New Yorkers were a fed up bunch. Crime in the State was high. I remember as a teenager in Queens, to hear someone was mugged, their house robbed or car stolen was no big shocker. So it was no big surprise that one of... Read More→

This past Sunday I took part in my yearly ritual of spending a couple hours in Toys R Us purchasing Christmas presents for my son, nephews and nieces. Toy shopping for the children is my job and for the adults, my wife. As I pushed my shopping kart through the store I dumped in everything, board games, Barbie’s, GI Joes, Superheroes, Lego’s and more. Part of the reason I was able to load up my kart was that it seemed everything I picked up only cost between $5 & $20. Operation a game... Read More→

The latest job data is out and the U.S. added another 132,000 jobs in the month of November. Even more telling, U.S. wages grew by a total of 4.1 percent over the last 12 months, which is higher then the rate of inflation.  Read More →

I don’t know if they’re still teaching this stuff in our public schools but today is the 65th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Looking back I wonder how today’s politicians would handle the war with the Axis powers. I don’t think anyone can imagine a Normandy or Iwo Jima taking place today, two battles critical to our victory.  Read More →

Not satisfied with their recent marches on the city, the anti-NYPD protest group has announced that they will attempt to shutdown Wall St. on December 22nd. Now I understand if they want to take off work to protest their local precinct but to march on Wall St. is another issue. What are they saying that it’s Goldman Sachs fault that Sean Bell and his buddies were at a strip club at 4:00 AM and got shot 50 times by trigger happy police officers? In yesterday’s protest a female officer was struck... Read More→