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We have all seen the war movies where under enemy fire a soldier gets wounded, falls to the floor and tells his comrades to go on without him. That is the best way I can describe the Doha trade round after Democrats have gained power in Washington. Before the November elections the Doha round, which focuses on trade in agriculture and services, was already having its problems. Having over 100 countries trying to agree on a trade status is no easy feat when everyone is trying to maximize their comparative... Read More→

One of my favorite things to do is to sit down and dive into a good strategy game. Games like Civilization, Age of Empires and others have sucked millions of dollars and hours of time from adults and kids in this country. For someone that has never played any of these games, it’s easy to think these games and the people that play them are brainless. The truth is the complete opposite. These games not only test your wits but also put you into a virtual world where you get to sit in your seat... Read More→

While reading an article in the FT about Democrat’s intentions in Iraq, I came across a comment that stated: “They (Democrats) would vote for an extra $75bn for the military, which they described as broken, citing the fact that there were no combat-ready spare army units”. Now though I agree completely that our military is running on fumes when it comes to troops, I would like to know why the media and the like never bring up Bill Clinton when it comes to the subject? Remember it was Bill Clinton... Read More→

Today two big name Democrats, Barack Obama and John Edwards, are teaming up with the union funded Wake Up Wal-Mart to protest the retailer this season. We all know the complaints about Wal-Mart and how the unions hate them. What I would like to do is propose if all these Wake Up Wal-Mart people know how to run a big box retailer then they should go do it. After all, their claim is that American’s hate Wal-Mart and want to see it fold, so if they started their own to compete with Wal-Mart they... Read More→

The New York Fed released its monthly Empire State manufacturing index this morning, which showed a surprise rise over last month. The index came in at 26 compared to last month’s 22. Considering analysts were expecting the index to decline, the rise shows New York is not in the dire state many are crying it to be. The news is a bullish sign for the New York economy at a time when things appear to be topping. The question is based on the data, how is Spitzer going to be able to show he can... Read More→

Yesterday Congress embarrassed America by failing to sign what should have been a slam-dunk trade bill. The bill would have recognized Vietnam with normal trade relations treatment. When a country is given favored nation status, their tariff rate declines to 4.9% from the 35% rate for non-favored nations. The failure by Congress to pass the bill was a result of dozens of Congressmen not returning to work to vote and a hand few of states afraid of increased competition. The failure to pass the... Read More→

So Rudy announced he was going to throw his hat in the ring. Now I’m sure he thinks he has a chance to get the Republican nod, which probably came from the reception he got from his 2006 election tour of the country. I don’t think he will ever be nominated or could even win. Does anyone really think this country is going to elect an Italian Catholic from New York? That’s pretty funny. Anyway as much as I love the guy, I’m still upset at him for bailing on the Republican Party in New York... Read More→

As I continue to look back on the election another thing stands out. It’s the class and ease in which George Allen in Virginia and Conrad Burns in Montana conceded their races to their Democrat opponent despite being down by only 7,000 and 3,000 votes respectively. It was nice NOT to see these two Republicans attempt to hold on forever, calling for recounts, claiming fraud and doing whatever possible to keep their chances alive. History would argue that if it was the other way around and Democrats... Read More→

Before Democrats dishonor America by cutting and running from Islamic extremists a second time (the first was Mogadishu), they should take a moment to dust off their history books and refresh their memory about another time in American history. Back in 1801 when America was still in its infancy the Islamic nation of Tripoli and its ruler, the Bashaw Yusuf Karamanli, became the first country to declare war on America. During that time the Islamic nations in the Mediterranean prayed on shipping by... Read More→

Somebody sent it in a comment where they said so long “racist Republicans”. I would have posted it except they then cut and pasted an article the size of a college paper. I was just wondering how many e-mails they sent to Charlie Rangel’s office for his bigoted comments about Mississippi last week?  Read More →