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I was graduated from Yale University in 1963 with a B.A. in economics and from the University of Virginia School of law, where I was the notes editor of the Virginia Law Review, in 1966. Following four years of active duty with the Army JAG Corps, with two tours in Korea, I entered private practice in Washington, D.C. specializing in communications law. I retired in 1996 to sail with my wife, Jeanie, on our sailboat Namaste to and in the Caribbean. In 2002, we settled in the Republic of Panama and live in a very rural area up in the mountains.
I now contribute to China Daily Mail and Opinion Forum. I have contributed to Pajamas Media and Pajamas Tatler.
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Category Archives: Money
Government to Provide More Help to Family Farmers. Oh?
Still seen as the most independent of the independent, there will be more food stamps for independent farm families to enjoy soon. As this article at The Heritage Organization’s The Foundry points out (again), Speaker of the House John Boehner … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Obama's America, Abuse of Power, Congress, Corruption, Debt limit, Democracy, Fairness, Farm bill, Federal budget, Food stamps, Freedom, Good stuff for everone free, Government reliance, Idiocy, Kiking the can down the road, Money, ObamaCare, Political class, Politics, the Basics, United States
Tagged Congressional Budget Office, John Boehner, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, United States Congress, United States Department of Agriculture
8 Comments
Can we Dumb things down Enough?
Arguments that appeal to reason rarely appeal to emotion. Nor do they appeal to uninformed voters who are not interested. Can we have better informed and more rational voters? Democrats realize that rational thought does not appeal to many voters … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Obama's America, Abuse of Power, Administrative Agencies, al Qaeda, Allen West, Campaign contributions, Congress, Conservatives, Constitution, Culture, Debt limit, Democracy, Democrats, Economics, Education, Egypt, Freedom, Government and individual choices, Government reliance, Governor Romney, Illegal immigration, Insanity, Iran, Islamist rage, Israel, Jews, Law and Order, Libya, Media, Money, Mormons, Muslim Brotherhood, Nonsense, Obama, Osama bin Laden, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, Republicans, States' Rights, the Basics, United States
Tagged congressman paul ryan, government, politics, uninformed voters
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President Obama Seeks Revenge.
There have been many sick moments during the current campaign, but President Obama earned first prize in Ohio. During a campaign appearance in Ohio, while in the middle of an attack on Mitt Romney he told a crowd at a … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Obama's America, Abortion, Abuse of Power, Birth control, Conservatives, Democracy, Democrats, Dove of peace, Elections, Free Press, Good stuff for everone free, Government and individual choices, Government reliance, Governor Romney, Health Control, Ideology, Idiocy, Illegal immigration, Internet, Julia, Military, Money, Muslims, Negative ads, Obama, Obama Dream Order, Obama Ohio Speech, Peace and Love, Political Correctness, Politics, presidential, Racism, Reporting, Romney, United States, Voting, War on women
Tagged best revenge, mitt romney, politics
3 Comments
Team Obama has Spent so much that it has to Keep Begging for More.
The Obama Campaign has been run like the United States of Obama. Yesterday, I received just one measly begging e-mail from the Obama campaign. Starting to feel left out, I have already received three today, each slightly different from the … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Obama's America, Advertising, Begging, Campaign contributions, Democrats, Economics, Elections, Money, Obama, Opinion, Politics, Power Line, Romney, United States
Tagged budget deadline, mitt romney, politics
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“Pro Life,” “Pro Choice” and “Vagina Voting”
“Pro life” and “Pro Choice” are so broad as to be essentially meaningless unless defined. According to this article, entitled “Actual Huffington Post Headline: ‘Why Some Women Don’t Vote With Their Vaginas’,” Can you imagine the outrage if a conservative author … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Birth control, Cancer, Congress, Constitution, Courts, Debt limit, Democracy, Democrats, Economics, Elections, Federal Agencies, Free Press, free speech, Freedom, Good stuff for everone free, Government and individual choices, Government reliance, Governor Romney, health care, Health Control, History, Ideology, Law, Law and Order, Lawyers, Legal Ethics, Limitation on Authority, Media, Medicare, Money, Murder, Nonsense, Obama, ObamaCare, Opinion, Politics, presidential, Republicans, Roman Catholic Church, Society, States' Rights, the Basics, United States, Voting, War on women
Tagged free abortions, politics, roe v wade
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Business Should be cautious about taking the Obama Administration’s advice on the WARN act.
Want to violate the law? Yes! Enjoy paying for advice from your attorney? NO! Then Follow the Administration’s advice and just say Yes! It’s no Big F***** Big deal and Somebody Else will pay. Maybe. A legal blog that I … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse of Power, Belief, Betting, Campaign contributions, Congress, Conservatives, Constitution, Corruption, Courts, Democrats, Disputes, Elections, Gambling, Good stuff for everone free, Idiocy, Justice, Law, Law and Order, Lawyers, Legal Ethics, Money, Nonsense, Obama, Opinion, Politics, presidential, Principles, United States, Voting, WARN Act
Tagged defense procurement, employment guidance, guidance letter, mass layoff, politics, procurement contracts
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Is there a way to win the hearts and minds of ObamaVoters?
If so, we need to find it very soon NOW. I am posting this before tonight’s debate because I don’t think that will cause much change for the better. I hope I am wrong. An article at PJ Tatler on … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Obama's America, Advertising, Begging, Campaign contributions, Conservatives, Culture, Democracy, Democrats, Dep't of Information, Elections, Empathy, Fashion, Free Press, Freedom, Good stuff for everone free, Government and individual choices, Government reliance, Governor Romney, Health Control, Idiocy, Insanity, Islamist rage, Law and Order, Media, Media-morphing, Money, Negative ads, Nonsense, Obama, Obama-Romney debates, ObamaCare, Obamamas, Opinion, Political class, Political Correctness, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, Reporting, Romney, Socialism, Society, United States, Voting, White House, White Supremacists
Tagged free cell phones, governor romney, politics
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My Obamamas List
If President Obama is reelected, redistribution will go into even higher gear. I want His promise that I’ll get mine. Now, so I will know how to vote. As President Obama well knows, the best socio-economic system ever devised is … Continue reading
Posted in Begging, Constitution, Democracy, Democrats, Dignity, Discrimination, Elections, Fairness, Food stamps, Gasoline, Good stuff for everone free, Government reliance, Humor, Julia, Money, Mortgage, Muslim Brotherhood, Obama, Obamamas, Obamaphone, Opinion, Panama, Politics, Racism, Respect, Satire, Snark, Socialism, Society, travel, United States, Vacation, Vegetable garden, White House
Tagged travel, vacation
11 Comments
Humor, Polls, News and Confirmation Bias
We tend to accept as factual whatever we want to believe and reject the rest. Jim Geraghty’s Morning Jolt today had a piece about reactions to a satirical post by Roger Simon (not Roger L. Simon of PJ Media) stating … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Air travel, Campaign contributions, Conservatives, Democracy, Democrats, Dep't of Information, Elections, Freedom, Governor Romney, Humor, Idiocy, Insanity, Krugman, Media, Money, Nonsense, Obama, Opinion, Palin, Politics, Power Line, Reporting, Republicans, Society, Tina Fey, United States
Tagged jim geraghty, politics, rachel maddow, ryan gilligan
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