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Bell California Salary Scandal - Bellwether of Indifference

A USA Today story about the bloated salaries of elected officials and bureaucrats in the small California city of Bell is an excellent example of what happens when citizens hope things are going well and become disconnected from what elected officials are doing.

Posted by Tim Carter at 6:42 PM

Global Warming Causes

I've been a subscriber to National Geographic magazine for at least 30 years. Their August, 2010 issue really had me steaming. So much so that I surely contributed to climate change the day I opened it and read The Big Idea - Carbon Capture article on page 30.

Posted by Tim Carter at 6:31 AM

Obama's Occupation - Alien Rule

Robert Weissberg is is Professor of Political Science-Emeritus, University of Illinois-Urbana. He recently wrote a provocative essay about describing the feeling many have about the Obama presidency. I'd say he's fairly well qualified to render an opinion in that his expertise is political science and he hails from Obama's home state of Illinois.

Posted by Tim Carter at 8:44 PM

Congress Pay Raises - You and I Get Squat

My neighbor and great friend Dave Pierce sent me an email about two weeks ago. I was getting ready to travel and didn't have time to publish it. The message is clear. The mid-term elections on November 2, 2010 are getting closer and it's very important that all of us are aware of what's happened in Washington, DC in the past two years.

Posted by Tim Carter at 6:21 PM

John Kerry Senator, Tax Evader and Hypocrite

John Kerry, the US Senator from Massachusetts, seems to be just like the rest of us. He hates to pay high taxes. But he tends to support legislation that increases or forces others to pay more in taxes of all types. Can you guess what Senator John Kerry did when he purchased his new $7 million yacht?

Posted by Tim Carter at 7:04 AM

Make Mine Freedom Cartoon - Vintage 1948

My very good friend Fred Hoffmeister sent me a link to a fantastic cartoon that is as relevant today as it was back in 1948 when Communism was the "ism" that was in vogue.

Posted by Tim Carter at 9:00 AM

California Budget News

You may not like California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, but you surely have to give him credit for taking several right steps to get his state's budget under control. He must have ESP as within the past two weeks I had a similar idea to control the budget deficit here in New Hampshire and on the Federal level.

Posted by Tim Carter at 6:45 AM