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Yesterday the Archdiocese of Washington held a second collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD).  The main purpose of CCHD is to provide grants to organizations who help the poor and those who need assistance with housing, medical treatments, etc.  
Generally I donate money to the second collection without thinking much about it.  I decided not [...]

According to reports, President-elect Obama is considering naming Hillary Clinton Secretary of State.  Though there are more experienced foreign policy experts I believe she is capable of doing the job.  My question is why would she take it?  I can understand why President-elect Obama would name her to the post–it silences his only potential Democratic rival in [...]

The Democrats criticized Senator McCain and Governor Palin for portraying then Senator Obama’s economic plan as socialist.  Relative to Cuba and North Korea, the president-elect’s plan is more capitalistic, but it does have socialist tendencies.  This is evident by president-elect Obama’s call for higher corporate income taxes.
In the book Price Theory by Milton Friedman, he presents a [...]

I have received information from a reliable source that an Obama Administration will bring big changes to the world of golf. 

THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE AND SOON TO BE PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WOULD LIKE TO INFORM ALL GOLFERS
There is a possibility of MAJOR rule changes to the game of golf, this may occur sometime after November 4. This [...]

Though I wanted Senator McCain to win, I do want to congratulate Senator Obama on being elected the 44th President of the United States.  The title of a article on National Review Online by Bill Whittle said it best on how one should act in defeat:  The only solace to be found in losing is in [...]

It took me about 55 minutes to vote this morning.  A rational person would say why bother (see Tyler Cowen’s comments at Marginal Revolution)?  As a Republican in the District of Columbia I was I believe one of about five residents who voted for Senator McCain.  In addition, the only other real race in the city [...]

This past week Senator Obama called people who favor lower taxes selfish because they want to keep more of the money they earn.  For this accusation to be true, Republicans (or anyone who favors lower taxes) never give money to charities.  It is not that people like myself are selfish, it is we prefer to donate [...]

I happened to be in the book store today and I saw a book–published a couple of years ago–called The Coming Economic Collapse:  How to Thrive When Oil Costs $200 a Barrel, by Stephan Leeb.  I wondered why it was not in the bargain bin after reading oil is down to $65 a barrel–down about [...]

Some good economic news, durable goods orders increased in September.

Yesterday Betsy’s Blog commented on the conviction of Senator Ted Stevens on corruption charges.  She has a very good take on the story:
Ted Stevens is one GOP senator I certainly won’t miss.  The Washington Post points out the pettiness of the gifts that Stevens has been [...]

I know Senators McCain and Obama have been waiting breathlessly for my endorsement. As the title states, I am endorsing Senator John McCain for President of the United States. Actually, the Arizona senator was my first choice over a year ago. The main reason was Iraq. I feel it is vital to the country that [...]