Sparty

Last week I happened to catch a segment on CNN in which Wolf Blitzer was interviewing Colin Powell regarding the tragedy in Haiti.  They were discussing the use of the U.S. military in aiding the victims of the earthquake.  Mr. Blizter asked Mr. Powell whether he thought the military could do a good job given [...]

I happened to walk to Lafayette Park next to the White House today and as was the case two days ago there were protesters being arrested.  This time there were people in orange jumpsuits with hoods over their heads, protesting that there were prisoners in Guantanamo Bay.  I see these idiots around town all the [...]

Yesterday I saw a news clip where Senator Grassley (R-IA) was pontificating on how bad the stimulus bill was, especially regarding the increase in government debt.  When he finished speaking Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said (I am paraphrasing): 
We (the Democrats) did not create the deficit–it was the Republicans who invented deficits.  In eight [...]

For the past couple of weeks stories of the demise of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have filled the front pages of newspapers and the Internet.  There are a number of explanations as to what brought about their collapse, but a simple one is the people who received the rewards of the returns on the [...]

This past week a couple of article appeared in the Washington Post and the New York Times which talked about how the economy over the past 60 years has faired much better under Democratic presidents than under Republican ones.  Technically it is true.  But it is really only part of the story.  Don Luskin has [...]

According to Fox News, Governor Sarah Palin is Senator McCain’s choice as a running mate.  Please allow me to briefly toot my own horn but in an earlier posting on this blog Gov. Palin was my choice for the Republican VP slot.
I think given the circumstancesthis is the best choice.  For one thing it will mitigate [...]

There is an old adage:  Give a man a fish and he eats for a day; teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime.  Senator Obama’s plan to give every American a $1,000 check—financed by a windfall profits tax on oil companies—basically gives every American fish for a day.  It does nothing to [...]

I am currently reading a book called:  Robert Frost:  The Poet as Philosopher by Peter J. Stanlis.  As the title indicates it is a book about Frost’s various political, religious, and moral philosophies.  The author uses Frost’s poems, speeches and lectures to provide an in depth insight into his beliefs.  Contrary to what many believe, [...]

Today I was reading the Metro section of The Washington Post and there was an article describing how Prince George’s County received an AAA-rating from Standard & Poor’s.  Normally I don’t care about the credit rating of Prince George’s County but what drew me to the article was a picture of people holding signs with [...]

I decided to join the blog set after years of reading others opine about whatever is on their mind.  I will focus on things that interest me like politics, economics, and sports.  I consider myself a conservative/libertarian when it comes to politics and economics.  The title Sparty comes from the name of Michigan State’s mascot, [...]