Monthly Archives: April 2012

America is Desperate for Leadership

In a country that has so many financial problems (and no budget passed in three years under Obama), issues with massive wasteful spending (GSA parties and Secret Service agents spending our taxpayer money on private functions with prostitutes), out-of-control and … Continue reading

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Obama and Illegal Immigration

It’s amazing to me how Obama portrays himself (and so does the press) as sensitive to the issue of illegal aliens and someone that Hispanics should vote for. Then he goes on to say that Republicans, if elected, would start … Continue reading

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Baseball with our Friends

What a great evening and a memory that won’t be forgotten. The weather was perfect and the hated Yankees were in town to face our new Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish and the hot Texas Rangers. With the Rangers ahead 2-0 … Continue reading

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Disability the New Unemployment

The numbers of Americans on disability has increased from 5.4 million to 10.8 million during the last four years of Obama leadership. This would lead me to believe that the Obama “loosening” of eligibility for disability coupled with the high … Continue reading

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China and the Great Wall

Flying in from Seoul by Air China to Beijing yesterday it became largely apparent that the Chinese encourage tourist visits and are prepared to make the visit enjoyable. China is about the same size as America only with four times … Continue reading

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Japanese Adventure

The 13 hour direct flight from Japan was amazingly comfortable and luxurious given the free upgrade from business class to first class. The best part is that my good friend Jim Sloan was the Captain on the 777 and he … Continue reading

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Obama White House discriminates against Women

Female employees in the Obama White House make considerably less than their male colleagues, records show. According to the 2011 annual report on White House staff, female employees earned a median annual salary of $60,000, which was about 18 percent … Continue reading

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Uncle Bob’s Funeral in Calgary

Uncle Bob loved to make people laugh and it did not matter how bad the joke was, he would be the first to tell it. I have many fond memories of our family gatherings at my Grandparents tiny little farm … Continue reading

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NCAA Frozen Four Hockey Finals

The NCAA decided, in their infinite wisdom, to hold the College Hockey Championship in Florida this year. My bet is that it will be a mistake given that College Hockey here is non- existent and only one large market College … Continue reading

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Obama Budget gets zero votes in the House of Representatives

It’s hard to believe but after the Republican led House of Representatives passed a budget (that was defeated by the Democratic led Senate) the Republicans presented President Obama’s Budget and it was defeated 414-0 with not one single US Representative … Continue reading

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