Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.
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On August 14, 2011, Warren Buffett penned an op-ed for the New York Times. It was named, subtly enough: Stop Coddling the Super-Rich Get the idea? While the poor and middle class fight for us in Afghanistan, and while most Americans struggle to make ends meet, we mega-rich continue to get our extraordinary tax breaks. [...]
In today’s news, we are looking at more Obama appointees. Today’s CNN headline is about his nominee for the US trade representative. Former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk got the nod. He has something in common with several other Obama nominees, he can’t seem to figure out how to pay his taxes correctly. Kirk’s tax returns [...]
Everyone is saying this has been a near-flawless transition: It had to come some time. Despite a nearly flawless transition period of astute, substantive and widely praised cabinet appointments, the nascent Obama administration has unintentionally provoked its first controversy. Significantly, it is in the sphere of national security. I haven’t been quite as impressed. Bill [...]
Nancy Pelosi never ceases to amaze me with her ability to say something obviously stupid. We got another great one today. A little background first: After this year’s deluge of tax-rebate checks failed to ease the economic drought, congressional leaders seem likely to try the steady-drizzle approach, doling out a new round of middle-class tax [...]
