With another presidential election cycle close upon us, we are once again hearing the full-throated campaign promises from the GOP candidates to close one or more cabinet departments. As a fan of smaller, leaner government, I’m all for this. What is lacking however is the rationale that argues for or against any one department; i.e., [...]
The Arizona Presidential Primary
February 8, 2012 By 1 Comment
Here we are three weeks away from the Arizona presidential preference election (that’s what we call a presidential primary in Arizona) and I am faced with three choices that, not only do not inspire me, but I find myself having to hold my nose to vote for any of them. We have Mitt Romulan, Newtron [...]
Why Mitt Romney’s Income Tax Rate Doesn’t Bother Me
February 3, 2012 By 4 Comments
On Wednesday, February 1, the Arizona Daily Star ran a story about a move in the State Legislature to reduce the Arizona state tax rate on capital gains. This, of course, elicited full-throated protests from the tax-breaks-for-the-rich crowd. I’ll admit that, on the surface, someone who earns as much as Mitt Romney paying 15% or [...]
What Urinating on Your Enemy Means to the Commander
January 22, 2012 By 7 Comments
by Dave Erchull There is an infamous video clip making the rounds that purports to show several Marines urinating on what are supposedly the bodies of dead Taliban fighters. As soon as this bit of film went viral, we heard shrieks of “war crimes” and, in true Alice in Wonderland fashion, “off with their heads!” [...]