Almost five months after Billy Long won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in Missouri’s 7th Congressional District, some people are wondering whether the words used on the campaign trail by the auctioneer and real estate industry mogul-turned-politician were serious or just a World Poker Tour-style bluff for votes. First, some background. On Nov. [...]
Was Poker-Playing Congressman Bluffing? (Update)
March 31st, 2011 · 9 Comments
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Question: ‘Why Didn’t Voters Pay Attention?’
October 16th, 2009 · No Comments
“Why didn’t voters pay attention?” is a question I asked myself after taking a fresh look at “Foster Friess on Barack Obama: Rhetoric vs. Record”, a video which first appeared in a post on this blog Oct. 28, 2008. Narrator Foster Friess, a successful businessman and Army veteran living in Jackson Hole, Wyo., begins by [...]
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Poll: Most Americans Support Increased Drilling
March 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments
As a public service, I offer this, the third in a series of posts intended to help readers of this blog distinguish between rhetoric and economic reality when it comes to matters impacting the nation’s energy future: RHETORIC: Most Americans want the federal government to pursue alternative and renewable sources of energy. REALITY: A recent [...]
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Rhetoric vs. Reality: Do Taxes Targeting Oil and Gas Industry Affect Consumers, Other Industries?
March 19th, 2009 · No Comments
As a public service, I offer the second in a series of posts intended to help readers of this blog distinguish between rhetoric and economic reality when it comes to matters impacting the nation’s energy future: RHETORIC: Taxes targeting the oil and natural gas industry are okay because they don’t affect consumers or other industries. [...]
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Rhetoric vs. Reality: Do Taxes Need to Be Raised?
March 17th, 2009 · No Comments
As a public service, I’m launching a series of posts intended to help readers of this blog distinguish between political rhetoric and economic reality when it comes to matters impacting the nation’s energy future: RHETORIC: Taxes need to be raised to help address the growing federal deficit and stimulate job creation. REALITY: Raising taxes in [...]
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Obama’s ‘Cotton Candy’ Promises Lack Substance
October 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Describing the way many of his contemporaries deliver “good stuff” instead of “God’s stuff” from the pulpit, my pastor used his sermon this morning to describe such a practice as “cotton candy preaching” — that is, it’s “light, fluffy and sweet, but lacks substance.” The same can be said for campaign promises made by one [...]
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Ted Kennedy Touts Health Care and Space
August 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
During his speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver tonight, the ailing Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) said two things that sounded odd to me. First, he bellowed about the Democratic mantra of “affordable health care for all” as if Republicans are against it. Doesn’t he realize that, until ordinary Americans can access health [...]
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