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  • Green M&M\'s

    Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 06:00 in business, environment, climate change, solar power, green energy

    I have been an opponent of legislative efforts of restricting carbon emissions.  I firmly believe that the vast majority of climate change is naturally occurring.  Efforts to legislate emissions through cap and trade programs will only hurt...

  • Pelosi\'s Health Care Bill and Vending Machines

    Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 12:43 in business, Health Insurance, nutrition, health care, Nancy Pelosi, vending machine, congressional budget office

    Image via Wikipedia Seriously.  Is there any end to the nanny state mentality of idiots like Nancy Pelosi?  I don't think there is anybody who does not think some reform of the health care system is needed.  You keep hearing how premiu...

  • Harry Reid Losing Ground

    Posted on Friday October 23rd, 2009 at 21:23 in travel, politics, business, us senate, harry reid

    Image via Wikipedia I am home after my three day business trip to Vegas. These trade shows are a lot of work, but very important to the company I work for.  There is a lot of walking and standing over the course of the show, and my feet and back...

  • Candy or Food?

    Posted on Wednesday August 19th, 2009 at 09:34 in business, food, health care, sugar, obesity, tax

    Image by clevercupcakes via FlickrI got my first job when I was 15 years old. It was for a local convenience store. For all but 4 or 5 of the 33 years since that first job, I have been involved in some way, shape, or form in the retail food industr...

  • Charles Rangel-"Pharmaceutical Companies Are Stealing"

    Posted on Wednesday July 1st, 2009 at 18:36 in politics, business, pharmaceuticals

    Image via WikipediaYou just have to love the holier than thou attitude of a great many of our illustrious leaders in the political world. Today, I heard a story on the radio that Congressman Charlie Rangel (Dem-NY) has accused the pharmaceutical ind...

  • Another Bailout

    Posted on Thursday January 8th, 2009 at 18:24 in business, bailout

    I first saw this story when I was looking at Neil Boortz's website.  Then I was reading my Glen Beck email newsletter and found a transcript from his radio show discussing it.The latest industry to seek financial help from the government, according ...

  • Phone Cards for Our Troops

    Posted on Tuesday December 16th, 2008 at 18:30 in business, military

    A couple weeks ago I posted a link to a site where Xerox was sponsoring an opportunity to send thanks to our troops for all of their sacrifices. Now I would like to post a link for Newsmax.com where they are taking donations to send AT&T Military...