November 2008
2 posts
My Thoughts On An Auto Bailout
Anybody who knows me knows what Detroit means to me. If you’ve been keeping track, you also know I was against the financial bailout. The Auto Industry bailout has been harder for me to decide my true feelings. I can come up with compelling arguments both ways, not to mention the emotional investment I have with Detroit (and the family ties to Ford).
First, the financial industry is really...
Two Things on Politics
I’m not a real political guy, and am certainly not a supporter of a single party (as evidenced by my 4 Democrat, 4 Republican, and 3 Libertarian votes this year), but on this Election Day Eve I do have a couple (not original) thoughts about the overall health of our democracy and how to improve it.
1) We learn as children, and often talk about as adults, that voting is our duty. If we...