Monthly Archives: August 2010

60% of us, according to an AP GfK consolidated poll, are not happy with the direction in which our nation is heading. Check out the three August 11 – 16 polls that led to this 60% figure. Americans recognize that the … Continue reading →

In the post below  I discussed Lynn Woolsey’s blog post advocating hands off Social Security. In that short piece she added, There are many better ways to reduce the deficit, including introducing the public option into the health exchanges created by the … Continue reading →

If you’re looking for a one-page compendium on how Lynn Woolsey votes, separated by issue category, check out her On The Issues page. It was there for instance that I found out for the prior post about her vote against … Continue reading →

In 2008 the above OMB-sourced graph made the rounds in blogs like Fundmastery. In a helpful summary of a Wall Street Journal article, “The Coming Tax Bomb”, Fundmastery noted what was expected to come when tax cuts in effect for ten years … Continue reading →

Let’s do what’s embedded in the color red: Retire Woolsey!  

Speaking of getting Lynn Woolsey and Jim Judd together in one hall for a debate before the people, it’s great to see a letter to the PD Editor on that exact subject today. Thanks for writing the letter, Hugh Fike! … Continue reading →

UPDATE (still Aug. 24): Jim Judd’s website displays some conflicting information regarding tomorrow from 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Although the events column still indicates the event discussed below, to the right of the page, a different location is cited (300 … Continue reading →

  We usually associate a mountain of debt with our massive and growing federal deficit. But the cartoon also illustrates what is calculated to be in store for our Social Security system unless we make changes. Click on this line … Continue reading →

Below I’ve copied an illuminative chart and line graph of how our federal budgets (although of course currently Congress isn’t even bothering with formal budgets — how unpleasant to have to deal with even a pretense of constraint) have gone out of control – … Continue reading →