Posted by julian on Mar 8, 2010 in
Economy
The auto industry (with the exclusion of tainted Toyota) led by Ford is reporting increased demand for cars. Airlines, especially international carriers, still with a large portion of their fleet grounded are claiming higher passenger yields. Appliance sales are on the rise, or so says Whirlpool. In making the announcement they were going to increase [...]
Tags: American Express, Coca Cola, Ford, Geico, Goldman Sachs, Intel, Obama, Toyota, Warren Buffet, Wellpoint, Whirlpool
Posted by julian on Mar 4, 2010 in
Politics
As a self-proclaimed liberal and overall supporter of President Obama’s goals, I take great delight over the quandary facing the Republican Party where it actually wishes to position itself. The recent Tea Party get together (unfortunately the media was not allowed to be in attendance) as expected brought the isolationist, anarchist, red-neck, gun totting, anti-immigration, [...]
Tags: Catholics, evangelical, GOP, Libertarian, Obama, Reagan, Republicans, Tea Party
Posted by julian on Feb 25, 2010 in
Economy
Sometimes I think the world is a crazy place. The Mayor of Las Vegas, Oscar Goodman (who over decades made his fortune representing organized crime that controlled the gambling on the strip) has publicly announced he will refuse to meet President Obama when he visits Vegas this week. Last year President Obama told Americans not [...]
Tags: Las Vegas, Obama
Posted by julian on Feb 19, 2010 in
Politics
This week Hollywood arrived to conquer Capitol Hill in the form of that clown, the Dalai Lama who is adored by celebrities like Richard Gere. The guy has been at loggerheads with China which has sovereignty over Tibet. Poor guy has to live in the lap of luxury in exile in neighboring India and traveling [...]
Tags: Buddhists, China, Dalai Lama, India, Obama, Tibet