Posted by julian on Dec 26, 2009 in
Politics
When all the world’s focus should be directed at getting the wheels of industry moving once again and people back to work, world leaders sought a timely diversion and grandstanded themselves in Copenhagen for a week. The subject; Global Warming. I have no issue with scientists and tree-huggers warning us of Doomsday and having visited [...]
Tags: China, Copenhagen, Global Warming, Obama, Russia, UN, Venezuela
Posted by julian on Nov 16, 2009 in
Politics
There is no question the two wars we are engaged in are taking a huge toll upon our resources not only in monetary costs but worse still in human terms. Just as was the case with Vietnam, our soldiers so often cannot determine friend from foe in Afghanistan and Iraq. As they enter a village, [...]
Tags: Afghanistan, China, Iraq, Obama, Russia, Taliban, Vietnam, war
Posted by julian on Sep 17, 2009 in
Economy,
Import
I salute President Obama for his decision to apply the first tariff to some Chinese-made junk America truly does not need. I remember starting about ten years ago and the still ongoing lawsuits throughout the country Ford and Firestone are facing over producing Explorer SUV’s with unsuitable tires which supposedly affected the vehicle’s stability at [...]
Tags: Afghanistan, China, Firestone, Ford, GM, Goodyear, India, Iraq, Louis Vuitton, Mexico, Obama, Russia, S&P 500, Tyson, Wal-Mart
Posted by julian on Jul 2, 2009 in
Economy,
Politics
It will be interesting to learn what the Obama administration start to tell us now six months into the year and we still see falling house prices, falling car sales and rising unemployment. To add to our woes, interest rates are starting to climb. Banks in less than a month are asking another point for [...]
Tags: banks, Bush, China, Federal Reserve, globalization, housing, Obama, Russia, unemployment