Author Archives: RogerRider
Syria, intervention, and sovereignity
It is a strange and ironic world we live in where those voices who argue against ‘foreign adventures’ are the first to engage in them and Russia and China are protectors of national sovereignity. When they vetoed a UN resolution sponsored by … Continue reading
Good reason to pay attention to politics
“Just because you do not take an interest in politics does not mean politics will not take an interest in you!” Pericles, 430 B.C.
Investing in 2012
The only thing keeping the world from keeling over and succumbing to the $20+ trillion in excess debt (excess to a global debt/GDP ratio of 180%, not like even that is sustainable!) is the relentless central bank dilution of legacy currencies. For … Continue reading
Who picked Romney in the first place?
I have long wondered why Mitt Romney is the anoited one of the beltway establishment. Here is a guy who has won one election in his life, and Republicans everywhere are supposed to jump on his bandwagon? Why did Republican leadership … Continue reading
Key SOTU phrases
Here are a few of the phrases of sterling oratory you might hear in tonight’s State of the Union Address: We have more work to do As I stand here today Fundamental belief Defining moment Make Washington work Common purpose Building … Continue reading
Keystone XL pipeline doomed
It appears our federal government is about to put the final nail in the trans US oil pipeline so Canadians can now sell the oil to the Chinese. Textbook stupid. Though from this most political of administrations it is somehow … Continue reading
Follow Wall Street $$ then and now
Here is how Wall Street voted with their money. The middle column is Obama 2008, and the right column is W in 2004. So much for democrat propoganda about who Wall Street owns. More here at Zerohedge.
My problem with Romney
My two cents on Mitt and inevitability…. Since Sarah Palin dropped out, I have been trying to make peace with a Romney candidacy. I met Mitt during his Olympic period and know him to be a very likeable, bright, analytical, … Continue reading
Get ready for 11 months of BS from DC
Beltway consensus is that America’s political system is broken. Demagoguery is on the rise as politicians of all persuasions bend the record to suit the needs of the moment. All things are seconded to maintaining power. Campaign managers now prefer … Continue reading