One of the main arguments that those who support greater Government dependence like to make is that the Government “will always be there”. Social Security will always be your “retirement safety net”–no greedy Wall Street banker is going to steal that like they will your 401(k) or IRA’s. The Affordable Care Act will “always make…… READ MORE
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The Prodigal Son’s Brother
You know who is my favorite Biblical character? You might think it would be Jonathan–the son of King Saul who gives up his birthright and fights against his father to allow David to become the King of the Jews–but it’s actually the Prodigal Son’s brother. He is the one who didn’t demand his inheritance from his…… READ MORE
Appreciating Greatness While It’s Still Around
Wimbledon begins its fortnight on the grass courts outside London today. And that makes it a good time to turn some attention toward the greatest American female athlete of our time: Serena Williams. Barring a major upset in the next two weeks, Serena is expected to win her sixth Ladies title at Wimbledon. It would also…… READ MORE
O’er the Land of the Not-So-Free…..
You’ll have to excuse the rest of the world if they snicker when they hear us Americans sing about being the “Land of the free” in our national anthem. A new poll finds fewer and fewer countries believe the US Government respects the freedom of its citizens. The most precipitous drop took place in Germany–where just…… READ MORE
Waving the Loser Flag
One of the best responses to the Confederate Flag controversy this week was posted by one of the comedians I follow on Twitter. He expressed his hope that the flag would never be banned because “It’s the easiest way to identify the biggest idiots in our society.” And he is right. I doubt that those…… READ MORE
Grecian Formula (for Economic Disaster)
If you are investing for your retirement you may have noticed your nest egg has been performing rather sluggishly lately. Part of that is due to continued weakness in the economic recovery–but a major cause is concern about the future of the Eurozone. Specifically, investors are worried about Greece possibly leaving the economic union and defaulting…… READ MORE
Hope It Was Worth It
One of my favorite things on a day or night with a Packers home game is to follow the Twitter feed of Green Bay Press Gazette report Doug Schneider. He sits by the police scanner and tweets about all of the police and emergency medical calls in and around Lambeau Field–using the hashtag “#scannersquawk”. Saturday…… READ MORE
Severe Weather Coverage is on 1490 WOSH
When the sky turns black and lightning flashes in the distance area residents know that News Talk 1490 WOSH is the place to tune in for severe weather coverage. Over the years, WOSH has earned a solid reputation for having severe weather covered. Through it’s relationship with WBAY TV meteorologist George Graphos, WOSH can tell…… READ MORE
Stumbling and Bumbling
One of the cruelties of sports is that often times the sad decline of an athlete’s abilities and skills are captured on film or video. I can still remember the NFL Films footage of Johnny Unitas playing out the string with the San Diego Chargers around 1974 getting barely tapped by a Pittsburgh Steelers player and stumbling…… READ MORE
Those We Choose To Honor
I’ve always found it a bit odd that we Americans choose to honor a man who hated the banking system, who sent thousands of Native Americans to their deaths by taking their land by force and who introduced the system of pork barrel spending and patronage to our political system with a spot on some…… READ MORE
