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Kevin Tuma Political Cartoon

Posted on January 29th, 2009 by Kemp

This is a good one:

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British Pound Taking a Pounding

Posted on January 27th, 2009 by Kemp

The British Pound showed fairly significant relative strength versus the US$ into October 2007, peaking near 2.11 US$ per Pound.
Since that time, it has been hammered as global investors realize the British economy has been hallowed out potentially worse than the over-leveraged American economy. The Pound now rests near 1.37, for a decline of [...]

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Rep. Tom McClintock on an Error of “Stimulus” Logic

Posted on January 26th, 2009 by Kemp

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Citigroup Will be Broken Up

Posted on January 16th, 2009 by Kemp

On May 3, 2005, I started a topic thread called “Watch Citigroup” in the Ponder This… Forum.
My quote was accurate at the time and remains accurate. Here it is:
From what I know, Citibank and company is a good barometer for the overall economy and stock market.
Citigroup (ticker: C) was and remains a barometer of [...]

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The Bush Era Comes to a Close

Posted on January 12th, 2009 by Kemp

Today George W. Bush held his final press conference as President of the United States. I am glad this “reign” is over, though our country will be reeling for some time as a result of numerous actions taken, both acute and structural, during this time. The destruction levied on our Limited Constitutional Republic [...]

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The American Drug War

Posted on January 8th, 2009 by Kemp

In business, when things are going wrong, rational managers perform what is known as a “root cause analysis” in order to properly address the issue. Apparently, government does not work this way. In this case, a cursory root cause analysis says that the US War on Drugs prohibition creating the “bootlegging” black market, with related [...]

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Foreign Policy Principal #1

Posted on January 7th, 2009 by Kemp

As an American, I have no desire to have my wealth seized via taxation and sent to overseas states in order to supply them with weapons to kill people.

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