Monthly Archives: February 2012

Too much time on my hands…

Posted on February 8, 2012 by bbearren

but I’ve still got a couple of days before the start of my next project, so I’m catching up a bit on some of my reading.  I keep reading the same, tired mantras from conservatives – get rid of Job-Killing-Regulations that are … Continue reading →

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I had something similar in mind…

Posted on February 6, 2012 by bbearren

but Paul Krugman beat me to the post, “Lies, Damned Lies, and Politics“. and he says it much better, as well.

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Let’s look at the national debt.

Posted on February 4, 2012 by bbearren

Politicians try to make the national debt look really scary in election years, wanting us to believe that our national debt is the same as a family taking out a home mortgage that is way too big for them to … Continue reading →

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Can we fix some bridges, roads maybe?

Posted on February 4, 2012 by bbearren

I got a reply, of sorts, to my last post, which is a bit humorous.  It’s the second blurb down, beginning with “My correspondent quotes me and then comments”.  The humorous part is in what follows in that sentence; “I … Continue reading →

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Response to an insular, unassailable pontificant.

Posted on February 3, 2012 by bbearren

(I made up that last word.) Having read this, I was at first tempted to respond via email, but reconsidered, as that would only be seen by one person, who probably would not read all of it.  So instead, and realizing … Continue reading →

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