Category Archives: American Politics

Gayle King says “no mas” to Radio

Unless you don’t watch TV and are a hermit, you probably know who Gayle King is.   She’s a close friend of Oprah Winfrey – rumors persist that they are VERY close friends….

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The news from Ajdabiya

Exactly as I predicted (and I’m not a military man just an ignorant civilian – as a 30 year veteran pointed out to me on the WSJ web site), the Kaddaffi military took the bypass road around Ajdabiya.

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John Batchelor “gets it”

I just listened to last night’s show (9 pm-1am ET).  He was basically covering the same news events I was blogging, live on the air.   John had relevant reporters and exports on the line, and was watching Twitter from reputable … Continue reading →

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What the financial markets are saying about Japan

Japan’s stock market has lost about 20% in the past 2 days. Currency markets are very stable given the provocation.   The Bank of Japan is throwing everything that have to avoid a financial meltdown – very likely the Fed and … Continue reading →

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The latest Japan news…

Deferring to my cousin’s intimate knowledge of nuclear reactors… the high points… The electrical problems apparently were due to flooding of the room where all the electrical circuits were, which means they’ve had little if any control over anything since … Continue reading →

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The Blaze breaks into the big time

James O’Keefe is about to end his 15 minutes of fame. The Blaze questioned the video of the expose done on NPR….[question everything] what they found was that James O’Keefe had edited together things that weren’t related and removed things … Continue reading →

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Where in the world is Barack O?

Let’s see – Japan is having quite the humanitarian and economic crisis, and Libya is on a collision course with the rest of the world… Where is the leader of the Free World and what is he doing? Well, last … Continue reading →

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Too Little, Too Late

Even if you are among those who like the idea of a no-fly zone, it would do nothing at this point. The city of Brega is now under government control. From the reports I’m reading, there are tanks, artillery and … Continue reading →

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Pay no attention to the plutonium

Fukushima #1 power station has 6 reactors – reactors 4,5 and 6 were offline for maintenance. Reactor #1 has had the containment building blow up. Now comes the news that Reactor #3 at Fukushima #1 is very probably melting down, … Continue reading →

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We are so screwed

The Japanese government is trying to downplay what happened Xinhua (China) report What has happened at Fukushima #1 is the containment building exploded (they think it was hydrogen gas). The government is assuring pople that the “Reactor” is intact. That … Continue reading →

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It’s not about the oil, stupid!

It’s about the water.   The Nile River, to be more precise. Nile River First the geography & history.   The Nile River gets its water from SubSaharan Africa.   You may remember that one British gentleman named David Livingstone went looking for the … Continue reading →

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Is this Japan’s last days?

Before the quake, Japan’s national debt was 200% of GDP (the US is approaching 100%). Japan ran up that debt on a number of very expensive public work projects like high speed rail, airports and roads to “stimulate” their economy … Continue reading →

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Defective Marathon control rods pose a serious risk to nuclear safety

Wall Street Journal article. It was a story three weeks ago that nobody paid attention to.    We were too busy worrying about Libya…. My instincts are that we’re going to find out the control rods were made in China.

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European Federalism

The E.U. is not going to help Ireland for now.  [Story] The E.U. is demanding that Ireland raise its 12.5% corporate income tax rate.  Ireland refuses.   They understand that if they raise the taxes on businesses, those businesses will leave … Continue reading →

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When a nuclear power plant drops off the grid…

In 1977, I toured an under construction nuclear power plant being built by my employer. Outside the containment building, there was a row of diesel generators – it was explained they were needed for emergency power – which creates a … Continue reading →

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