Showing posts with label Congress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Congress. Show all posts
Friday, March 31, 2017

Friday Fun Film: "The Powers of Congress"(1947)

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Seems like a good time to show this old Coronet film: They thought this was surrealistic back in the day. I sorta think Congress is su...
Thursday, April 30, 2015

The Fall of Vietnam - 40 years Ago and Lessons Learned

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I keep getting reminded that I am not as young as I feel. The latest blow was a spate of headlines (e.g. here and an PBS show ( "Last ...
Monday, July 08, 2013

Help Your Congressperson to Lower Your Gasoline Prices -Tell Them to Repeal "Renewable Fuel Standard" Mandates

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From the Oil and Gas Journal l, a little truth in why adding more ethanol to gasoline is a bad idea on a number of fronts: . . . Congress...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Defense Spending Questions

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Aviation Week notes a lot of hype about defense cuts, asks most of the right questions in its editorial on Defense Spending Debate Misses Th...
Thursday, September 08, 2011

Somali Pirates: A "User Pays" Bill in U.S. Congress for US Navy Anti-Piracy Action

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This Gun for Hire? Who should pay for a ship of the United States Navy coming to the aid of a non-U.S. flag merchant ship or fishing vess...
Thursday, July 09, 2009

An email from my Congressman

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When the vote on the "cap and trade bill" bill was pending before the U.S. House of Representatives, I dispatched a little note to...
Thursday, June 19, 2008

Meanwhile.. in the U.S. Idiots Want to Take Control of Refineries

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As set out by Lex in Getting all ahead of themselves : “We (the government) should own the refineries. Then we can control how much gets out...
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

The "Hidden Costs" of Having Idiots in Congress

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The Democrats in Congress have found the "hidden cost" of the Iraq and Afghanistan engagements and it's really, really big, ac...