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Regardless of one’s opinion of President Bill Clinton as a person or as President, we should readily admit he is probably the best campaigner in American history. We can argue about whether he was a liar or a saint, adept at the fine art of compromise or a back-stabbing louse, but one [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Politics at 1:12 PM UTC
At the risk of being an old “I told you so,” I did predict with some accuracy the current woes assailing the mortgage industry. No, I’m not a Nostradamus. In fact, the mortgage meltdown was easy to foresee, a fact confirmed by the many warnings published over the last several years. Yet, in [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Economics at 2:05 PM UTC
Having scanned yesterday’s AP piece about the national debt, I regretfully report there is no good news. The article’s opening sentence is, "The national debt has hit $9 trillion for the first time." That gem of disconsolation has its counterweight in the essay’s last line, a historical reminder emphasizing the enormity of America’s [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Economics, Politics at 1:02 PM UTC
Bonnie Erbe, writing for the Scripps-Howard News Service, today accused President Bush of deliberately driving up oil prices. With the price of a barrel of crude at an all-time high, the Bush administration continues to purchase and stockpile oil in the nation’s nearly full Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), proving to Ms. Erbe the [...]
How many times can a majority party goof up? Plenty, as the Democrats are proving. After regaining pluralities in both houses of Congress as a result of the 2006 elections, Democratic leaders made ambitious pledges. Amid much ballyhoo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised to "drain the swamp" and "govern for the people." Proposed [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Politics at 2:39 PM UTC
It was the day before Halloween and I was in a good mood. Though not my favorite holiday, All Saints Day eve nevertheless marks the beginning of the holiday season, a time of family, food, good cheer, three- and four-day weekends, championship football, and religious expressions of “peace on earth, good will toward [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Cultural Insanity, Ethics at 3:44 PM UTC
"Groups Demand Diversity" screams the headline in my paper’s Local section. "A coalition of Hispanic community and educational organizations is demanding an investigation into lack of faculty diversity and allegations of racism within the UC Riverside’s Graduate School of Education." Through paragraph after paragraph the usual demands and charges are lodged. "They need [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Cultural Insanity, Politics at 2:13 PM UTC