Blogcritics Author: Realist

Eat Your Black Olive Lexus, Friedman!

Realist — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:55:26 EST

Thomas Friedman has a little problem, and he doesn't have the answer ready to solve it.
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has a little problem, and he doesn't have the answer ready to solve it. In his December 24, 2008 article, Friedman plaints, "If we’re so smart, why are other people living so much better than us? What has become of our infrastructure, which is so crucial to productivity?"Well to begin...

Who Would Jesus Lay Off? (Part II)

Realist — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:54:25 EST

It's hard on the street when you're (pink) slipped!
A commenter in the thread for my last article raised the point the he didn't see the connection between Southern Senators, their opposition to bailing out Detroit, and their avowed Christianity. I must have been too subtle in the second-to-last paragraph. It has to do with each of these elitist cracker Solons loudly proclaiming their Christian...

Who Would Jesus Lay Off?

Realist — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:02:35 EST

Economic Pharisees regularly display their hypocrisy as they allow political ideology to overcome their alleged Christian beliefs.
The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research announced recently that the current recession started in December 2007. Horrible auto sales figures dragged November retail sales down for a record fifth consecutive month. This is seen as confirmation that the current recession is catching up with the buying public,...

Disorganizing Labor

Realist — Tue, 2 Dec 2008 23:01:57 EST

Since 1968, union workers readily turned to their oppressors' politics against their own economic interests.
Conservatives are cheering as they watch the economic collapse destroy one of their most hated opponents: organized labor. But instead of sneering at the vanquished, the business class should be thanking them in gratitude, for the unions did themselves in (I say this as a current unionized worker and a partner in two small businesses). I'm not...

Your Children Will Kill You

Realist — Mon, 1 Dec 2008 16:34:57 EST

Who will serve and protect the economic elites from the rest of the world?
One of the chants the more radical of my generation used to shout was "Your children will kill you". This was intended to be an expression of how we were going to change the world by abandoning the mindless mores and customs of the past. The only problem is, we forgot the wisdom contained in the aphorism "Be careful what you wish for...

The Joy Toy That Thrills - And Kills

Realist — Sun, 9 Nov 2008 02:24:29 EST

There is nothing like having the power to kill in one's hands to make one feel like a man.
The recent comments for my last post by my good friend Cannonshop got me to thinking about a topic which has bothered me for many years: Why is it that gun advocates seem to become so rabid when anyone even hints about widening the subatomic gap between them and their weapons? I think I have just received the answer to my question, courtesy of The...

The Changeling Hate

Realist — Fri, 7 Nov 2008 16:57:13 EST

It's as if there is this internal need for some to always have someone or something to hate.
Now that the election is over, we can vent humorously about Bush rushing out of the White House to escape having to do the nation's worst job any longer. The nation has been under a great deal of pressure, and with conditions like national unemployment and poor retail sales making that pressure grow, any relief is desirable.Relief can come in...

Which Government Services Are You Willing To Give Up?

Realist — Tue, 4 Nov 2008 02:03:48 EST

Cut taxes! Reveal your secret wish list of items that you are sure can be deleted from the federal budget!
Despite the friendly "advice" I got from Lisa Solod Warren in my last post regarding my pronouncement that neither McCain nor Obama were going to be getting my vote -- to wit, "Fine. Don't vote, Realist" -- I and my entire family went early to vote (I wrote in Ron Paul as I could not support any of the 13 announced...

The Obamercial McCain't Move Me

Realist — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:15:25 EDT

Considering the problems facing this nation, mediocre isn't going to cut the mustard - much less the deficit.
Before I get into the heart of this post, I want to reiterate that I do not support either major party candidate for the presidency. In fact, after researching all of the announced candidates, not a one of them passed my muster. Ergo, I have no partisan angle to offer in what I'm about to say.It's been an interesting week watching the media...

The Atonement of Sins

Realist — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:19:24 EDT

Our traditions speak to a loftier universal existence, and it should be our life's goal to advance toward its realization.
Not so long ago, in a country not so very far away, The People lived. The People were known far and wide for two unique characteristics: a preference for diplomacy to settle disputes with their neighbors (despite a demonstrated reputation for being fearsome warriors) and being extremely generous (despite possessing great material wealth).But as...