Walking On Water

When we started this blog just over a year ago, we decided to place a photo we took of the New York City skyline several years ago at the top of our page. The photo was taken from the deck of a New York Waterway ferry, traveling from their West 38th Street terminal [...]

Bloomberg Hits The Nail On The Head Regarding Economic Stimulus Plan

There was a piece on the radio this morning which discussed New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s comments about any future economic stimulus plans. Unfortunately, our searches for his comments have come up empty, but we’re guessing that he made these remarks yesterday. If we’ve misquoted Mr. Bloomberg, our apologies. We are [...]

Hanesbrands Ships Even More American Jobs To China !

..And some people wonder why the American economy is on life support.
Hanesbrands, Inc., the North Carolina based clothing manufacturer best known for their Hanes, Champion and Playtex brands, has given up on more American workers. Two weeks ago, they announced the elimination of more than 8,000 jobs, or 12% of their payroll, and the [...]

What Would Osama Do ?

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking.
We are on final approach to election day, with just over three months before Americans step into the voting booth to elect the next President of the United States.
Both of the “presumptive” major party candidates, John McCain (R) and Barack Obama (D), have been focusing their rhetoric on [...]

Stimulus, Schmimulus ! Why The U.S. Economic Stimulus Plan Won’t Have Much Effect

They are saying that the President’s economic stimulus package might be agreed upon today. Woo Hoo. Happy days are here again.
But wait a minute… I can still hear that “giant sucking sound”,  and it’s getting louder (oh, how I wish I could have found a clip on youtube of Ross Perot coining [...]