Should Timothy Geitner be Treasury Secretary?

Some will question if failing to pay taxes in the past should disqualify Mr. Geitner from the post of Treasury secretary. The critics will say with the IRS reporting to the Treasury secretary it would be like the fox guarding the hen house. Others have suggested if he could not figure how to do his taxes how could he do a good job as Treasury secretary?

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Obama: Maybe He Can

I have been watching Obama since he won in November of last year and I have to say that I am impressed. I probably will be voting Republican again in 2010 and 2012, so don’t get too excited with my statement. However, I will say that given the size of his victory he has been far more willing to negotiate with others then the Clintons did in 1992.

Obama has made very solid cabinet picks and has said all the right things in his interviews. I look forward to his inauguration and expect it to be up there with the greats like Lincoln, Kennedy and Reagan. I am pleased to see that he has been balanced in his approach since becoming President – Elect and I look forward to watching the left become angry at him when he turns out not to be as radical as they thought he would.

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A Savior in the White House?

Oprah Winfrey is without a doubt one of the most powerful women in the world. With a whisk of her magic wand an unknown author can become a best seller. Like the old E.F. Hutton commercials used to say, when Oprah speaks, people listen.

In September of 2005 Oprah selected “A Million Little Pieces” to her Book Club. The story is a heart warming story about a man overcoming his addictions. The book was originally published in 2003 but became a best seller after it got the Oprah seal of approval.

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With a Name like Blagojevich, He Has to be Good

Sure, Rod Blagojevich may have tried to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat to the highest bidder and I do not doubt that he and his wife are foul mouthed people. However, despite all of that, I think he should stay on has governor of Illinois and continue to serve the people who elected him, twice.

Now, some of you ninnies out there may say, “Hey, he is corrupt, he must go.” Sure he is corrupt, but he has a keen economic mind and in these tough times that is what we need. He was able to look at the situation he was in and realize that the thing that he had was worth a lot of money to someone that simply just give it away was foolish. That is an economic genius at work people!

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The Holiday Excuse

Christmas is coming and Michael’s getting fat
Call 1-800-Jenny and you can deal with that

If you do not call Jenny, then Weight Watchers will do
If you do not call Weight Watchers then God bless you
God bless you

My friends, I have been on the South Beach diet for the last few months and I must say I feel great. I have lost over 25 pounds and cholesterol and blood pressure both are down. While it could appear that I am winning the battle of the bulge I have reached a large setback: The Holidays.

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It’s Alive! The GOP is ALIVE!

While the GOP sure looked bad on Nov 4th, there is still hope that the Grand Old Party will not be completely dead in 2009. With the run off election victory of Saxby Chambliss over Jim Martin in Georgia and the possible victory of Norm Coleman defeating Al Franken in Minnesota, this will mean that the Republicans will have 42 Senators and will be able to use the filibuster if necessary.

For those of you who are not sure what the filibuster is let me give you a brief synopsis: In the House of Representatives there are rules of debate, how long the person can speak and how many speakers on an issue. These rules are agreed to before hand with the majority party getting the greater say in how those rules will be structured. After the debate is done, the bill has a vote and that is it. In the Senate it does not work that way, there can be unlimited amount of debate. One person can talk for hours and hours once he or she has been recognized and can defer to any college he or she wants.

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Just Say No to Early Christmas

As we approach Thanksgiving I am reminded that this really is the most wonderful time of the year. The weather is turning colder, NFL football and college football are in full swing and of course you have the trifecta of big holidays all in a condensed time, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. So this is what it must feel like to be Jewish, holidays all the time.

However, the holidays can bring out a lot of bad in people too, which leads me today’s blog. There is a rule, this rule is iron clad, it can not be amended and it must not be violated. The rule reads as follows: “The overall celebration and general observance of the holiday of Christmas shall not begin until the first Friday following the day of Thanksgiving. No houses shall be decorated; no trees are to be put up. It is also not permissible for radio stations to be playing 24 hours of Christmas music until the said Friday.”

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