A Plea for Unity

 Posted by Mike  The Media  1 Response »
Dec 172009
 

Tomorrow, my wife and I are headed for our annual round of family Christmas visits in Texas. So this will likely be my last post of 2009. In that spirit I hope that you all had a wonderful year, that you all have a Merry Christmas (whether you celebrate it or not, I still hope that the Christmas season finds you well and contented!), and here’s to a fabulous 2010.

I would like to end 2009, however, by reminding everyone that what unites America is so much stronger than what divides us.
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Statistics and Global Warming

 Posted by Mike  Environment  1 Response »
Dec 152009
 

Here’s a couple lessons from statistics that we would all do well to remember:

1) Anything that can happen, will happen, if given enough opportunity.

2) Most systems will, on average, converge to their “true” values if given long enough.

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Tigers Are People Too

 Posted by Mike  Sports, The Media  5 Responses »
Dec 032009
 

A few commonsense lessons that we seem to be forgetting these days, at least in lieu of the Tiger Woods situation:
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A Liberal’s Thoughts On A Conservative’s Problem

 Posted by Mike  Debt and Deficit, Healthcare, Legal Reform, Poverty  20 Responses »
Dec 022009
 

A commentator on this site Blue Foot, just posed a really interesting question that I thought I would take a shot at answering. But the answer got long, so I thought I’d put it in a post instead of a comment. The question was:

“So what’s the path to small government?”

So I’m pretty liberal and don’t particularly think that smaller government is the answer. But as a hypothetical question, I find it fascinating. So allow me to give all of my more conservative brethren some advice.

First off, conservatives need to keep in mind four basic facts about the American Government:
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