Sadly, I Must Conclude that McCain has Sold his Honor

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Sunday November 02, 2008 · 10:07 AM PST

2008/11/02 · 10:07

A few weeks ago I wrote John McCain Shows That He Is Still a Man of Honor

The crowds at his campaigns had been growing vitriolically ugly. He then acted a few times to quell the hatred and fear. It was more than anything else a whistling past the graveyard piece to encourage McCain supporters to tone it down a bit, and on also to hint to those of us on this side to reciprocate and show some appreciation if it happened.

Well I doubt that anyone paid attention to what I wrote, and I was far from the only one writing such pieces, but at least the reporting of such incidents decreased. I don't know whether the tone has actually become more civil at McCain rallies or whether its simply that the reporting of ugliness has lessened.

ColonelZen

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Saturday October 25, 2008 · 8:14 PM PDT

2008/10/25 · 20:14

Since Joe Biden's attack of foot in mouth disease the other day, and McCain naturally seizing it for a bit of campaign demagoguery, I've had one bon-mot resonating in my head that I've just got to let fly.

We have a choice, in seating the next president, of what strategic skills we want at the helm the next time the US is "tested" in the game of world politics.

Chess or tic-tac-toe?

-- TWZ

ColonelZen

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Friday October 10, 2008 · 9:24 PM PDT

2008/10/10 · 21:24

In Jonathan Martin's blog today http://www.politico.com/... , he reports that while the crowd was growing restive Senator McCain told his supporters:

"I have to tell you. Sen. Obama is a decent person and a person you don't have to be scared of as president of the United States"

and later on to a woman who called Obama "an Arab":

"No, ma'am," the Arizona senator assured. "He's a decent family man and citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues and that's what this campaign's all about. He's not [an Arab]."

To this, I can only say, Thank You, Senator. You have confirmed that you, yourself are also indeed a man of decency and honor.

ColonelZen

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Saturday October 04, 2008 · 2:09 PM PDT

2008/10/04 · 14:09

Credit is the creation of new money based upon the presumption that the borrower will be able to create the material wealth to back the new money issued. When money is created based upon credit instruments rather than upon material assets this creates a multiplier where the new "money" created will far outstrip the ability of the original borrowers to create new wealth.

The Federal Reserve is responsible for overseeing our nation's money supply. They had the right and responsibility over the last decade to intervene in these new markets or at least a strong obligation to be screaming to congress about the dangers. Note that in these last couple weeks Bernanke was running around Congress with his hair on fire. Greenspan and Bernanke have drastically dramatically failed in their prime obligation of oversight of our money supply.

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