2012 Election, Current Events

A Few Thoughts on the CNN/Las Vegas – Republican Presidential Debate

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On the various topics in the debate I have the following:

Tax Code: On whether we should replace the current income tax system with a national sales tax? Michele Bachmann said that the government would be too tempted to raise taxes and that we should give the government a new tax. Herman Cain on claims that 9-9-9 would actually raise taxes on low income, he directed people to the analysis on his web site at www.hermancain.com He said that politicians were attacking his proposal because they wanted to

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2012 Election, Current Events

A Few Thoughts on the Bloomberg News – Republican Presidential Debate

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I liked the format of having the candidates sit around a table. I liked the commercials by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. I have followed the Peter G. Peterson Foundation for several years. It is a high quality organization that everyone should familiarize themselves with. The format of the debate was a little different than previous debates. Instead of having the moderator rotate the questions more or less evenly, the candidates were given the chance a better chance to provide rebuttals. This gave the front runners a chance to respond when attacked, but it did sideline the lessor candidates. Also as candidates spent a lot of time attacking Mitt Romney or Herman Cain, it didn’t provide much time for Rick Perry who in my mind is one of the top 2 candidates in the field.

Having the candidates ask each other questions: ………

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2012 Election, Current Events

Why Bachmann’s Take on HPV Vaccine is Archaic

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It’s no surprise to me that Michele Bachmann would have strong views on Gov. Rick Perry’s executive order mandating girls in Texas receive the HPV vaccine. It is, after all, something that sounds scary… “What? Inject our young girls with a shot that will inoculate them against an STD? They’re so young! Who would do such a thing?”

It’s the perfect platform for a woman as a presidential candidate to speak out on behalf of women everywhere against policies for women created and administered by….men. However, my fear is that in her zeal to call Perry on the carpet and expose this “violation of a liberty interest” she’s missing the point. (and yes I got the point about Merck giving him campaign donations)

Here’s what I don’t get, why so many women seem to be uneducated about a virus which causes cervical cancer.

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Current Events

A Few Thoughts on Yahoo

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A couple of weeks ago the Yahoo’s Board of Directors fired CEO Carol Bartz after roughly 33 months on the job. I can’t say I was surprised. Yahoo has been a rudderless ship for a long time. Now it being reported that Yahoo’s Board may be putting the company up for sale.

I thought now might be a decent time to take a look at how Yahoo got this way. Founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in 1994, Yahoo was one of the earliest and most successful of the pre-Google search engines. However somewhere along the way Yahoo lost its vision and sight of the future.

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2012 Election

A Few Thoughts on the Fox News – Republican Presidential Debate

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I watched the Fox News Republican Presidential Debate and I have the following thoughts and comments on the debate.:

Overall: I thought the quality of the questions were good, balanced, and presented fairly to the candidates. I did not feel any of the questions were “gotcha” questions or cheap shots. This allowed the candidates to talk about their policies, how they think, and what they want to do. I think one of the best questions of the night was……………….

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