Category: Current Events

A Few Thoughts on the Bloomberg News – Republican Presidential Debate

by sterling • October 12, 2011 • 0 Comments

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: ………

Why Bachmann’s Take on HPV Vaccine is Archaic

by sterling • October 3, 2011 • 0 Comments

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.

A Few Thoughts on Yahoo

by sterling • September 26, 2011 • 0 Comments

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.

Obamanomics: Coming Up Short

by sterling • September 17, 2011 • 0 Comments

Our country and economy is not based upon a system of command and control from Washington DC, but upon a system of free enterprise by the private sector that performs best when the government is the least involved in our lives

A Few Thoughts on the Republican CNN/Tea Party Debate

by sterling • September 13, 2011 • 0 Comments

Okay, so I tuned into the debate a little late, closer to the half-time mark than the start; but here are my thoughts on a few topics that were discussed as well as the performance of the candidates.

Overall: I liked the format and the way Wolf Blitzer conducted the debate, himself, and the way he represented CNN. I liked answers by the candidates to the questions posed to them. I thought for the most part they kept it civil and didn’t sling any real mud at each other. They stayed focused on the issues, and almost uniformly presented a theme of personal freedom and responsibility; and a pro-growth economic theme that focused on the ability of the American people and not the government.

Thoughts on Hewlett-Packard

by sterling • August 25, 2011 • 0 Comments

Last week Hewlett-Packard ‘HPQ’ stunned everyone with its announcement that it looking at a major re-organization. What really surprised me was Hewlett-Packard’s indication that it did not believe the personal computer industry didn’t have a bright future. After getting past the initial shock of the announcement, I began think about HP’s personal computer business.

I own a HP personal computer. It is currently out of service, but I used it for years. It was a great machine, and HP’s online support is among the best. However

Straw Poll Results from Iowa

by sterling • August 15, 2011 • 0 Comments

The Iowa Straw Poll was held Saturday in Ames, Iowa with Michelle Bachmann coming in 1st, with Ron Paul in a close second, and Tim Pawlenty in a distant third. While the major media is most assuredly going to have a field day in talking up the results, I would not read too much into the results for several reasons.

What the Current Debt Ceiling Debate Is Telling Us!

by sterling • July 21, 2011 • 0 Comments

I am a firm believer that there is a message in most things, it is just a matter of being willing to see it. The world has entered an era where debt levels, at every level of economic activity, have taken on a new focus and level of importance. Everyone, everywhere is now concerned about debt. The financial crisis of 2008 has resulted in a world wide de-leveraging process.

This has been a long time coming as politicians at every level have attempted to bribe voters into believing that they could have their cake and still be able to eat it. This has been by spending far more than they receive in tax revenue. World wide politicians have been on a dangerous fiscal bender by ignoring the 1st Rule of Economic which is that there is no such thing as a free lunch.

A Few Quick Thoughts on the Week Ahead

by sterling • July 11, 2011 • 0 Comments

I thought I would take a few minutes today to look at the upcoming week. I think we will obviously see the Federal Debt Ceiling continue to dominate the news. I think we will see increasing news regarding the weakening of the U.S. economy, and the spread of the European debt crisis to Italy.

Cut, Cap, and Balance

by sterlingreporter • July 6, 2011 • 0 Comments

It did not take long to find a web site dedicated to it, www.cutcapbalancepledge.com The Pledge is very simple:

Cut – Substantial cuts in spending that will reduce the deficit next year and thereafter.
Cap – Enforceable spending caps that will put federal spending on a path to a balanced budget.
Balance – Congressional passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution — but only if it includes both a spending limitation and a super-majority for raising taxes, in addition to balancing revenues and expenses.
I think the pledge is the common sense position for a solution to our nation’s budgetary and debt crisis. Left unchecked

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