Category Archives: Economics

Seduced by the Cult of Experts -The president has too much faith in predictions.

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Concerned Conservative

Jonah Goldberg in National Review Online, August 31, 3011 No president since Woodrow Wilson or Franklin Roosevelt has been more enamored with the cult of expertise than Obama. That none of his economic predictions have panned out is not surprising. … Continue reading →

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Debt ceiling, downgrades; thoughts while I was rambling around Texas

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Rockport Conservative

I have been out of touch with my blog lately.  We spent some time in the Hill Country with no internet access.  I did have satellite TV  and of course, talk radio, so we were aware of all that was … Continue reading →

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Not much time but too many links you need to read

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Rockport Conservative

From Salon.com: Everything You’ve Heard About Fossil Fuels May Be Wrong. From Gateway Pundit LITTLE PIPER PALIN Protects Her Mother, Shoulder-Checks Reporter (Video) From Instapundit: May be it only needs simple lifestyle changes like stress reduction, weight loss fast generic … Continue reading →

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Is the Glass Half Full or is it Half Empty

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Rockport Conservative

The age old question comes up in Robert Samuelson’s column on the economy.  He says the glass is half full and it is up to us to keep filling it up. This is from the Washington Post. Stuck in a … Continue reading →

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Why Didn’t Senator Hatch say what he really thought!!??

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Rockport Conservative

Said with tongue planted firmly in cheek.  He said what he and many others really, really thought.  Especially those of us who live Texas and Louisiana.  This report is from The Hill. Sen. Hatch: Obama must have ‘dumbbells’ advising him … Continue reading →

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Want to know what has happened to our economy? Here’s an answer.

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Rockport Conservative

America’s dying industries: List of top 10 declining business revealedBy Daily Mail ReporterIt is a telling snapshot of how our lives, and what we buy, have changed over the last 10 years. A list of the top 10 declining U.S. … Continue reading →

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Even Zambia Realizes We are on the Wrong Track

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Rockport Conservative

Booker Rising is a Black Moderate/Conservative site that does with Black conservatives what I am doing here, taking the good stuff and posting  so others can see it.  It is a site I check every day.Here it has CHANDA CHISALA … Continue reading →

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Thomas Sowell Speaks Clearly Again

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Rockport Conservative

From Real Clear Polictics:Random Thoughts on the Passing Sceneby Thomas SowellSometimes we seem like people on a pleasure boat drifting down the Niagara river, unaware that there are waterfalls up ahead. I don’t know what people think is going to … Continue reading →

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Another American Thinker Goody

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Rockport Conservative

Experts – then and now – always get it wrong by Monty Pelerin History is difficult to discern when you are living through it. The Great Depression provides an excellent example. That downturn was not considered abnormal for several years. … Continue reading →

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Take CNN’s Big Poll Now!

Posted on August 2, 2009 by RayH

Here’s your chance to send a message — it’s simple to do, but covers a lot of issues — including the media, Hillary and Biden. It shows you the dismal results immediately too. Of course, Congress and the media get … Continue reading →

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