On doing nothing

Doing nothing is better than doing the wrong thing. --Sam Zell, CNBC, Tuesday, June 29, 2010 8:30 AM

Dumb, dumber, dumbest?

What's dumber than an amoeba on life-support?



A pol(itician.)

Sorry. That's what I get from watching the Sunday "Opinion-maker" shows: This Week, Face the Nation, Meet the Press.

Afghanistan bottom-line

“The entire COIN strategy [the COunterINsurgency strategy engineered by Petraeus and McCrystal et.al.] is a fraud perpetuated on the American people,” says Douglas Macgregor, a retired colonel and leading critic of counterinsurgency who attended West Point with McChrystal. “The idea that we are going to spend a trillion dollars to reshape the culture of the Islamic world is utter nonsense.” –-The Runaway General, Stanley McChrystal By Michael Hastings, Rolling Stone, Jun 22, 2010 10:00 AM EDT

First aid kit - - -

The vaccine for worry:

"There were many horrible things in my life, but most of them never happened."

The universal antidote:

"This too shall pass."

Universal antidote

"This too shall pass." --Unknown but nearly universal

The better way

"When something goes wrong, the American way is to fix the blame, the Japanese way is to fix the problem. The Japanese way is better." --Sean Connery to Wesley Snipes in "Rising Sun"

Where unfettered markets come from

Unfettered markets occur when governments protect sellers from buyers by passing laws. Almost  invariably, laws protect sellers more than buyers because sellers can afford lobbyists. Otherwise, buyers put unruly sellers out of business in short order by taking their business elsewhere. --L. Reichard White, Sunday, June 06, 2010 8:53 AM

It's better!

You Can Teach People How To Think Or What To Think; But, You Can't Do Both! It Is Better To Teach People How To Think!!! --www.dailygrail.com via Mr. T.

Emergency - - - or habit?

Maybe it's an emergency if it happens once -- maybe twice. More, and it's a habit. --L. Reichard White, Sunday, May 30, 2010 2:35 PM

Scribbled on a rest-room wall

Patriotism to any government is treason to the human race. --L. R. White, WVU, 1966

Don't just DO something - - -

Advice to POLITICIANS and BANKERS: Don't just DO something, SIT there! --L. Reichard White, Friday, May 21, 2010 5:13 AM

An important difference

The difference between us is that I know you think you're the most important person in the world too. --L. Reichard White, 1980s

YOUR government??

It's not "your" government unless you can afford at least one lobbyist. --L. Reichard White Friday, May 07, 2010 9:19 AM

There's safety in chaos

"Order" is easy to attack.  Attacking "chaos" is much more difficult. --L. Reichard White, Friday, April 30, 2010 9:22 AM

Deep-water drilling experts?

"The Department of Interior has announced it will be sending SWAT teams to the Gulf to inspect all platforms and rigs."[In response to the April, 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil-spill] -U.S. President Barak Obama from "Teacher of The Year" ceremony,  April 29, 2010, 13:56:35

Eternal life on earth

The closest thing to eternal life on earth is a government program. --Ronald Reagan

Radical notion Part III

At an asking price of $150 million, the most expensive house currently for sale in the world is the late Aaron Spelling's mansion. "The house has no mortgage," says his wife Candy. "My husband didn't believe in them," she explains. --Candy Spelling, CNBC, April 23, 2010, 13:26:01

THE Radical Notion: HERE.

You can say THAT again!

Stop the machine! --Mario Savio, December 2, 1964

It's a dirty job - - -

The American people don't trust government. It's my job not to trust it either. --Rep. Darrell E. Issa (R-CA), CNBC, April 21, 2010, 08:16:34

Radical notion II - - -

People are now willing to forego instant gratification to have cash flow and avoid interest payments. --K-MART'S Chief Marketing Officer Mark Snyder, CNBC, April 21, 2010, 07:44:40

THE Radical Notion: HERE.