This guy did some homework and presents a lot of data and makes a good argument. ============ Lately, it has become particularly fashionable to bash private equity, especially among those workers in the employ of the state. The argument, in as much as capitalism can be summarized in one [long] sentence, is that PE firms issue excess leverage, making bankruptcy inevitable (apparently... Read more
Archive for the ‘The Left’ Category
Does Uncle Sam Do The Most “Offshoring”?
September 26 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Party Politics, The LeftTolerance and Disclosure
September 25 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Politically correct, The LeftThis is what “tolerance” looks like. ============= Sometimes there comes along an idea so wrongheaded that even Michael Bloomberg and the American Civil Liberties Union can’t support it. So it was this summer, when the Democratic mayors of Boston and Chicago declared Chick-fil-A unwelcome in their cities because the mayors disagree with CEO Dan Cathy’s support for “biblical marriage.” New York Mayor Bloomberg... Read more
Muslims, Mormons and Liberals
September 18 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Liberal Press, Obama, Radical Islam, Religious Persecution, The LeftThe best “talk” on this subject that I have read. Excerpt: ” . . . the most “progressive” administration in recent U.S. history will make no principled defense of free speech to a Muslim world . . .” ========== ‘Hasa Diga Eebowai” is the hit number in Broadway’s hit musical “The Book of Mormon,” which won nine Tony awards last year. What does... Read more
Romney Offends the Pundits
September 13 | Posted by mrossol | Obama, The LeftOh, my! Did he really say that?! ========== Tuesday’s assaults on the U.S. Embassies in Benghazi and Cairo have injected foreign policy into the Presidential campaign, but suddenly the parsons of the press corps are offended by the debate. They’re upset that Mitt Romney had the gall to criticize the State Department for a statement that the White House itself disavowed. We’re referring... Read more
Airbrushed History and Dusted-Off Promises
September 13 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Obama, The LeftWhy are the “fact checkers” checking? ============== In his speech in Charlotte, N.C., last Thursday, Mr. Obama said, “I won’t pretend the path I’m offering is quick or easy. I never have.” In truth, he did. Mr. Obama and his economic team claimed in a Jan. 9, 2009, report that if his stimulus bill were passed, joblessness would peak at 8% in... Read more
Henninger: The Obama Democrats
September 13 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Liberal Press, Obama, Party Politics, The LeftDon’t look for this analysis in the liberal press… ============== … the Chicago teachers union …[have] got goals, and what they want from the people of Chicago or America is compliance. … The modern Democratic Party, the party of Obama, is about permanent division and permanent opposition. Despite seven Democratic presidencies since FDR, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Harvard still grieves, “The system is... Read more
