April 30, 2008
Written by: Pat Cleary
The thing that makes Bob Samuelson such a thoughtful guy is that he routinely resists the scares and hysteria. He also looks past the political bromides at the real truth, which almost always puts him squarely in the minority -- a journalist...
April 27, 2008
Written by: Pat Cleary
The New York Times weighs into the trade debate on the pro-trade side -- more or less -- in its lead editorial today by the above title. It reaches the right conclusion, to wit: "Blaming Nafta and other trade agreements for American...
April 21, 2008
Written by: Pat Cleary
Just in time for Earth Day 2008 comes some very good news in the form of the annual Index of Leading Environmental Indicators from the non-partisan Pacific Research Institute and American Enterprise Institute, authored by Steven Hayward. Among the highlights: Air...
April 20, 2008
Written by: Pat Cleary
In today's WaPo is a Q&A by the Post's Lally Weymouth with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, a staunch US ally and a strong voice for democracy in a region where Castro crony and all-around strongman Hugo Chavez looms large. He...
April 19, 2008
Written by: Pat Cleary
Great editorial by that title in the WaPo today, shining the bright light of reason on the AFL-CIO's bogus case against the Colombian Free Trade Agreement. Guess the AFL would have more credibility if they hadn't opposed every other FTA that came...
April 18, 2008
Written by: Pat Cleary
Thanks to our own Steven Kostant for alerting me to this phenomenon, that of the cell phone symphony. Hope I don't scoop fellow BizCentral folks pals CTIA and USTA, but thought this was just great, a nearly 9-minute symphony featuring...
April 16, 2008
Written by: Pat Cleary
Things are going entirely too well these days what with the Pope's visit and a general feeling of good will embracing the voters of Pennsylvania and people across the land. And so along comes the johnny-come-lately WaPo, blaring the latest...
April 16, 2008
Written by: Pat Cleary
Another ten-strike for wise man Bob Samuelson in today's WaPo entitled, "Marching Backward on Trade," about Congressional Dems' legerdemain in putting the Colombian Free Trade Agreement on hold. Indeed, Samuelson's strength is the ability to inject facts into debates often...
April 11, 2008
Written by: Pat Cleary
I spent most of this past week in Las Vegas at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries convention. These are the world's recyclers. Convention chairman was my old NAM buddy Kendig Kneen of Al-jon in Ottumwa, Iowa, who makes things...
April 3, 2008
Written by: Pat Cleary
This just in from across the pond... No time to go pay your last respects? A little pinched for cash to make the trek home? Not to worry, now you can opt for the "pay-per-view funeral." Yup, you can just...
