When you come right down to it and take a look at the ideas and approaches President Obama is striving for, you may note a sense of familiarity in his thinking. For the most part when people can remove emotional influence from their decision making process, what remains is simply common sense. However it seems for the Republican’s they are ignoring common sense and sticking to an increasingly obsolete operators manual that should have been replaced at the turn of the century. Continue reading Post ID 14246
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Topics related to the rising cost of energy
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US Government admits
Connecting the Dots has said right along that the price of oil is a significant factor in the health of the US economy. The fact that this is the first time the US government has finally admitted how vulnerable the US is to the price of oil is the real story. Continue reading Post ID 14246
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Oil prices creeping towards $100 tipping point
The price of oil is creeping ever so close to that not having money for anything else $100 per barrel price. Once that number is hit, there will be both psychological and economical fallout as people close their wallets out of concern and necessity. Continue reading Post ID 14246
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US politicians face Nathan Hale votes
Nathan Hail once said he regretted he had only one life to give for his country. The Washington politicians in office now must simply put their political lives on the line as well and make the hard choices that need to be done. The big question is do they have what Nathan Hale had. Continue reading Post ID 14246
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2010 year in review
It is that time of year again to take a look back at what happened and who was effected most by what. Unfortunately much of what happened in 2010 will be repeated in the future. Continue reading Post ID 14246
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If it isn’t fixed don’t broke it more
fixing the US economy requires a good hard look at what is going on. The first thing that needs to be seen is that the parameters of the game have changed, and therefore the old fix will no longer work. But when you listen to the Republican party, it seems they have not noticed that the fix they want is actually now toxic because things have evolved. Continue reading Post ID 14246
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US political makeup changes without new ideas
The American people have spoken through the wheels of democracy and installed not only new politicians, but a directive as well. Unfortunately the box of new ideas on how to fix things is just an empty box, and the Republicans unfortunately are about to fake it and use a lot of future tense words for the next 2 years. Continue reading Post ID 14246
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Keeping people sick for profit
Shocking, down right cruel, enraging, all could easily define the title of this entry. But when you step way back and look at all the dots, that certainly seems to be what is going on in the US. Continue reading Post ID 14246
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American voter amnesia
American voter amnesia is not as bad as a goldfish, but it does seem at least at the moment some have forgotten who got the country into the mess it is in. Aside from the distracting motivational hype from the Tea Party movement, it seems the horse may be about to run back into the burning barn. Continue reading Post ID 14246
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English the language of commerce a Thai reality
English has long been known as the language of commerce. It allows business transactions to take place between two people who do not speak each other’s native language. But when it comes to Thais speaking English, many are finding it may be more valuable in the wallet than a bachelors degree. Continue reading Post ID 14246
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Attitude to oil / terrorist countries after the well is dry
Occasionally the thought floats through peoples minds about how tolerant we will be with countries that produce oil and terrorist once the oil is gone. With the growing anger against terrorism and terrorists, the urge to plant a few radioactive mushrooms is very real in the minds of many. Continue reading Post ID 14246
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US political power struggle 2010
When you stop and look at all the repackaging that is going on in US politics, you can really take note that there is some very heavy psychology being thrown around this year. This is no ordinary election cycle. This one is all about deception and confusing the voters with things that sound good. Continue reading Post ID 14246
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Need for green energy urgent
With big indicators saying the US economy may stall and do a double dip, and just about every place you look the economy looks like a country fair’s tractor pulling contest, the answer is becoming painfully obvious. The simple fact is due to political decisions of President George Bush, America is 6 to 8 years behind in technology and implementation of green energy. Continue reading Post ID 14246
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Politics oil and economy
There are increasing signs that government leaders and in particular US President Barack Obama may need to publicly air the link that Connecting the Dots has been talking about for some time. That little bit of obvious reality has been absent from politicians and their speeches, and that is the price of oil is making any chance of economic recovery anemic at best. Continue reading Post ID 14246