Good thoughts on outsourcing.

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A tale of two bankruptcies

Two bankruptcies are in the news. Perhaps it is more accurate to say there are two categories of bankruptcies making waves right now: municipal and federal. Both have been caused by poor political judgement. And yet the causes of each is the exact opposite from each other …

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Condoleezza Rice talks about abortion

The Vice President is the tie-breaking vote in the Senate. Do Republicans want a “mildly pro-choice” Vice President voting on legislation that impacts abortion? That is how Condoleezza Rice characterizes her views on abortion, as mildly pro-choice …”

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Condoleezza Rice vs. Paul Ryan

Peggy Noonan weighed in on the passion Condaleeza Rice generates with the business community. Ms. Noonan, a former Reagan speechwriter who writes a weekly online column for the Wall Street Journal said “spontaneous applause burst forth” at the mention of Ms. Rice’s name. Her explanation for the strong reaction …

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The case for Congressman Paul Ryan for V.P.

I guess what I like about Congressman Paul Ryan is he’s a straight-shooter. He doesn’t come across like your typical politician. He’ll talk to us like adults. Voters are hungry for that. No one does it better than Mr. Ryan …

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In praise of obscene profits

This subject of profits raises an interesting question: is there ever such a thing as obscene profits? After all, profit is the goal of corporations, not an accidental by-product of their existence. What do oil companies do with their profits? They look for more oil. They refine their techniques to make the process of finding and extracting their commodity more efficient and environmentally safer. They create more jobs. And they pay their investors dividends out of their profits. Nothing obscene about that …

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