Archive for March, 2009

Drugs and punishment

Written by Michael Vass
It’s just truly amazing how much sympathy and adoration is felt in the nation for drug dealers and addicts. I’m being serious.
We have Secretary of State Clinton rushing out to foreign nations, declaring that their problems are caused by our actions. While this is in part true for the nations that supply [...]

Italian pizza made fresh - sort of

Written by Michael Vass
So I just found something that is, well very different. Out in Italy a new idea has come about that most would have expected to pop up from California. It is a mix of favorite food, the need for speed, and convenience. And if that doesn’t sound American I can’t imagine what [...]

AIG bonuses, and the change in the American Way

Written by Michael Vass
**This is a post that normally would appear at VASS, my political blog. At this moment VASS is undergoing site renovation and technical issues, so it appears here. This change is temporary.**
Executive pay and bonuses. Everyone is screaming about the $165 million in bonuses that AIG executives were paid. Congress went so [...]

Stephen Colbert’s Michael Steele remix

Written by Michael Vass
I just don’t know who I am more upset with, Michael Steele or Stephen Colbert. It’s just so hard to say at this point.
The problem starts with the idiotic statements of Michael Steele purporting that hip hop needs to be the means of gaining more Black and Hispanic/Latinos into the Republican Party. [...]

Jon Stewart vs. Jim Cramer: really missing the point

Written by Michael Vass
So Jon Stewart took on Jim Cramer tonight. It was a beat down. It was vicious. It was obvious that Stewart had an ax to grind. And it was wrong on many points, yet true to the feelings of many.
As a former stockbroker I have had many discussions with people about the [...]

Midnight Oil: the concert and the controversy

Written by Michael Vass
Does anyone recall a rock band from Australia called Midnight Oil? It was a good band back in the day. They had a few hits in America, fueled by MTV (back when they played music videos) and the fact that the lead singer of the band reminded many of the guy from [...]

President Obama proposes action in Darfur

Written by Michael Vass
Finally it seems that America will be taking a stance on Darfur. After over 5 years of genocide, President Obma has given indications that he is willing to do something more than Congress or the prior Administration has ever bothered to do. And it’s about time.
In the past 4 years, as some [...]

Neil Cavuto dicusses the economy on the O’ Reilly Factor

Written by Michael Vass
Neil Cavuto is a smart guy. There just isn’t a question about that. When it comes to the economy and stock investing, Bill O’ Reilly is out of his league. That was perhaps never more apparent than in the following video of the O’ Reilly Factor.

But the biggest thing I found in [...]

Designer babies - the first step towards destruction

Written by Michael Vass
In yet another example of things that can be done, but shouldn’t, I offer the recent revelation that babies can now be made to order. Or at least one fertility clinic is touting that as its sales pitch.
Some may question the predictability and efficiency of the claims of this fertility clinic, but [...]