Every once in a while I have to shed some topics and opinions so I can move on to other things. Having too many ideas can give you writer’s block. So witness my shedding below.
Un-Freakonomics: I tweeted this guy a few days back because the picture in the article tries to make an economist look cool. Well I have a friend studying economics at Harvard and she actually knows the guy! On top of that she wrote a post about the same article I’m linking to. This guy has used economics to solve real world problems. For example, he’s designed a system to place doctors in their residencies, match organ donors, and place 8th graders in NYC in the right high school. He’s using economics to solve real world problems. And my economics friend is wrong, it’s neither my picture or her’s that is the best attempt to make an economist look cool, it’s the article itself.
How Traffic Works: I wish I’d writea longer post about this but it just kind of gets boring. It’s amazing how complicated traffic really is. For example, adding a lane to a highway may do no good in reducing congestion. If 10000 cars go on a 4 lane highway per hour, adding a lane on each side will likely just draw more people to the highway thinking it’s less congested, thus making in congested again. How traffic lights work. How traffic works.
Chuck Rangel: Back in March I called out this fat bastard for being a fat bastard. The gentleman from Harlem has done everything from hiding income and taxes to exploiting subsidized rent for his campaign office. I find the process Congress is going through to analyze Chuck rediculous. He’ll probably admit to a minor offense, and at worst, honorably resign from Congress with his pension, and start working as a lobbyest. Half of Congress does that anyway. I think we should put him on trial, and if found guilty and the charges call for it, send him to prison. This man represents everything that’s wrong with our Democratic system and should be made an example of so MAYBE, just MAYBE, the other corrupt politicians in office will think twice before doing something so stupid. But since the people judging him are his coworkers, they have no reason to make an example of him because odds are there’s a little Fat Bastard in all of them.
Glenn Beck: I’ve wanted to talk about him for a long time but just never got around to it because I start crying in fear and laughter. Here’s the skinny on Beck. He’s an entertainer. He has admitted that his shows and the company that produces them (which he owns) are in the entertainment industry. He has no interest in actual political action, because there is no money to be made in that. He makes his money by creating fear. The biggest scheme is that he tells you the dollar is becoming worthless thanks to a government printing money and that inflation and depression and every other bad economic term you’ve heard of will happen (even if they can’t both happen at the same time). After a rant that ends with a soaked microphone and an implicit blessing from God, Beck cuts to commercial to sell you gold. Please see this link to learn more about the gold scam. That being said this man is dangerous to the political system because people beleive what he is saying is real. He’s more John Cena than Ron Paul.
Sarah Palin: This woman is more dangerous to politics than Beck. She has two million followers on Twitter and has something to say about everything our President does. Apparently, she didn’t like that he went on The View to discuss issues with women but claimed not to have time to visit the border. Palin tweeted that she’s headed to the border soon, but hasn’t said when. It’s nice that Obama, as President, doesn’t have time to do everything. But someone who quit their job as governer to write a book and move her mouth like a puppet on Fox News hasn’t made it to the border yet, that’s ok because she said she’s going to. She’s a self-absorbed cancer with the leadership skills of a lemming. If you support Palin, stop reading my blog. This isn’t political, what she stands for is irrelevant.
My Politics: I’m politically neutral, which would make me a terrible Congressman in today’s environment. I’m open to new ideas, and welcome attempts to change my opinion (which can be hard but not impossible). Therefore I’d be a flip-flopper on issues. How I feel about immigration for instance changes with the tides. My economics sides about 2 degrees towards Austria, but only 2 degrees. But don’t confuse how I feel about a specific issue with my politics, and don’t try to tie my economics to my politics. I am no tool of any agenda. The people that try to place you in one bucket of politics are the ones that cause the most damage. In the last election I voted for a Democratic President and Republican Governer. I’m still undecided for this November. What bucket is that?
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