Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. Alexander Graham Bell. I have read opinion polls that find most people fear public speaking more than they fear death. This fear obviously plays into the fact that few people appear to speak before their local government boards, commissions and committees. So, what is a person […]
Category Archives: Reference and Education
These days, speaking with most Democrats is like being “Alice, In Wonderland”. Most of them seem to be going under the old saying “Don’t Confuse Me With The Facts”, it seems that many of their statements are based on emotions instead of reality. I used to enjoy discussing politics, especially with people that disagreed with […]
One of the reasons for the demise of the Soviet Union and other forms of communism, was because such governments opposed the private ownership of things. The government used socialism to try to control what a person could own or even hope to achieve throughout his or her life. Initially capitalism was based on the […]
As I write this, Lewis “Scooter” Libby, the Vice Presidential Chief of Staff under President Bush has been indicted under five counts of lying, perjury and obstructing justice. I do want us to be clear on the meaning of the word “indicted.” It doesn’t mean convicted or proved. It means there is a formal charge […]
The public pays Social Security Claims Representatives $60000 a year to open mail, file mail, associate mail, write on folders, and answer phones. That sounds great for employees, except that the stuff they are paid to do just keeps piling up. Medical reviews, reviews of disabled people who returned to work, and overpayment collection actions […]
Affirmative Action Advocate (AAA): I believe in Affirmative Action, because it equalizes the playing ground. If 5% of America is Asian, then in a class room of 20, there should be one asian. If 35% of America is black, then in that same class room, there should be 7 Africans. By putting people of different […]