Category Archives: Business

Don’t Feed the PIIGS.

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Trent Derr

One old saying goes: “Pigs get fed. Hogs get slaughtered.” In general that advice to not be too greedy tends to be true. However, Grandma wasn’t thinking about the PIIGS of Europe. (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain). In this … Continue reading →

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If You Want To Solve Unemployment, Fire Obama.

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Trent Derr

If you have any doubt that government regulations discourage the growth of business and the creation of new jobs, go no further than looking at how the government treats employers who want to expand their operations.   Case in point, Boeing … Continue reading →

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Obamacare – 8 Metrics They Don’t Want You to Know

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Trent Derr

When you examine Obamacare in detail, you find that the facts of the legislation contradict most of the selling points that the Liberals used as their basis for voting for the bill. #1 – 18 Million People Added to Medicare … Continue reading →

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3 Economic Policies Reagan Had Right (And Obama Never Learned)

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Trent Derr

President Reagan is probably best known for three major accomplishments: rekindling the American spirit of entrepreneurship, defeating the Soviets in the Cold War leading to the eventual collapse of the USSR, and creating the most robust peacetime economic expansion in … Continue reading →

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Cooter’s Fired Up and Other Reasons Why Democrats are in Trouble in 2012

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Trent Derr

The other day on a Southwest Airlines flight back to Houston, I saw him, Cooter. He was one big dude, and he was making his way down the aisle of the plane carrying his duffel bag and his hardhat. As … Continue reading →

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WWRD? (What Would Reagan Do) – Part 1

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Trent Derr

Are you better off than you were two years ago? For most people, the answer is no. Compared to two years ago, more people are unemployed, the credit markets are still a mess, businesses are still being stymied by further … Continue reading →

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Our Sputter and Nicked Up Moment

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Trent Derr

I swore I heard that right.  Did the President say this is our “Sputter and Nicked Up” moment?  Was this the first time that he decided to finally come clean with the American people?   I thought to myself, well at … Continue reading →

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Hu JaDaddy?

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Trent Derr

As I mentioned to some friends, due to the amount of money the President is borrowing from the Chinese, Obama is no longer able to refer to the Chinese leader as Hu Jintao. Now Obama is required to call him … Continue reading →

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