The world as a whole would be much better off if humans in general could figure out the difference between needs and wants.

Actually it was season two that took the hardest hit from the writer’s strike with the season opener being a reworked script from the Star Trek II series Paramount was working on in the 70s.

The problem is the Auto industry is doing the same/similar thing the housing industry did in the 00’s to increase sales to record levels despite ridiculous housing prices. The industry is pushing long term loans (5-7+ years is becoming the norm). They are extending financing to people who have no business getting…

The ‘market’ did great under Bush Jr as well. Real wages continued to collapse for most Americans and the ‘great’ market turned out to have been built on sub-prime loans that blew up in everyone’s faces giving us the ‘Great Recession’. I don’t consider the stock market to be a good barometer of the overall health of…

If Ryan dumps the “The Hastert Rule” he could actually move quite a bit of legislation through The House. There are enough Center-left and Center-right Democrats he could easily pick up 20-25 and push the Freedom Caucus over a cliff. But as long as he’s trying to pass every bill with only Republican votes he’s stuck.

The Democrats have largely usurped them. Never forget the ACA is a HERITAGE FOUNDATION plan first implemented by a then Republican Governor Romney.

Seriously do the research on what Republicans did in 2011. It was designed for just this type of storm. Those 40 or so members of the Freedom Caucus are not worried about losing to Democrats in 2018 they’re worried about losing in primaries to even more right-wing candidates.

Look up the information on Republican gerrymandering in 2011. It was designed so in several states they could lose the popular by as much as 5-7 percent and still retain the majority of House seats from that state. Unless Democratic turnout is massive (and I do mean Presidential election year levels) than the…

And yet the odds are they will retain control of congress after 2018 (most definitely the House). Between gerrymandering, voter suppression and general low turnout the Republicans will continue to control the majority of the levers of power.

I wonder if Mitch McConnell is quietly lobbying House Republicans to vote ‘no’ because he does not want this disaster of a bill in the Senate.

Which only matters if it translates to votes in 2018.

Funny detail. There are men who are at high risk of breast cancer (very small percentage). Doctors recommend that men who have high risk factors get regular mammograms

Senator Pat Roberts form Kansas. Scary thing is he’ll win reelection by a wide margin.

“Added to the long list of people who hate Trump’s nasty little budget proposal are Republican governors, who—oops!—actually do need help from the big bad federal government.”

Restoration Garage did an OK job showing the work for its first two seasons. The current season has shifted the focus to the owners going to auctions and events and away from the guys in the shop doing the work.

The whole 500 channel thing was supposed to make TV more niche oriented with lots of specialty programs catering to small markets. It amazes me the few times I take a random spin up and down the dial how similar all those shows feel.

“Maybe we’re nearing the end of globalism.”

Actually he’s pretty good option. Good on camera, a serious gearhead, well versed in racing history especially as it relates to Hollywood, appeals to women (broadens the audience) and is a very good driver.

Standard Oil and other large turn of the century companies also benefited from Government programs, either by getting land cheap through federal sales or the use of Eminent Domain, extensive tax subsidies, direct payments and numerous other benefits (many of which continue to this day). Dig around in many ‘private’ com…

It was a loan. Which Tesla paid off already. Frankly the Government’s track record on these things is about on par if not better than most private Venture Capital firms (many of which also invested in Fisker).