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• Is the stock market rally for real?

  Fri Nov 13, 2009
  • First: the recession IS over... by definition. And, yes, the lagging indicators of employment and spending will need 6 months or so to recover. They were the last things to go in the toilet and they will be the last ones out.

• Are you watching Leno at 10 p.m.?

  Mon Nov 9, 2009
  • Well.... actually I record it on my DVR and speed through the bits that don't interest me

• Would you ever strip down for a naked vacation?

  Mon Nov 9, 2009
  • Trust me, nudity quickly loses its sexual allure when EVERYONE is stripped down. BTW: not everyone has perfect bodies - even in LA.

• Is President Obama deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize?

  Fri Oct 9, 2009
  • By definition he has deserved it. We don't make the decision, the Nobel committee does. They decided he deserves, therefore he does.

• Cost of surgery? Secret prices confound patients

  Fri Sep 18, 2009
  • While I would not claim that the price of healthcare is by any stretch of the imagination transparent, neither is it as bad as the author suggests. At least, not where I live (Pacific Northwest).

• What do you think of Rep. Joe Wilson's decision to shout out 'You lie!' during the president's speech?

  Wed Sep 9, 2009
  • Uncalled for. Rudeness should not be tolerated. He should be sanctioned in spite of his apology. Otherwise others will think it is OK.

• Is "cash for clunkers" good for the economy, or is it a lemon?

  Thu Aug 6, 2009
  • My guess is that 55% of the population thinks it is a bad idea because that same 55% is not eligible to take advantage of the program. Pardon my cynicism.

• U.S. rescue raises stakes in piracy operations

  Mon Apr 13, 2009
  • It seems to me that the threat of increased violence by the pirates is relatively empty. The only things that keeps the assorted policing agencies from taking pirated vessels back by force are the hostages. If they kill the crew, the pirates die. If they sink the vessel, the pirates die.

• Who won the debate?

  Wed Oct 15, 2008
  • McCain looked uncomfortable and angry. He tended to lose focus in an effort to hit all of his, sometimes irrelevant, talking points.

• Who won the presidential debate?

  Tue Oct 7, 2008
  • Why, whenever a candidate falls behind in a political race it is ALWAYS because of someone else?  This is true regardless of party.  It is the biased media.  It is because my opponent lied.  It is because the electorate cannot see the truth.  It is ALWAYS …