Monthly Archives: December 2008

Obamas Weekly Address | 12-13-2008

Unemployment claims are high, and one in 10 families owns a “home in distress” whatever that means.
His solution? He’s asked his economic team to “develop a bold plan…” Oh, I feel better, don’t you?

Obamas Weekly Address | 12-6-2008

It seems hard to argue with point number one, adding energy efficiency in public buildings, but you have to ask yourself why this wasn’t done 15 or 20 years ago, don’t you? Where was the Clinton administration on this seemingly simple sounding task? Why was this ignored by 8 years of the Bush administration?

Comparing US vs. Japanese Ingenuity

A Japanese company ( Toyota ) and an American company (Ford Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River. Both teams practised long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race.

On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile.