http://www.irvoice.com Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:33:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.irvoice.com/commentary-on-strassel-wholl-be-the-gops-next-big-thing/ http://www.irvoice.com/commentary-on-strassel-wholl-be-the-gops-next-big-thing/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:33:06 +0000 admin http://www.irvoice.com/commentary-on-strassel-wholl-be-the-gops-next-big-thing/ Rather than look for a candidate that pleases all Republicans, try finding a candidate who can honestly challenge all Republicans and also Americans to be their best selves. Quit doing demographics and look inside. The former is blindness, the latter sight. I will not look for the 'right platform' or the 'right morals' or the Read More]]> http://www.irvoice.com/commentary-on-strassel-wholl-be-the-gops-next-big-thing/feed/ 0 http://www.irvoice.com/some-thoughts-on-intel-microsoft-woo-tablet-makers/ http://www.irvoice.com/some-thoughts-on-intel-microsoft-woo-tablet-makers/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:26:52 +0000 admin http://www.irvoice.com/some-thoughts-on-intel-microsoft-woo-tablet-makers/ Google's core competency is SEARCH. So far, that has not changed. This is something Google has in common with Microsoft. Google's success is in international job search and, to a lesser extent, advertising. Microsoft's flagship software competencies, the Windows OS and the Office suite, are still its bread and butter. That Read More]]> http://www.irvoice.com/some-thoughts-on-intel-microsoft-woo-tablet-makers/feed/ 0 http://www.irvoice.com/my-view-on-geithner-jobs-plan-can-work-very-quickly/ http://www.irvoice.com/my-view-on-geithner-jobs-plan-can-work-very-quickly/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:48:15 +0000 admin http://www.irvoice.com/my-view-on-geithner-jobs-plan-can-work-very-quickly/ There he was, standing next to Hillary Clinton last night while Obama addressed the Congress clapping in support of every utterance from the president all the while knowing that within minutes of the meeting he would be need to take off for a trans Atlantic flight to France for an inconsequential meeting. Yes Mr. Geitner, your Read More]]> http://www.irvoice.com/my-view-on-geithner-jobs-plan-can-work-very-quickly/feed/ 0 http://www.irvoice.com/my-analysis-on-jenkins-how-green-became-obamas-albatross/ http://www.irvoice.com/my-analysis-on-jenkins-how-green-became-obamas-albatross/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:47:58 +0000 admin http://www.irvoice.com/my-analysis-on-jenkins-how-green-became-obamas-albatross/ absolutely incredible. The eco-Democrats being advised by the Obama Administration to use surrogate spokespeople to come into a foreign country and fund Native Indian Bands to block the Northern Gateway Pipeline. Just unbelievable! This is a Canadian issue, totally within the borders of Canada. And American anti pipeline oil Read More]]> http://www.irvoice.com/my-analysis-on-jenkins-how-green-became-obamas-albatross/feed/ 0 http://www.irvoice.com/ http://www.irvoice.com/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:33:02 +0000 admin http://www.irvoice.com/ Mary, there is no psychiatric, genetic versus environment or mother versus nature debate. In the 50's the Euro and USA camps were divided along Freudian versus Bio-basis of disease, respctively. Over the last several decades, Bi-polar Disorder or better descriptively referred to as Manic-Depression, has been accepted as a biological Read More]]> http://www.irvoice.com/feed/ 0 http://www.irvoice.com/a-response-to-for-many-seniors-there-may-be-no-retirement/ http://www.irvoice.com/a-response-to-for-many-seniors-there-may-be-no-retirement/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:30:29 +0000 admin http://www.irvoice.com/a-response-to-for-many-seniors-there-may-be-no-retirement/ Thank you Jimminy Carter for the Community Reinvestment Act. Thank you Bubba Clinton for strong arming the banking industry into giving money & loans to people who could never pay. Thank you Lyndon Johnson for raping the Social Security Trust Fund. Thank you Maxine Waters, Bwarney Fwank, Chris Dodd, Nancy Peelousi, Hairy Reid Read More]]> http://www.irvoice.com/a-response-to-for-many-seniors-there-may-be-no-retirement/feed/ 0 http://www.irvoice.com/some-thoughts-on-managers-admit-to-playing-favorites/ http://www.irvoice.com/some-thoughts-on-managers-admit-to-playing-favorites/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:55:49 +0000 admin http://www.irvoice.com/some-thoughts-on-managers-admit-to-playing-favorites/ I believe the more telling aspect of this story is not so much that favoritism in the workplace plays a big role in much of corporate America today, approximately 84% admit it occurs within their own organizations. I think the really interesting point is that almost a quarter admit to practicing it themselves, but only 9% believe Read More]]> http://www.irvoice.com/some-thoughts-on-managers-admit-to-playing-favorites/feed/ 0 http://www.irvoice.com/my-view-on-rove-the-obamacare-bad-news-continues/ http://www.irvoice.com/my-view-on-rove-the-obamacare-bad-news-continues/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:55:43 +0000 admin http://www.irvoice.com/my-view-on-rove-the-obamacare-bad-news-continues/ I complained two years ago that the company I work for would discontinue our insurance if Obamacare came. I cited the text from our union contract. Some fool from Senator Mark Udall's camp attempted repeatedly to lecture me that it would never happen. He repeatedly stated that Obama had said that I can keep my insurance. This Read More]]> http://www.irvoice.com/my-view-on-rove-the-obamacare-bad-news-continues/feed/ 0 http://www.irvoice.com/commentary-on-writing-on-the-wall-warren-buffetts-lament-thats-rich/ http://www.irvoice.com/commentary-on-writing-on-the-wall-warren-buffetts-lament-thats-rich/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:11:02 +0000 admin http://www.irvoice.com/commentary-on-writing-on-the-wall-warren-buffetts-lament-thats-rich/ One might reasonably speculate that his effective tax rate is low beause his salary is famously low and he takes his compensation in the form of investment income and capital gains tax rate 2012 gains which are taxed at a lower rate. Further he lives a very comfortable life on his expense account, which is almost entirely deductible Read More]]> http://www.irvoice.com/commentary-on-writing-on-the-wall-warren-buffetts-lament-thats-rich/feed/ 0 http://www.irvoice.com/an-opinion-on-to-ban-the-burqaor-not/ http://www.irvoice.com/an-opinion-on-to-ban-the-burqaor-not/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:00:09 +0000 admin http://www.irvoice.com/an-opinion-on-to-ban-the-burqaor-not/ I think Bret makes the better arguments, but fundamentally what are those women doing in France with its established values and culture so anathema to them? We encourage immigration and then allow immigrants to choose whether or not to assimilate into society? Uh, no! The French absolutely have every right to establish the boundaries Read More]]> http://www.irvoice.com/an-opinion-on-to-ban-the-burqaor-not/feed/ 0