http://flixup.com Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:54:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://flixup.com/thoughts-on-harvey-golub-my-response-to-buffett-and-obama/ http://flixup.com/thoughts-on-harvey-golub-my-response-to-buffett-and-obama/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:54:56 +0000 admin http://flixup.com/thoughts-on-harvey-golub-my-response-to-buffett-and-obama/ Oh please, we know the Repo's blew it when they walked away from the deal Obama offered them. But, how to deal with a break up could they do anything else with their party enslaved by the evangelicals and the tea-partiers. Hopefully the Repo's will get their act together and figure out a way to craftily More]]> http://flixup.com/thoughts-on-harvey-golub-my-response-to-buffett-and-obama/feed/ 0 http://flixup.com/an-opinion-on-rebel-movement-takes-center-stage/ http://flixup.com/an-opinion-on-rebel-movement-takes-center-stage/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:47:33 +0000 admin http://flixup.com/an-opinion-on-rebel-movement-takes-center-stage/ If this is the counter-revolution, then tell me who is the select leader. Don't give me the talking points because the tea partiers do not represent the majority. So who is the leader of this counter-revolution. There is no leader because there is no leader of the Republican party except perhaps Rush More]]> http://flixup.com/an-opinion-on-rebel-movement-takes-center-stage/feed/ 0 http://flixup.com/thoughts-on-ford-unveils-redesigned-focus-compact-car/ http://flixup.com/thoughts-on-ford-unveils-redesigned-focus-compact-car/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:43:32 +0000 admin http://flixup.com/thoughts-on-ford-unveils-redesigned-focus-compact-car/ Unfortunately for Ford, Lincoln is pretty much a dead brand assessment. Years of neglect have left them barely competitive with Buick and there doesn't appear to be much excitement in the pipeline. The MKS is fine, but the Taurus is basically the same for much less money. The MKZ is a gussied up Fusion More]]> http://flixup.com/thoughts-on-ford-unveils-redesigned-focus-compact-car/feed/ 0 http://flixup.com/thoughts-on-white-house-experiences-sticker-shock-over-nasas-plans/ http://flixup.com/thoughts-on-white-house-experiences-sticker-shock-over-nasas-plans/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:41:07 +0000 admin http://flixup.com/thoughts-on-white-house-experiences-sticker-shock-over-nasas-plans/ Federal contrachow to develop personalityrs like Rocketdyne are not free to develop in the same way SpaceX is. They are subject to mind-numbing, bureaucratic government procedures that drive up the cost of everything they do to absurd levels. Anyone who has worked as a federal contractor (as I did for More]]> http://flixup.com/thoughts-on-white-house-experiences-sticker-shock-over-nasas-plans/feed/ 0 http://flixup.com/my-view-on-in-toledo-the-glass-city-new-label-made-in-china/ http://flixup.com/my-view-on-in-toledo-the-glass-city-new-label-made-in-china/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:34:25 +0000 admin http://flixup.com/my-view-on-in-toledo-the-glass-city-new-label-made-in-china/ A question...They say that there is a very high failure rate (? % quit college) for college students who graduate at the bottom 1/3 (?) of their high school class. In economic terms, the important question is: do students in the bottom 1/3 of their high school class who have some More]]> James Richard said: >A question...They say that there is a very high failure rate (? % quit college) for college students who graduate at the bottom 1/3 (?) of their high school class. In economic terms, the important question is: do students in the bottom 1/3 of their high school class who have some More]]> http://flixup.com/my-view-on-in-toledo-the-glass-city-new-label-made-in-china/feed/ 0 http://flixup.com/criticism-on-crovitz-the-internet-lets-it-all-hang-out/ http://flixup.com/criticism-on-crovitz-the-internet-lets-it-all-hang-out/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:30:54 +0000 admin http://flixup.com/criticism-on-crovitz-the-internet-lets-it-all-hang-out/ This looks like the liberal shark feeding fest put on by the Washington Post and the New York Times was a bust when it came to their campaign to damage Palin. I wonder if, in their quest for objective journalism, they've encouraged an equal amount of scrutiny of their fellow-liberal Weiner's posts. I More]]> http://flixup.com/criticism-on-crovitz-the-internet-lets-it-all-hang-out/feed/ 0 http://flixup.com/criticism-on-ready-to-retire-heres-a-five/ http://flixup.com/criticism-on-ready-to-retire-heres-a-five/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:47:26 +0000 admin http://flixup.com/criticism-on-ready-to-retire-heres-a-five/ I think it really depends on the financial shortfall involved and the differences in income versus stress levels. I would definitely agree with you that folks in this category are probably in the minority. I have a retired family member who retired from being the city finance director for a decent sized More]]> http://flixup.com/criticism-on-ready-to-retire-heres-a-five/feed/ 0 http://flixup.com/a-response-to-doctors-encouraged-by-response/ http://flixup.com/a-response-to-doctors-encouraged-by-response/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:40:01 +0000 admin http://flixup.com/a-response-to-doctors-encouraged-by-response/ Robert, I don't think there is any particular devious reason for the coverage being that way. First, reporters can only write long show to get a girl to kiss youries on the information they have on hand. I am sure there is a lot more information and supporting data on the Congresswoman to fill a front More]]> http://flixup.com/a-response-to-doctors-encouraged-by-response/feed/ 0 http://flixup.com/a-response-to-port-authority-tolls-fares-to-rise/ http://flixup.com/a-response-to-port-authority-tolls-fares-to-rise/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:37:38 +0000 admin http://flixup.com/a-response-to-port-authority-tolls-fares-to-rise/ I could never figure out why the Port Authority of NY/ NJ is building real estate in downtown NYC. Is there a shortage of private developers in NYC? So half the $4 billion capital budget of the Port Authority is committed to the World Trade Center in NY and for that reason they have to raise tolls. Why More]]> http://flixup.com/a-response-to-port-authority-tolls-fares-to-rise/feed/ 0 http://flixup.com/my-analysis-on-fred-barnes-the-health/ http://flixup.com/my-analysis-on-fred-barnes-the-health/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:08:21 +0000 admin http://flixup.com/my-analysis-on-fred-barnes-the-health/ Don, Actually, there is a problem. The statistics for life expectancy are unadjusted. When adjusted for just two fachow to live a fulfilling lifers, murder and obesity, you will find life expectancy in the US is 83+ years. Further, this statistic does not consider outcomes. A person in the US is more More]]> http://flixup.com/my-analysis-on-fred-barnes-the-health/feed/ 0