You Sleep When You Die

Anyone who knows me or reads this blog knows I’m not a fan of President Obama. Never have been. But his latest stunt has me more pissed than ever before.

Since WWII, home ownership percentages for average Americans have grown steadily, largely as a result of support from Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. These government-sponsored enterprises (GSE’s) provide security and guarantees for mortgage lenders, which gives more people access to loans for homes. As the entire U.S. mortgage market imploded over recent years, Freddie and Fannie went down along with everyone else…

BP changed its logo to green and yellow in the first quarter of 2001 to emphasize their environmental focus and introduce the new tagline, “beyond petroleum.”

After the events of April 20, BP probably wishes their tagline was, “anything but petroleum,” which is now leaking from the deepest well ever drilled into the Gulf of Mexico and onto the pristine shores of the southeast United States. Meanwhile, BP’s executives continue to bumble and stumble around, looking no better than common criminals.

Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul won last week’s primary in Kentucky with about 60 percent of the vote. A Libertarian running on the Republican ticket, Paul has recently come under fire for his stance on civil rights…

I applaud Rand Paul. Do I agree with everything he says (in particular the above)? Not by a long shot. But I applaud anyone that has the guts to take a controversial position and stand by it.

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“Value added taxes (VAT) discussions have been around for years but seem to have been resurrected with the recent burgeoning U.S. deficits. Many countries around the world use them. Do you think they make sense in this country?”

The U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform legislation has been called a success by Democratic supporters and a parliamentary sham by Republicans.

As an advertising executive, I call it a failure.