"Anger, envy, and the primordial emotions
For some, especially those who are well-educated and well-spoken, a sort of irrational furor at “the system” governs their political make-up. Why don’t degrees and vocabulary always translate into big money? Why does sophisticated pontification at Starbucks earn less than mindlessly doing accounting behind a desk? We saw this tension with Michelle Obama who, prior to 2009, did not quite have enough capital to get to Aspen or Costa del Sol, and thereby, despite the huge power-couple salaries, Chicago mansion, and career titles, felt that others had far too much more than the Obamas. “Never been proud,” “downright mean country,” “raise the bar,” etc., followed, as expressions of yuppie angst. The more one gets, the more one believes he should get even more, and the angrier he gets that another — less charismatic, less well-read, less well-spoken — always seems to get more.
So do not discount the envy of the sophisticated elite. The unread coal plant manager, the crass car dealer, or the clueless mind who farms 1000 acres of almonds should not make more than the sociology professor, the kindergarten teacher, the writer, the artist, or the foundation officer. What sort of system would allow the dense and easily fooled to become better compensated (and all for what — for superfluous jet skis and snowmobiles?) than the anguished musician or tortured-soul artist, who gives so much to us and receives so much less in return? What a sick country — when someone who brings chain saws into the Sierra would make more than a UC Berkeley professor who would stop them."  Victor Davis Hanson

Straight talk, but not from the candidates.
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20121018_The_trillion-dollar_question.html

This is a very powerful presentation from and unexpected (for me) source, and it brings home what I have been saying since the attack on our embassy and the murder of our ambassador.  What is the US response to this attack- if it is the same as our response to attacks that took place in the 1990s then we can surely expect another 9/11.

http://www.therightscoop.com/must-watch-lara-logans-explosive-speech-on-the-resurgence-of-the-taliban-and-al-qaeda-in-afghanistan/

Media Bias: Romney's surge

Capital Gains Taxes

Capital Gains Taxes

Good explanation,.