The Yeti Rants: Wall Street, Congress and Bailouts.. OH MY

“All the perplexities, confusion and distresses in America arise not from defects in the constitution or confederation, nor from want of honor or virtue, as much from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation. “– John Adams

Well, with all the bad news about the credit crisis in the news, today our [...]

The Yeti Rants: Obama vs. McCain… what’s the difference?

The political playoff season is over. It’s been a long, nasty dirty fight, but it looks like the Democrats have finally made a decision as to who they are sending forward in this year’s political championship series.

The Yeti Rants: A Democrat form of Government…

“A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.” - Theodor Roosevelt
Well since it seems that for the most part the Republican primaries are over, I’ve found myself paying more attention to what’s going on the other side of the aisle. That’s when I ran into [...]

The Yeti Rants: It’s Good to be Back!

Well, it seems some time has passed since last I graced the pages of Moodspins with a rant. My apologies to my readers for that, but sometimes life has a way of putting a stop to things like online political rants for a time. In any event, I’m back and should be [...]

The Yeti Rants: Is This What the People Asked For?

“The American people spoke out for a return to civility to the Capitol in Washington and how Congress conducts its work, and Democrats pledge civility and bipartisanship in the conduct of the work here, and we pledge partnerships with the Republicans in Congress and the president, not partisanship” – Nancy Pelosi
That’s the cry that [...]

The Yeti Rants: No Taxation Without Representation..

“Are we in like Manner to be given up to the Disposal of the East India Company, who have now the Assurance, to step forth in Aid of the Minister, to execute his Plan, of enslaving America? Their Conduct in Asia, for some Years past, has given simple Proof, how little they regard the Laws [...]

The Yeti Rants: Election Day Blues

“My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save [...]

The Yeti Rants on… 9-11-06

It’s funny how quickly the collective memory of people fades. Nothing points that out more to us than anniversaries though. Monday was the 5th anniversary of 9-11 and much like 9-11-01 my morning started out with me waking up, hopping into my car and heading off to do my morning routine. Granted, [...]

The Yeti Rants: Putting the Illegal back into Illegal Alien

I tried really hard. With all the other stuff going on I didn’t want to throw my two cents into the ring about it. There are so many other things to talk about. Bush screwing up again, Gas prices, Iran, the elections, the list goes on and on. The news seems [...]

The Yeti Rants: Penny Pinching at the Pump

On my way to work every day I pass by three gas stations. Over the last few weeks I’ve watched the prices on them climb higher and higher just like the rest of you. Occasionally I stop at one of them, always the cheapest of the three that week, and fill my tank. [...]