Peter Murmann

The stakes were exceedingly high and that the 2nd presidential debate a dramatic event not to be missed. Barack Obama woke up out of his slumber and wrestled a victory in his 2nd debate with Mitt Romney.  At one moment the tension became so high that could feel that they wanted to smack one another [Read More]

At Steak ‘n Shake I learned that if you add “Bless their hearts” after their names, you can say whatever you want about them and it’s OK. My son, bless his heart, is an idiot, she said. He rents storage space for his kids’ toys—they’re only one and three years old! I said, my father, bless his heart, has turned into a [Read More]

Joe Biden did a good job of forcefully defending the policies of the Obama administration. Paul Ryan did not screw up. But the real winner is Martha Raddatz who did a fantastic job keeping the combative candidates in check. She also asked very good questions. I don’t agree with Ryan, but more than Romney he [Read More]

Columbus sailed the ocean blue

Back in 1492.

He sailed across and spotted land,

A beach, and people on the sand.

He called them Indians because

He had no idea where he was,

India was just a guess.

When in doubt, declare success.

“Columbus sailed the ocean blue…”

Poem by Ramon Montaigne

Romney scored against Obama last night. He was an agile fighter, Obama seemed tired.  The LA times summarizes well what transpired. Mitt Romney makes smooth shift to center in debate with Obama In his first debate with the president, the Republican works on his empathy problem and appears to gain momentum. WASHINGTON — The small group of voters [Read More]

I suspected that a key motivation for Mitt Romney to run for president is that he wants to achieve what his father did not. Nicholas Lehman in his New Yorker profile provides evidence that this interpretation is correct. The profile makes you understand Mitt Romney very well. TRANSACTION MAN: Mormonism, private equity, and the making [Read More]

This may be the turning point in the election.  David Brooke’s explains why. Thurston Howell Romney In 1980, about 30 percent of Americans received some form of government benefits. Today, as Nicholas Eberstadt of the American Enterprise Institute has pointed out, about 49 percent do. In 1960, government transfers to individuals totaled $24 billion. By 2010, that [Read More]

Michael Lewis was able to spent 6 months following Barak Obama. He provides us we a good glimpse of what it is like to be President in his Vanity Fair article. Here is the key passage: This was the third time I’d put the question to him, in one form or another. The first time, [Read More]

From ABC News: The American public may be divided on “Obamacare,” but when faced with choosing a candidate to care for them if illness struck, President Obama is their man. By a 13 point margin – 49-36 percent – registered voters polled by ABC News chose the president over Mitt Romney to nurse them back [Read More]