Most of my friends know that I'm holding out on choosing a candidate until I'm certain that Mike isnt running. I simply can't imagine a better candidate.
After seeing Romney drop out, though, it occurred to me that Americans always seem to talk about wanting a businessman President but they never actually elect one.
This doesn't bode well for Mike.
The next time I hear someone refer to McCain as a straight-talker I'm going to jump off a building. No politician that ever made it past town Selectman is honest or trustworthy. Those virtues are simply not compatible with success in politics. He may not be worse but he's definitely not better than anybody else that's running.
My company just held an all day recruiting event for computer science majors from top colleges in the Northeast; 48 students attended. Of the 48, there was 1 that was born in the United States.
What does this say about America and -- more importantly -- does it matter? One thought...
Given the skepticism and short attention span of many young people, it's about time teachers stopped keeping the applications of algebra, calculus and trigonometry a secret. Telling students with artificial attention deficit disorder to "trust me, you're going to need this someday" is unlikely to work. Let's start with easy to understand and cool applications -- flying planes, walking on the moon and building skyscrapers. We can back into the boring stuff.