April 2009: McCain looks better and better because he told the truth about Iraq and taxes!

A post from April 2009

On Sunday, Nov 2nd, we called on you to vote for John McCain: Vote McCain on Tuesday!

Today, Pres BO is dealing with the reality of taxes and McCain looks prophetic again.

McCain got it right on Iraq. We have already posted on how the Bush-McCain plan has been implemented in Iraq.

McCain got it right on taxes.

We said back then that "taxing the rich" usually translates into "taxing the middle class".

Pres Obama's vision will mean budget deficits of 10-12% of GDP in 2009 and 2010.

As we posted before: "the top 1% are already paying about 40% of the tax bill and the top 20% are paying about 70%." (Rubin)

McCain won't run again in 2012. He will be 76 and more interested in the Arizona sunshine than the Oval Office.

McCain will look real good as the current version of "hope and change" ends up like the first one, i.e. Carter!

We agree with Rick Moran:

"There is no free lunch. Middle Class Americans who elected Obama because he promised to lower their taxes and give them subsidized health insurance, low cost college loans, and a green paradise are about to get a very rude awakening."

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The Brothers Gibb and other brother/sister musical acts!

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The brother/sister act is one of my favorite parts of popular music.  It must be fun to sing with your brother or sister.  Wouldn't that be fun?

In this post, I will tell you about my favorite "family" groups.

Let's start with The Beach Boys.  They were the Wilson brothers: Brian, Carl and Dennis. You can add cousin Al Jardine and good friend Mike Love.  The result was wonderful harmonies and great songs like "Barbara Ann".

Second, Richard and Karen Carpenter were very successful in the 1970's.  Karen died in 1983.  They left us some wonderful songs, such as "Goodbye to love".

Third, Donny and Marie Osmond were cute and part of The Osmond family.  They were also very talented. I liked their version of 'Morning Side of the Mountain":

Fourth, Before Michael Jackson, there was The Jackson 5. Why did Michael ever grow up? I loved their songs back then. They still sound great:

Fifth,  The Cowsills were the whole family. They were mom, little sister and brothers. They eventually inspired "The Partridge Family", a popular TV series about a singing family. The Cowsills recorded some very nice songs. Their harmonies were great. I still love "The rain, the park and other things":

Sixth, The Bee Gees.  Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb wrote some of the greatest songs of the pop era. Maurice died in 2003 and The Bee Gees were retired. It's hard to pick one song. I love "Country Lanes" from the "Main Course" LP released in 1975.

Last, but not least, let’s remember The Everly Brothers. They were a bit before my time but their harmonies were great! In fact, their harmonies were very influential on the Beatles' sound. I love "Devoted to you".

Remembering some of the great Cuban players of major league history

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— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) April 2, 2016

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