Hillary Clinton Attacks Big Pharma

     Donald Trump's style was best referred to by one of his campaign managers as that of a counter puncher.  I recently saw a speech in which he said that all Hillary has going for her is "the woman card", "that's it!"  Well, I'd like to relate some of my thoughts to what Trump has hit upon.

Hillary Clinton is not a new face in politics.  She held the position of First Lady for eight, long, oppressive years.  But, now she seeks to become President and place Bill Clinton in the position of First Man.

If you look at Hillary's whole career, one universal theme stands out--a reach to hold onto and extend political power.  In the campaign of her husband, before his Presidency, all of the women who had had affairs in their marriage were treated by this "woman card" holder as a threat to the only thing Hillary was seeking--political power.  As President, Bill Clinton continued to dance the "Momba #5"--having multiple affairs--most of which were never proved.  But, did Hillary move in to defend her turf?  No.  Her political instinct was to hide it. Then, the Monica Lewinsky bombshell exploded; and the investigation dragged on--only to finally peter out with Bill Clinton as a somewhat diminished power figure.  Even when it was all over, did Hillary as a woman speak out?  No.

So, what does all this mean?  Is Hillary simply blind to the clandestine activities of her husband?  She is not.  She knows exactly what has gone on, continues to go on, and will keep going on if Bill becomes First Man.  Instead of naming Hillary's unique asset as "the woman card", it is more accurate to call it "the political animal card".

Paul Wharton
Special thanks to Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY)
  

Work Saves Man in Schindler's List

     Schindler's List is one of my all-time favorite movies.  I like it because it is a movie about excruciating struggle and then deliverance.  Throughout the movie, the only thing maintaining most of the Jews is: the production that they created before the extreme oppression, then the work they were able to do (though they were paid almost nothing), and finally the momentum of the limited production fuel that they and Schindler had made that allowed them to last to the end of that oppressive government and survive.

Though life may seem hopeless to some, if one sets one's focus on private sector, or legitimate government work, there is always hope.

Paul Wharton
Special thanks to Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY)

No New Immigrants

     I had planned to write a blog on immigration with the title: "A Graduated Deportation Force."  I was going to advocate dividing the illegal immigrants into three broad categories:

(1) Serious criminals

(2) Those committing petty crimes, welfare recipients, and part-time, low wage earners

(3) Long work week, low wage earners, and high wage earners

The concept I wanted to promote was to imprison or possibly deport those in the first group, send back all of those in the second group, and send back some of those in the third group.

However, in doing current events, blog prep, I realized that Obama has blasted the Southern border so wide open, and has active transportation hurling immigrants across the oceans, such as from Syria, that immigration is so completely out of control that the only prudent thing for America to do right now is to shut down all immigration--probably for several years.

As a final thought, what makes more sense: sending out manhunts to round up hundreds of thousands of elusive Syrian refugees in America, transport them back to the Middle East, and supply them with food and everything that life requires until we can get them there?  Or, keep the Syrians somewhere near their homeland, set up a refugee camp, and not worry about a 9/12 in America every month?

Paul Wharton
Special thanks to Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY)

An Adventure in Price Fixing

     As an investor in Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY), imagine for a moment a case in which a bureaucrat of the Injustice Department decided to force the company to significantly price fix a drug by lowering its cost according to the Injustice Department's standards.  I know it is the dream of every bureaucrat who does this to eat a company's cake and have it too.  But imagine what would happen if this move of the Injustice Department became standard practice that no despotic authority was able to contain and control.

After an Injustice Department bureaucrat imposes himself on Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) he leaves corporate headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, and gets into his car to drive home to Chicago, Illinois.  As he pulls out of the parking lot, the bureaucrat notes that he is hungry because the businessmen had kept him waiting so long before the meeting.  So, the bureaucrat finds a McDonald's to get a quick bite to eat.  As he walks inside, the bureaucrat sees several long lines with few employees in uniform.  After a very long time, a worker attends to him, only to announce that the store is out of the sandwich the bureaucrat wanted.  "What do you have?", the representative of the Injustice Department asks in an annoyed tone.  "Milkshakes and ice water?  What kind of business is this?"  After buying a milkshake, the bureaucrat continues on his way.

He gets on the highway out of Indianapolis that will take the bureaucrat back to Chicago; but he notices that he is low on gas.  Turning off at the next exit, he proceeds to the Speedway gas station only to see all the pumps out of service.  As a member of the Injustice Department, he storms inside to demand an explanation.  "Why is there no gas for sale?"  The owner attending the counter replies, "We were doing well, until a government edict reduced our prices so much that no supplier would come.  I don't blame them.  Who works for a loss, anyway?"  The Injustice Department bureaucrat peels out of the station, and hurries to the next exit.  The result is the same--no supply.  After questioning the manager of a Mobil gas station, he is informed that the gas shortage is state wide.

By now the sun has begun to set; and judging by the flimsy suit and dress shirt, no heat source will mean a very cold night if the Injustice Department bureaucrat does not find lodging.  So, he crosses the overpass to a hotel nearby.  Unfortunately, there is no vacancy.  He drives to the next exit--only to find a motel in the same state.  With the temperature rapidly falling, the Injustice Department bureaucrat is desperate; so he marches in and demands to talk to someone in charge.  "Why is there no lodging anywhere in sight?"  The hospitality manager replies, "It didn't used to be like this; but then those price fixing bureaucrats came along--ruining our profit.  It's not like I blame the businessmen.  Who works for negative pay?"  The Injustice Department bureaucrat opens his wallet.  "One room for one night.  Name your price."  The manager responds, "No.  The law is the law.  Don't blame me.  Its those damn bureaucrats from the Injustice Department."

That night, the bureaucrat catches pneumonia in his car.  Unfortunately, a cutting-edge, experimental drug from the labs of Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) could have quickly cured this, but had been scuttled years ago due to government regulation.  The "Justice Department" bureaucrat dies.

Paul Wharton
Special thanks to Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY)

Life's Definition

     As I continue my intellectual studies, currently I am reading a General Biology textbook's human anatomy and physiology section, as well as Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand.  Tonight, while reading Peikoff's chapter on "Man", it reminded me that I constructed a "Life" definition years ago. I propose the following:

Life is cell respiration that nurtures self-maintenance in it's direction.

Paul Wharton
Father of Metachemics