Friday, September 19th, 2008
McCain, who told the Wall Street Journal in March that "I'm always for less regulation," now asks voters to believe he will be a champion of tough, unblinking oversight. He's shocked and outraged that Wall Street's preening Masters of the Universe threw a drunken toga party and smashed all the ...
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
While the details haven't been disclosed, it appears that the powers that be are considering a plan to bail out Wall Street...in a big way...on the backs of the American taxpayer. Troubling as this sounds, it may be the only viable solution. Regardless of the eventual solution, one thing is ...
Posted in 2008 elections, BIO, Barack, Democrat, Economics, George W. Bush, Health, Housing Market, John McCain, Obama, Politics, Poverty, Rhetoric, Taxes, greed | 1 Comment »
Achilles’ Heel and Those Damn Chickens
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Yesterday was wait and see time. For the jocks of the financial world, it's fourth and one with less than a minute to go. AIG is the Patriots, and unlike in the NFL, cheaters might not prosper.
I think it might be helpful to understand what is actually happening with AIG. ...
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The Road Previously Traveled
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
I've refrained from writing about Palin. Frankly, she's a herring, well played to distract from the complete lack of substance offered by the McCain campaign. I don't see that adding to the noise about her serves the nation, whose citizens are justifiably alarmed by the faltering American economy, the exorbitant ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Have you ever wondered what a modern day slave would look like and how he or she might behave? Ever consider who might be the owners of plantations, staffed by these slaves, if they were "permitted" to exist today? Has it ever crossed your mind that the only thing that's ...
Posted in 2008 elections, BIO, Barack, Economics, Global Warming, Obama, Politics, Race, Religion, Rhetoric, presidential elections | 1 Comment »
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
It looks like it won't take a swiftboating to highlight John McCain's propensity to parse his words for political expediency. As a matter of fact, I suspect that the catch phrase for the 2008 presidential election may turn out to be YouTubing...and there's little doubt the following video may be ...
Posted in 2000 Presidential Campaign, BIO, Barack, Economics, Iraq, John McCain, Obama, Politics, Rhetoric, Taxes, Technology, media, presidential elections | 17 Comments »
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
The passage of Senator Jim Webb's expansion of the GI Bill to provide expanded educational benefits highlights a topic most don't want to discuss. Since abolishing the draft and making service in the military voluntary, critics have argued that an inordinate number of the ranks are filled by those who ...
Posted in 2000 Presidential Campaign, BIO, Bush, Campaign News, Economics, George W. Bush, Iraq, John McCain, Military, Politics, Rhetoric | 3 Comments »
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
I had to laugh today as I read Ken's great post about mewling Congress critters having to give up their gas guzzlers. Once again, the average Joe/Jane is leading the trend, and the fat, self preservation cats, who are supposedly guiding us, are somewhere out in left right field... or ...
Posted in Economics, Katrina, Politics, Religion | 13 Comments »
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Kevin Phillips was a conservative superstar back in 'the day'. He helped to create and bring into power the extreme right wing of the Republican party.
He is now one of their biggest foes. His newest book entitled: Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism, ...
Posted in Economics, capitalism, greed, ownership society | 5 Comments »
