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Following the State of the Union Address and the Face to Face with Republican Representatives

January 31, 2010

Most of us have now had time to digest the State of the Union Address and have watched the Baltimore Belting between the President and the Republican Representatives from the House.  I thought the State of the Union was a nice laundry list, hopefully giving those who hide in the halls of the Capitol an [...]

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Tunnel Vision on Airplane Terrorists

January 10, 2010

Granted, among the most well known incidents that have been labeled as terrorists threats the occurrences have been on airplanes.  We are all well aware that 9-11 was accomplished by airplanes.  To date those times when we have been put at risk for terrorist attacks the means of accomplishment has been on an airliner.
Since Christmas [...]

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Timothy Geithner Grilled and Drilled by Congress

November 20, 2009

Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury, was grilled and drilled by Congress reflecting the frustration of its members over the state of the economy.  In another country I feel most certain that Geithner could have been physically attacked.  It seems that everyone has his knickers in a twist.
Congressional members bombarded Geithner with hard luck stories [...]

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The Case for Health Care Reform

May 18, 2009

A recent poll shows that as a result of the economic recession Americans are visiting the doctor less often and buying less fruits and vegetables.  In other words, Americans are being forced to put their health on the back burner.  It is unfortunate that in what we prefer to call the world’s greatest country, there [...]

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The Press Was Asleep During the Obama Press Conference

March 24, 2009

President Obama’s prime time press conference was an opportunity for the press corp to ask some hard questions about the economy and upcoming proposals on financial regulations.  Instead Anne Compton wasted her time asking if the President and his administration discussed race in the White House.  There were a few other questions that were steered [...]

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Two Wrongs Do Not Make a Right

March 22, 2009

The Democratic Party is acting like the ass that represents them.  Who could have imagined that Congress, both the House and the Senate, could squander the opportunity to lead our nation into a better place?
Well, this week we have seen the heavily Democratic dominated Congress act like the ringmasters of their own three ring circus.  [...]

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AIG Gets More Money!

March 1, 2009

Still too big to fail, AIG is expected to report a $60,000,000,000.00 loss tomorrow morning. So, of course we know that Uncle Sam is on the white horse riding to rescue the Damn-Fools in distress.  We stand beside the notion that if it is too big to fail, it is too big. 
Giving more money to [...]

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The Bush Legacy

January 8, 2009

Among the failures of the Bush administration, the economic tragedy of 2008 will trump the War in Iraq, the shortfalls of the “No Child Left Behind” program, and the failure to provide adequate health care coverage for our children (SCHIP).
It is expected that this morning President-elect Barack Obama will continue to predict gloom and doom [...]

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Why Americans Lost Confidence

November 23, 2008

With all the talk about the essential component of economic stabilization being confidence, I have to laugh, although this is not a laughing matter. It is laughable that Washington and Wall Street believe we are going to buy into the next round of hyperbole and lies. In fact, even with Barack Obama’s mission [...]

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Why Americans Are Angry

September 28, 2008

I’m not an economist, but I am an American citizen. And, I am angry. I don’t understand “derivatives.” When I first heard the term I thought perhaps I was one of the few ignorant people in the country who had no understanding of high finance. I was willing to listen and [...]

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