...there's no putting it back in. The precedent has been established; we can attack anyone we want to and call it "defending the United States." Congress is irrelevant. Those of you who still believe we can change enough politicians at the national level to turn this around, take note.
"Today, twenty-somethings are desperate for an economy that does something besides sit there and slumber." CNBC -MUST WATCH; under nine minutes. ?video=3000077329
Repeat after me: "Do you want fries with that, sir?" I think what Obama really said was "I hope you can learn to count change." The job rate among 18-24 year-olds is the worst level since 1948; only 54% have a job. Plus, wages are down for youth workers while they have risen marginally for [...]
They're finally figuring it out. The Greek "bailout" deal, the terms of which seem ever-changing, includes "austerity" for the masses, but also includes this gem: From the New York Times, regarding Greece: Ms. Katseli, an economist who was labor minister in the government of George Papandreou until she left in a cabinet reshuffle last June, [...]
In a prominent article in yesterday's Richmond Times Dispatch (front page, above the fold), the paper reported that gasoline prices could reach $4 per gallon by June. The article went on and on about middle east tensions, "risk premium," "the Iran factor" and so on. Interestingly, the word "demand," as in "gasoline demand," appears only [...]
The Attorneys General of the states agreed to a "landmark" deal to "settle" mortgage fraud committed by major banks. In the "settlement," the banks agree to pay $40Billion. Financial Times is now reporting that (account required to read the full article), in a little-known and unreported aspect of that deal, up to $35 Billion of [...]
...as I assured you they would. Just wanted you to know.
Step 1: Armageddon! In a speech in Washington Berlin, Treasury Secretary Paulson Lagarde warned that the US world economy was on the brink of tanks in the streets a "defining moment", adding: It is not about saving any one country or region. It is about saving the world from a downward economic spiral. How is [...]
From David Codrea at Gun Rights Examiner: "A document found online by BuzzFeed appears to be John McCain's entire, 200-page opposition research file - or 'book'- on Mitt Romney from 2008, the year they were bitter rivals." Andrew Kaczynski, BuzzFeed SECOND AMENDMENT ISSUES In 1994 Senate Race, Romney Backed Brady Bill And Assault [...]
From Zerohedge (source: Opensecrets.org): Romney's top campaign contributors: Directly from Opensecrets.org: Ron Paul's top campaign contributors (for some reason I can't copy a similar image to the one above): US Army $24,503 US Air Force $23,335 US Navy $17,432 Mason Capital Management $14,000 Microsoft Corp $13,398 Boeing Co $10,620 Google Inc $10,390 Overland Sheepskin [...]
Reuters: (Reuters) - The U.S. government-run mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could play a bigger role in turning around the battered U.S. housing market, the Federal Reserve told Congress, a call that looks set to run into stiff political opposition. The Fed, in a paper sent to lawmakers on Wednesday, outlined an [...]
