The American Thinker site has an interesting video that shows the actual proceedings from Congressional hearings a few years ago… Evidently, Congress tried hard to better regulate Fannie Mae but a few high-placed Democrats fought that tooth and nail, even referring to
Category: Politics
Economic Intervention: How Much is Helpful?
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m still undecided when it comes to the appropriate measures to deal with the current financial crisis facing the country. The US has been an economic juggernaut for the past fifty years due
Is Bush Pushing Socialism as a Solution?
A great editorial from George Will…
Barney Frank, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac
The title of this posting sounds like a Broadway play, but it captures the core of an article carried in the New York Times in September 2003. I didn’t realize it, but five years ago the Bush administration proposed increased oversight and
Liberal Jews – Part 2
Last week, I happened to be on a distribution list for an email from a group of Liberal Jews. The email subject line was “Mr. Obama Goes to Shul”. The email blurb was from a women who was at a
Obama Compendium Site
For those of you looking for a compendium that shows the “love” [sarcasm] for O’bama, check out this site: http://www.micom.net/oops/Obama/
Simple Explanation for Current Economic Crisis
I’ve been reading the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg, etc, to get a concise view on the current economic crisis facing our nation. Since I have family members asking me to describe the current situation, I’m going to try to
Financial Distress
Some recent comic strips on the current financial meltdown… courtesy of Todd Imwalle (click on the thumbnails):
Presidential Comparison
Courtesty of Joe Knecht ISSUE JOHN McCAIN BARACK OBAMA Favors new drilling offshore US Yes No Will appoint judges who interpret the law not make it Yes No Served in the US Armed Forces Yes No Amount of time served
Stealth Communism
Mark Clower sent me this scary article from Investors Business Daily… Barack Obama speaks passionately about something called “economic justice.”… Sen. Obama repeated the term at least four times. “I’ve been working my entire adult life to help build an America