And rightly so. From ABC News: Some Chicago economists are leading an opposition movement to get lawmakers to consider other options. Two economists lead the opposition movement, one from the University of Chicago, the other from Northwestern University. And Thursday their concerns were brought into the White House meeting. Senator Richard Shelby went to the…
Month: September 2008
Why Did Palin Charge Sexual-Assault Victims For Rape Kits And Forensic Exams??
It’s a known fact: As mayor of Wasilla, an Alaskan town, Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin thought it was prudent to have rape victims pay for their own rape kits and exams. From the NYTimes OpEd Page: When Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, the small town began billing sexual-assault victims for the cost…
Washington Mutual No More!
Wow! A 119 year old bank, WaMu has been seized by the government and sold off to JPMorgan. A major consolidation is happening in our financial markets/banking system. And they just built a WaMu location a block away from me, set to open next month.
DailyKos: Now We Know Why The McCain Campaign Is Hiding Palin
From the DailyKos, regarding Palin’s interview with Katie Couric: COURIC: Why isn’t it better, Governor Palin, to spend $700 billion helping middle-class families struggling with health care, housing, gas and groceries? … Instead of helping these big financial institutions that played a role in creating this mess? PALIN: Ultimately, what the bailout does is help…
AP: China Space Mission Article Hits Web Before Launch
China’s version of Back To The Future! Or maybe they developed some secret time travel machine? Or have some sort of crystal ball? Or hired Ms. Cleo? Gotta love it… From Yahoo News!: China Space Mission Article Hits Web Before Launch
National Enquirer: Sarah Palin’s Other Man
Oh boy, let the mudracking begin. From the National Enquirer [hey, they were on the money with the John Edwards affair], reports that Sarah Palin had an affair with Brad Hanson, Todd Palin’s business partner and former city council member from nearby town. No less than three members of the man’s family including one by…
Racism And The 2008 Election
It’s a sad fact but racism is still alive and well in America as these articles suggest, which will make Obama’s run for the presidency all the more difficult. Obama effigy found hanging on Ore. campus on Yahoo! News Supremacists distribute fliers attacking Obama on Star Ledger Jewish Voters Receiving Anti-Obama Calls in Florida on…
Wiki On Subprime Mortgage Crisis
A nice, continuosly updated, writeup on Wikipedia on the current Financial Meltdown and Credit Crisis can be found here.
Paulison’s Unconstitutional Bailout Proposal
From The Nation: Under Paulson’s draft plan, Congress and the courts would have been barred from reviewing or challenging his moves to stabilize financial markets — effectively making him the nation’s economic czar. That’s not just a dangerous power grab for economic and politic reasons. It’s unconstitutional. So basically, this man is looking for $700…
Neocons Training Palin Like They Did Bush
Pat Buchanan opines on how the neocons are schooling Palin on foreign policy.