McCain Economics Plan: F-
If you watched the debate, you should have noticed that Maverick McCain attempted to use it as a mechanism to bolster the illusion that he knows how to fix the country’s woes. He said that…
Suffering Yet Again From Keating Economics
History once again, appears to be repeating itself. Apparently having learned nothing from his participation in the Keating Five, McCain now finds himself embroiled in yet another financial crisis that’s resulted from removal of regulations…
Gamesmanship and the HR1424 Bail-Out Bill
I wonder how many Americans noticed the Constitutional tramplings and shenanigans Congress pulled to pass the HR1424, the “Let’s Seriously Bury the Already Overburdened U.S. Taxpayers with a National Debt That Even Their Grandchildren Won’t…
How Can She Be Pro-Life? Not In My Book!
I cannot reconcile in my mind how a person could profess herself to be ‘pro-life’ yet promote predatory aerial hunting of wildlife (wolves, bears and even bear cubs … up to 70% of the wild…
A Matter of Trust … and Solving the Real Problem
A training developer by profession, I can see parallels in the current economic crisis to what frequently happens in industry when something isn’t working quite right. In industry, managers are quick to blame the problem…
H.R. 3997 (Bail-Out Bill) Failed Vote in House
In a 228 to 205 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue package H.R. 3997, ignoring urgent pleas from President Bush and bipartisan congressional leaders to quickly bail out the…
Wake Up America … Are You Paying Attention?
Over the weekend, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson introduced his “Paulson Plan” (which has already been posted to Wikipedia). If you haven’t yet read it, you should. It essentially would give Paulson, an unfettered pot of…
How the US Media Fails us …
This one explains a lot ….
McCainonomics is NOT a Good Thing
If McCain were taking a college Economics course, he’d get an F. He had a problem with Economics in the 1980s-1990s as a member of the Keating Five and was admonished for exceedingly poor judgement….
H.R. 6049 Passes House; Heller votes ‘Nay’
What was Heller thinking? I’d love to hear his logic for that vote. HR 6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 (read a summary here), would extend alternative energy tax credits for…