Alan Greenspan is Lying Is it any surprise that Alan Greenspan is no more forthcoming than anyone else who got caught with their pants down? He sits there in Washington claiming ignorance, claiming that the fiscal calamity was a surprise. I believe he's merely a liar. ... ( added 72 days 20 hours ago.)

If I Am Paying, I Want Some Entitlements Republicans have called Democrats "Tax and Spend Liberals" for many years. Republicans call Liberals big spenders who create "entitlement" programs. In other words, programs that provide things for people that they come to feel they are entitled... ( added 85 days 19 hours ago.)

The Economic Light of Day "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." Plato It seems to me that the economic light is clear. The greed of our nation has been fully illuminated, completely... ( added 87 days 19 hours ago.)

Palin/McCain Campaign is Getting Dangerous What does Sarah Palin's breach of ethics as the Alaskan Governor mean to the election? I think her lack of ethics is well-reflected in McCain's use of the fear being generated by the economic crisis. The McCain Campaign is generating fear and... ( added 90 days 19 hours ago.)

Trickle Up Bankruptcy Part II I work for a business that I think is symbolic of the model that we've built our business structure upon. The first morning of this week we heard of two other businesses that had closed their doors: one was a competitor and another was a business... ( added 92 days 10 hours ago.)

McCain Wants to Gift Equity on Mortgages So the debate happened between Barack Obama and John McCain and I couldn't discern a winner. I felt that McCain looked his age and he moved like a guy his age too. He was supposed to have an advantage in this style of debate but I didn't think he... ( added 92 days 20 hours ago.)

The Vetting of Sarah Palin Sarah Palin must feel like she has the entire weight of the Republican Party on her shoulders today. I don't envy her. It must be an awesome responsibility for her to take on. Is it fair? Being a politician means that one must become adept at... ( added 99 days 8 hours ago.)

Connecting to The Matrix via Cell Phones So I'm walking around Target yesterday stocking up on the basics, soap, Kleenex, things like that. As I wander around with my list of items and discipline myself to buying only what I need and not the tortilla chips and salsa that cry out to me... ( added 100 days 7 hours ago.)

John McCain is no King Arthur Let's talk about failed leadership. On the left, Nancy Pelosi is a miserable leader. After smiling and gushing for the past week about bipartisan efforts to get a bailout package together, she slams the Republicans right on the cusp of passing... ( added 101 days 9 hours ago.)

We Voted Them Into Office - We Deserve This Mess Here's the quote of the day about the bailout from an emasculated lawmaker. "We're all worried about losing our jobs," Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., declared in an impassioned speech in support of the bill before the vote. "Most of us say, 'I want... ( added 102 days 1 hour ago.)

Will the Real Leader Please Stand Up! Well, well, well my prognostications proved to be faulty. I'd have bet my mortgage that the bailout deal would have passed by Sunday. But alas or rejoice, no House bailout deal! Maybe the public is wiser than the politicians. Maybe we are about to... ( added 102 days 4 hours ago.)

Who is Responsible for the Economic Meltdown? I don't know if George W. thinks it's time to talk about responsibility but I think it may be the time. Why not now? Let's start at the bottom because few among us are innocent. My guess is that it's pretty much limited to CPA's, Mormons and... ( added 103 days 4 hours ago.)

Dear Republicans, Why Sarah Palin? In the NBC follow-up interviews to last night's debate, Joe Biden took on the job of commenting for the Democrats and Rudy Giuliani had to do it for the Republicans because Sarah Palin declined the invitation! She had something better to do? ... ( added 104 days 6 hours ago.)

Barack Needs to Get Chippy with Condescending McCain Barack Obama needs to get a little spark of nastiness with John McCain. He stands there debating him as an equal while McCain treats him like a kid in the principal's office. Obama has the intellect and the knowledge to slam him, to challenge... ( added 104 days 6 hours ago.)

Phil Gramm Eats Spam I cannot think a finer thing, Than this my friend it may just sting, But on this morn when banks are weak, And WAMU sunk and sprung a leak, I want to know where Phil is now, I want to know cause Phil knows how, ( added 105 days 9 hours ago.)

George W. Bush, I Salute You! You know I have to give credit where credit is due. George W. Bush played this bailout so brilliantly on several levels I just have to write an article extolling this monumental thievery of public money through expert political maneuvering. ( added 106 days 8 hours ago.)

It's All Lipstick and Rouge Baby Oh the grand pathetic mess of it all. Now John McCain doesn't have the energy to fly down to Florida from Washington DC long enough for a little one hour debate. How pathetic, what a showboat, what a grandstander. The bailout is going to pass... ( added 106 days 21 hours ago.)

No Talk of Alternatives to the Bailout The key issue with the Republican administration's argument is this, "the bailout is not as bad as the alternative." This type of statement means nothing. It does not mean that the bailout is actually a solution. It only means that if the bailout... ( added 107 days 10 hours ago.)

Capitol Hill is now Capitol Bill I heard the pathetic, witless, and colluding Congress members asking for simple little requirements in the bailout hearings on the news. Things like: 1 Buy the debt at the lowest possible prices according to capitalistic principles. 2... ( added 107 days 21 hours ago.)

Wall Street Bailout Underscores Frightening Historic Parallels to the French Revolution I've been wondering why George W. And the boys are so anxious to push this bill through so fast to save Wall Street and the foreign banks. So I looked into a little history to find an answer and what I found is fascinating. H ere are the factors... ( added 109 days 20 hours ago.)

Wall Street Bailout = The Death of Social Security The little guy is about to screwed out of retirement to bail out the retirement funds of the wealthy, and they don't even know it. In fact, they won't realize it until it's too late. Those of us paying attention are being told that we need to... ( added 109 days 20 hours ago.)

No Bailouts on My Dime!!!! Now let's talk for a minute about the mortgage bailout. I am in vibrating with interest to know how this will work. What I really want to know is if I am being asked to refinance people's homes that they can't afford so they can stay in them. I... ( added 111 days 5 hours ago.)

Republican Judgment is Proving to be Questionable I had a conversation with my favorite Republican yesterday and I had to laugh when I asked about the fiscal crisis gripping the country. The response I got was that it is Barney Frank's fault, he was in charge of regulation. It is also the... ( added 111 days 5 hours ago.)

It's the End of the World as We Know It So President Bush can speak after all, just not in prime time, better when everyone is at work, except those of us who aren't employed any longer. So the stock market rebounded today huh? Isn't that nice? Is that all you middle class running... ( added 112 days 5 hours ago.)

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas I'm confused. George W. Bush spoke this morning. So the big banks get a bailout well except Lehman whose CEO contributed more to Democrats than Republicans and now the homeowners get a bailout too. Gifts for everyoneexcept those of us who... ( added 112 days 9 hours ago.)