CNN blogathon
November 23, 2008
Forbes: Paulson is ‘worst’ treasury secretary in modern times
From CNN’s Peter Lanier
Steve Forbes says he doesn’t have confidence in Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Forbes magazine President and CEO Steve Forbes called Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson “the worst treasury secretary we’ve had in modern times”, citing, among other things, the government’s […]
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, DEMOCRACY ON PARADE…..
November 20, 2008
Iraqi Lawmakers Brawl Over Security Pact
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON and SUADAD AL-SALHY
BAGHDAD — A session of Iraq’s Parliament collapsed in chaos on Wednesday, as a discussion among lawmakers about a three-year security agreement with the Americans boiled over into shouting and physical confrontation.
The session was dedicated to […]
POLITICAL TICKER–STAY TUNED…..
November 18, 2008
Texas grand Jury indicts Cheney, Gonzales
Posted: 07:32 PM ET
Vice President Dick Cheney
(CNN) — A grand jury in south Texas indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on separate charges related to alleged prisoner abuse in federal detention centers, Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra told CNN […]
AH, THE GLOOM AND DOOM OF IT ALL
WHOPEE!
THE LAST SENTENCE SAYS MOST OF IT……
PAUL B. FARRELL
30 reasons for Great Depression 2 by 2011
New-New Deal, bailouts, trillions in debt, antitax mindset spell disaster
By Paul B. Farrell, MarketWatch
Last update: 7:19 p.m. EST Nov. 17, 2008Comments: 990
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (MarketWatch) — By 2011? No recovery? No new bull? […]
On second thought, as the NEW YORK TIMES indicates, there is no reason given the nature of the Bush administration, to expect anything different….
Note the word “quietly” in the headline……
November 18, 2008
Iraq Quietly Dismisses Its Anticorruption Officials
By JAMES GLANZ and RIYADH MOHAMMED
BAGHDAD — The government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki is systematically dismissing oversight […]
LARRY KING, THANKS FOR FINALLY GETTING AROUND TO A SERIOUS TOPIC
November 17, 2008
Few Humble Thoughts about the Economy By Ben Stein
Posted: 12:51 PM ET
Few Humble Thoughts About The Economy
By Ben Stein, Larry King Live Blog Exclusive
We are clearly in a serious slowdown. A slowdown this serious, fed by a credit shutdown, will not stop automatically […]
Please spend some time thinking carefully about how Barack Obama will organize his government. I am already convinced that he himself is thinking in Abraham Lincoln’s sense, of working to co-opt his rivals in both parties, Hillary Clinton and John McCain especially, to assist in his coming administration.
The point is that Clinton deserves it; […]