Yesterday on Fox, Senator Ben Nelson of Florida said there would be some incredible news today. And, at first glance, so long as it’s a very quick one, he’s right. However, anyone who thinks will recognize that it’s a shallow victory. The main problem: You’ve got a lag between borrowing and spending. That’s a given. [...]
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A lot has been made over the collapse of Fannie Mae. For a while, peeps kept insisting it was apparently a short term blip and that a huge infusion of cash would apparently make everything good. Other peeps, like me and a few others, have argued that unless they change the rules and allow [...]
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February 12th, 2009 | 3 Comments
During the 2008 campaign, a lot of people, me included, suggested Obama had a socialist agenda. The other side poo-poo’d the thought without giving any hint as to why it should be poo-poo’d, you just weren’t allowed to say that. However, within the first 100 days, which a lot of people seem to think are [...]
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