Month: September 2005

Housing is the current engine of the US economy.  It is responsible for over 40% of recent job creation.  Equity extraction is one of the primary ways for consumers to maintain their level of consumption....

Today, it’s the Gulf Coast governors who’ll be testifying before the Senate Finance committtee (Frankly, I think this is quite an imposition on their precious time, considering what they’re trying to deal with...

Inspired by the Seattle Times headline, “Former FEMA director points finger, gets hand slapped,” I decided to check out editorials around the country on Brownie: Boston Herald: “”Former FEMA Director...

Suffolk County on Long Island is on the verge of passing a law to force big-box retailers like Wal-Mart, BJ’s and K-Mart to contribute to their workers’ health coverage. The vote, by the Republican-controlled county...

Zbigniew Brezinski is reported to have said that we need to be less paranoid about the world so that we can deal with people of the world more rationally.This paranoia is no less evident in our domestic politics and our life in...