Month: February 2008

It Must Be Nice…

There is one standard for ordinary citizens and another standard for the elite: Former Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, convicted in a corruption probe tied to former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, has been released from a minimum security...

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Global No-Confidence Vote: Coming Unglued

Yesterday I talked about how bond auctions were falling apart at the seams this week.  For the first time in memory, bond auctions were failing and government entities that had borrowed based on those bonds (and paying...

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WELCOME WAGON WEDNESDAY!

Newbies, Lurkers, and SplashersThe Welcome Wagon has rolled into town!Question for everyone: If your life had a soundtrack, what songs would it contain?New to the site?  Check out the FAQs and New User GuideDon’t be...

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What Should McCain Do?

I think we have finally reached the point where we can begin to talk about a presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain. In this piece I want to focus on a strategy for John McCain. As McCain looks around, he has to...

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