Month: September 2008

The U.S. economy is currently thrashing about like a dying beast, and at the moment, all attention is focused on what the hell can be done to save it.  Or if, in fact, it can be saved.  Or for that matter, if it is...

I know Alaskans speak English, but I have to ask you Alaskans, “Does Sarah Palin make sense to you?”, because down here in the lower 48 it seems like she is speaking a foreign language. COURIC: You’ve cited...

Well, it looks like they are going to cram this bailout down our throats. We need a return. What we ask for in return is a FUNDAMENTAL REVISION of the finance system. Return of the usury law Limits on fees Credit cards to be...

I am now hearing endless blather from incompetent hustlers about how we must “…preserve the credit system of this great nation or we face disaster!!! Without credit, no one will be able to get loans to start...

We keep getting stories, with a varying lack of detail, that say Congress is ‘close’ to a deal on a Big Shitpile bailout bill. I am not skeptical about the lawmakers’ nearness to an agreement on the language of...