Posts belonging to Category 'News'

Signs that POTUS is moving away from his base

President Obama is betting on Big Business to re-elect him- although they didn’t the first time! This is not good news for those of us who voted for him at least partly as a rejection of the Bush administration’s pro-business actions. We have several strong indicators of this change: His compromises on the Healthcare Law, [...]

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission final report- Ethics

The complete report is HERE A dissenting report from Wallison is HERE An answer to the Wallison report is HERE The entire list of Majority conclusions is HERE. We have a summary of all the Majority conclusions HERE. Following is a summary of the Majority conclusion regarding Ethics: We conclude there was a systemic breakdown [...]

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission final report

The complete report is HERE A dissenting report from Wallison is HERE An answer to the Wallison report is HERE The entire list of Majority conclusions is HERE. from the New York Times Following is a summary of the Majority Conclusions: Last week, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, after reviewing thousands of documents, issued a [...]

A poison by any name- Aspartame

Aspartame, once identified as a biochemical warfare agent (no kidding!), is sold commercially under names like NutraSweet, Canderel and now AminoSweet. It is found in more than 6,000 foods, including soft drinks, chewing gum, table-top sweeteners, diet and diabetic foods, breakfast cereals, jams, sweets, vitamins, prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Another trophy for the days of [...]

Oil-soaked beaches aren’t new

I traveled across the Bolivar Peninsula east of Galveston, Texas in 1964 by motorcycle. The sun reflecting from the white sand was so bright it hurt my eyes. 8 years later, I returned to share its beauty with my wife and 2 small children. I was shocked to find that the sand was brown and [...]

Employment

HERE is an interesting analysis of a claim made by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) that “On the pace that we’re on, with job creation in the last four months, if we continue on that pace, and all the leading economists say that it is likely that we will, we will have created more jobs [...]

Fox “News” exposes its privates

If anyone has any doubts about the cozy relations that exist between the Republican party and Fox “News”, this report should eliminate them: REPORT: Fox Newsers rally for GOP in more than 300 instances and in nearly every state Sphere: Related Content

Idiocy on the Web

Here’s a message making the rounds entitled “Look What’s on the 2010 tax return” Such a bill has been proposed but has NO cosponsors. Consequently, it will never pass and is not a part of the 2010 “tax return”. Don’t these idiots even read the things to which they refer others? Snopes only verified there [...]

Reich Did Not Say “we will let you die”

a fictitious politician did. The quotation was misattributed and taken out of an important context, which seems normal for the Right these days. See his blog article More Desperation from the Right for the real source of the quotation Sphere: Related Content

State of the U.S. Economy

Here are links to current thinking of a few people whose opinions I trust regarding our country’s economic situation Robert Reich-1 Robert Reich-2 Paul Krugman Sphere: Related Content