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Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Summary of Barack Obama’s Income Taxes, 2000 - 2006
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Obama: 4 to 1 Favorite Over Clinton
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
According to actual trading on Intrade.com.
Kicking the Can down the Road
Submitted by Econbrowser
Inspection of the Administration’s approaches to previous policy issues provides some instructive precedents [0], [1], [2], [3], [4] to consider in light of current policy challenges in the financial markets.
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No Great Surprise : Cheney Really Doesn’t Give A Shit What Americans Think About The Iraq War
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
When US Vice President Dick Cheney was asked what he thought about the vast majority of opposition in the United States to the continuance of the Iraq War, he answered “So?” When he was asked if cared what the American people think, Cheney answered, “No.”
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Nyuk!
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
David Dees strikes again.
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For Future’s Sake, Don’t Give This Thing A Gun!
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
They haven’t released video of the tests yet where this thing is mounted with heavy weaponry. It can easily haul 300 pounds. It’s development in Boston is funded by DAPRA, for military purposes.
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President Bush Discusses Economy
Submitted by Econbrowser
9:40 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for coming by today to talk about the economic situation — we’ll be meeting later on this afternoon with the President’s Task Force on Financial Markets.
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Bear Stearns implications across the markets
Submitted by China Stocks Blog
Written by Michael Vass
**This is a repost from Gold Stocks Blog which applies to this blog as well**
If there was anyone who was not worried about the economy before, there is no way they can be confident now. Bear Stearns was just taken over for an acquisition price of $2 a […]
Mankiw in NY Times: McCain vs. Hillbama on Trade
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Rev. Wright, Senator Obama, and the media
Submitted by Presidential Race Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Wow. The media has finally gotten something that they have been waiting over a year for, and they are feasting. I’ve rarely seen such a universal and demostrative move by all the major media in the same direction.
Of course this is all about Rev. Wright,…
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Is Rev. Wright a reason not to vote for Senator Obama?
Submitted by Black & White Blog
Written by Michael Vass
So there has been a large amount of controversy of Reverend Jeremiah Wright. There has been criticism of his comments, his travels and those he has associated with. And that has transferred itself to Senator Obama.
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$31,850 is the new definition of rich
Submitted by Presidential Race Blog
Written by Michael Vass
How rich do you feel if you are making $31,850 or more?
If you are like most families and individuals in America, I imagine that you don’t. In fact…
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Cartoon of the Day
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Florida and Michigan: More at risk than Democratic nomination
Submitted by Presidential Race Blog
Written by Michael Vass
America is a nation of rules. Rules and the ways that we break them. If we look at baseball, particularly the MLB, we have steroids and the homeruns that fans love. If we look at football we have videotaping and the Super Bowl that is the number one […]
The Grisly Death Of The American Dollar
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Who Will Bail Out The United States This Time?
An unceasing series of headlines flow on the decimation of the American Dollar, and the destruction of the US economy :
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“Bush Would Like a Stronger Dollar”
Submitted by Econbrowser
That’s the title of a post in today’s WSJ RealTime Economics:
President George W. Bush said in an interview today with Nightly Business Report that the dollar’s fall to record lows against the euro is not a good thing and he “absolutely” wants a stronger dollar. Excerpts:
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Politicians and Prostitutes: Same Line of Work?
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Politicians take people’s money with a promise to fulfill desires that supposedly can’t be attained any other way. Prostitutes do the same, though by reputation, they are more reliable in delivering. It’s not surprising for people in the same line of work to gravitate toward one another, as Eliot Spitzer and a […]
Late Night Unloads
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Letterman, Leno, Conan, Kimmel, Stewart and Colbert on Spitzer.
Eliot Spitzer’s stupefying double-stance
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
I’ve just written about Eliot Spitzer and his prostitution scandal on my politics blog. Now, what’s this I discover, but that he’s the kind of liberal who’s got a laughable stance on prostitution featured in video games (via Hot Air Headlines). He dislikes it when prosties are featured there, […]
Tropic Thunder draws questions of racism
Submitted by Black & White Blog
Written by Michael Vass
I find it interesting that the question over the movie Tropic Thunder is quickly becoming an issue of whether or not a White man can play a Black man. How this became the case is not really the issue I expected, rather I was considering the question […]
Preparing for the Pennsylvania Primary
Submitted by Presidential Race Blog
Written by Michael Vass
For those in Pennsylvania that will be voting soon, think on this. Hillary did not go to Arkansas, where the Clintons had a long history in politics to be elected to Senate – she went to NY State. She won in part because she promised Upstate New York […]
Senator Hillary Clinton: Ireland and Sinbad tell the truth
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Written by Michael Vass
In the past day events have unfolded to fuel the fire for those that question the supposed ‘experience’ of Senator Hillary Clinton. With these events, the probable loss in Mississippi, and the growing complaints of the public against the Clinton campaigns plans to assume the votes in Michigan […]
What makes a Clinton-Obama Presidential ticket attractive
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Written by Michael Vass
Previously I mentioned the top reasons why the combined Clinton – Obama Democratic Presidential ticket would not work. So now I will look at the counter-points. Again, the top person on the ticket is interchangeable.
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Prostitution: The Ultimate Victimless Crime
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Following the news that Eliot Spitzer allegedly hired the services of a prostitute, I found these comments on prostitution from a 2007 Reason Magazine article by Cathy Young to be very interesting. From “Prostitutes and Politics: Why Is It Still Illegal to Pay for Sex?”
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Why an Obama + Clinton ticket won’t win
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Written by Michael Vass
Here is a quick list of a few reasons why I feel the “dream Presidential ticket” means sure doom for Democrats come November. And by the way, the reasons don’t change regardless of which Presidential candidate is the lead…
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