Can We Say It Now?
Yesterday, Bloomberg.com ran a story titled, “Bailout Hasn’t Checked Wall Street Risks, Warren Says.” My first response was, “Duh, and this is news.” Did anyone really think that the geniuses who made millions running their companies into the ground; who nearly brought global financial markets to a crashing halt; and who were bailed out in spite of their misdeeds were really going to change their ways. Why should they? Obviously, the message that they received from the TARP bailout was that their system worked. At least it did

Radical Evangelicals an American version of the Taliban?
Is the RADICAL Evangelical Right the American version of the Taliban? BlogHer contributing editor Mata posted on this today – Is it a joke, or is it hatred disguised in Biblical language? She quotes Frank Schaeffer who appeared on the Rachel Maddow show last night. Here is a video clip (you need to get about 50 seconds in)… This is beyond disturbing, it’s down right scary. I’m interested in knowing what others in this community think about this extreme hatred toward our president. Is it going too far? Let us know what you think

When Michelle Malkin is Right, She’s Right
Before the post begins, I’d like to send wishes: to our readers in the US, Happy Veterans Day; to Canada and Australia, Happy Remembrance Day; and to every one else, Happy Armistice Day. Now to the post — Ok readers, you can get up off the floor now. I haven’t suddenly lost my mind. But you know that I have to call them like I see them, even when it gets me into big trouble. So here goes. In a recent interview with FoxNews on the topic of the tragedy at Ft. Hood, Ms Malkin stated: “I don’t think that we have to play games with the rush to judgment a

Financial Markets May Be Working Again, But Average Americans Are Still Waiting
First, let’s get the partisan politics out of the way. It might have been the Clinton or the Bush (41& 43) administrations that got us in to this economic mess. And the policies of the Obama administration may be: correcting the problem; making things worse; simply applying a band-aid to a knife wound; or, all of the above. Your view of today’s economic news will probably depend on how you’re affected by it and your political affiliation. But one thing is true. Wall Street may be recovering but the average American is still maneuvering on a slippery slope. Less than two months ago U.S. President Barack Obama stated that

An Appeal for a Real and Comprehensive Approach to Health Care Reform
While the US may be moving one step closer to health care reform with the passage of the Baucus Bill by the Senate Finance Committee, it is clear that a very important element in the health care discussion is being overlooked. What is making Americans so sick? Health care costs wouldn’t be so high and there wouldn’t be so much concern about the cost of a public health care plan if so many Americans weren’t so sick. Right? On Monday, the New York Times reported on the hundreds of thousands of gallons of toxic waste being dumping into