Financial Bailout 
McCain’s Promises of Jobs and Prosperity(0)
The Republicans exploit an urban myth each election cycle that they are better for jobs and the economy than Democrats. This political cartoon by Greenberg shows the actual results of each President’s effect on the economy.
Republicans run on the premise that they will lower taxes and create more jobs. Not very many people remember that while [...]
AIG Execs Enjoy $500,000 Blow-out at Taxpayer Expense
CEO’s and corporate execs not only behave like robber barons, but they exaggerate that selfish behavior to such an extent that it would even make robber barons blush.
As if driving a business that was “too big to fail” into the ground was not enough, the AIG executives threw themselves a lavish party after the Federal government approved their bail-out, [...]
John McCain - Obviously, Not Ready to Lead
Do you remember when John McCain put out his ads saying he had won the debates before they had even taken place?
Then, during the debates, John McCain took credit for putting a deal together with House Republicans, so that the bailout would pass.
This morning John McCain again prematurely congratulated himself on his work to get [...]
Henry Paulson and the Real “Bush Doctrine”
After watching the hearings with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the former Goldman-Sachs CEO, I was struck by Henry Paulson’s insistence that his plan was the only one that would help restore liquidity to the market. His constant reference to “helping farmers” and his only concern being “to help the American Taxpayer” reveals where [...]