Economics
Perhaps I am showing my age… or just the spoiled fodder of a mis-spent youth, but Obama’s budget director Peter Orszag is starting to remind me of Wimpy, the hamburger-mooching ne’er-do-well out of the old Popeye cartoons, he who would “surely pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.” With Orszag, the promise is “We will…
Rarely does an ombudsman column rate blogging. This one, by Andrew Alexander of the Washington Post, does. The short form: “Will’s Feb. 15 column, headlined “Dark Green Doomsayers,” ridiculed “eco-pessimists” and cited a string of “predicted planetary calamities” that Will said have never come to pass. A key paragraph, aimed at those who believe in…
Today, the external auditors for General Motors expressed their concerns over the viability of one of the three US car-makers: “Auditors for General Motors today said there is “substantial doubt” that the struggling automaker will remain financially viable and able to continue operating, raising doubts about whether the company will have to declare bankruptcy or…
… are at the gun store. Talk of a possible ban on assault weapons has dealers and buyers scrambling. A few days after Attorney General Eric Holder mentioned that the Obama administration would like to make some gun-related changes, including reinstituting a ban on the sale of certain types of assault weapons, local gun dealers…
The stock market crash is starting to get the attention of the mainstream media … even if not the Obama administration.
John Hinderaker has spotted a trend and we think it’s a long time coming. Financial firms and businesses, even one’s in trouble, but especially those that are not, are quickly discovering that government funds come with strings, and the rules can change (and often do) in the middle of the game. Bank of America CEO…
My mom used to sing that song … now the Democrats are singing it too. Tonight’s Neil Cavuto moment comes with West Virginia Democrat Congressman Nick Rahall.