Wall Street Whistleblower: The Vindication of Brooksley Born
There is no shortage of challenges facing Washington these days, so don't be surprised if we have a series of high profile partisan battles raging on Capitol Hill similar in scope to that of the recently passed knock down drag our fight over health care reform. Queue the bell for round two - financial reform. Reforming Wall Street is going to be just as intense as health care. Both have an army of lobbyists that will swoop into Washington to vigorously defend the financial interest of its shareholders. Both have CEO's who are a washed in money, ...
Is Michele Bachmann a Lightning Rod?
On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallas had the following exchange with Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN): WALLACE: We've got about a minute left. Why do you think you're such a lightning rod both for your supporters, especially in the Tea Party movement, and for your many critics? BACHMANN: Well, I think part of that may be because when I talk about what is happening in Washington, D.C., I use the actual statements or comments or the data that Nancy Pelosi or President Obama or Harry Reid refer to. I use their own statements on them. And usually they don't like that very much. ...
We had eight years of Bush and Cheney. Now you get mad!?
It was only a matter of time before the irony of the overheated rhetoric of the Tea Party protestors and the anti-Obama crowd was finally called out for its blatant hypocrisy. Originally put together by the user Walldude on Democratic Underground, we finally have a bullet point list to reference as we scratch our heads wondering if the Tea Party protestors were living in a void during the Bush administration. While not completely comprehensive, it is a great starting point for showing the severe double standard of conservatives complaining passionately about acts of the Obama White House and the ...
Earth Hour 2010: Is it Easy Being Green?
This past Saturday March 27th at 8:30PM the five year old and I joined millions of others in turning off the lights for an hour. With the wife being at work two years ago and this year she was a judge at a beauty pageant, it has become a father son tradition (last year it slipped up on me and I was aware of it only when the moment had passed). I learned of Earth Hour 2008 when the Google site was completely black to bring awareness to the event. The then three year old and I had a ...
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