Posts Tagged ‘GOP’

Does the GOP Want to Win the Presidency in 2016?

Does the GOP Want to Win the Presidency in 2016?

I don't believe that the GOP wants to win the upcoming election. Oh, they want to hold onto their majority in the House, but beyond that I think they like having a democrat to blame.... (Continue reading)

I’m Fed Up With Almost Everything in this Country

I’m Fed Up With Almost Everything in this Country

I’m fed up with, essentially everything.  First of all, we live in a country that, politically speaking, is so comically deadlocked as to be incapable of doing anything.  We’re like a quadriplegic, completely paralyzed from the neck down, pretending to... (Continue reading)

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Okay, So Now I Appreciate Mitt Romney

Okay, So Now I Appreciate Mitt Romney

They actually believe that too much regulation is the problem facing our financial institutions... that foreclosures are a good thing for the housing market... that tax cuts for the rich will create prosperity... that people on food stamps won't get... (Continue reading)

The Stalinist Era of Consumer Protection

The Stalinist Era of Consumer Protection

Now, when right in front of our eyes, the banking lobby is pushing to make the only federal agency whose role is to protect consumers entirely toothless, once again we're failing to make our voices heard. I know this... (Continue reading)

I, Robosigner… A three act play about affidavit fraud in AG Masto’s Nevada

I, Robosigner… A three act play about affidavit fraud in AG Masto’s Nevada

... Faster than a NINJA loan originating at Wamu... More powerful than an unlimited warehouse line at Lehman Bros... able to see swaps and synthetics even when inside an SPE... Look, up in the sky... It's a bird... It's a... (Continue reading)

What Obama Should Have Done – Ezra Klein, Part 2

What Obama Should Have Done – Ezra Klein, Part 2

I mean, here we had our "smart" president, and the first thing he does upon taking the reins of a nation in real economic peril, is throw together a spending bill whose numbers were pulled directly from the hindquarters of... (Continue reading)

Bringing Up the REAR: House Speaker Rep. John Boehner

Bringing Up the REAR: House Speaker Rep. John Boehner

Look, I've been an "employer" for some 20 years, and I'd just like to assure everyone that breaking the collective back of our nation's middle class is precisely what is stopping America's employers from spending the massive amounts of cash... (Continue reading)