Posts Tagged ‘president obama speech’

Why I Didn’t Want to Watch the Presidential Debate Last Night

Why I Didn't Want to Watch the Presidential Debate Last Night

It’s foreign policy night but although each question starts out overseas, it ends up buried in our flaccid economy somewhere near Cleveland. Romney points out that Obama can’t seem to buy jobs let alone create them. ... (Continue reading)

Well, Would You Look at That: Elizabeth Warren Might Be Replaced by a Bank Lobbyist

Well, Would You Look at That: Elizabeth Warren Might Be Replaced by a Bank Lobbyist

So, take a few minutes and write to your elected representative about this. No one else, unless you feel like it, just your person in Congress. Tell them this line of thought is unacceptable, that we want Elizabeth... (Continue reading)

Why Servicers Foreclose When They Should Modify… YAWN.

Why Servicers Foreclose When They Should Modify... YAWN.

So, I have bad news... help is not on its way. No one is going to do anything to make this situation better. It's up to us and us alone. In my mind this is war, people,... (Continue reading)

ANOTHER THUMPIN’. And, damn if he doesn’t have me hoping for change again.

ANOTHER THUMPIN’.  And, damn if he doesn’t have me hoping for change again.

It’s worth considering, for example, that in the extreme crisis of the last two years, we might have dutifully followed a president if he would have just read us a bedtime story about a rabbit and a mule a couple... (Continue reading)

Apparently Europeans Handle Bad News Better Than We Do

Apparently Europeans Handle Bad News Better Than We Do

Because, believe it or not, not everyone agrees with our Treasury Secretary, or our President for that matter, when they say that our economy is “on track”. In fact, many think that quite the opposite is the case, and... (Continue reading)

Obama’s Speech Avoids Using the “N” Word…

Obama's Speech Avoids Using the

I realize that his speech the other night was intended to be more State-of-the-Union-like than a presentation of specific solutions, but I still came away feeling a bit like a Christian Scientist with appendicitis. America's banks are, in large part, insolvent.... (Continue reading)

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My Year in A-Trance: What I’ve Learned About Loan Modifications

Why the banking lobby starts to look downright puny next to millions of American homeowners all shouting at the same time… “Congress better take note! We intend to use our VOTE!” Yep, after that the foreclosure crisis would... (Continue reading)

Obama’s Plan to Create Jobs – I’m sorry, what am I missing here?

Obama’s Plan to Create Jobs – I’m sorry, what am I missing here?

He also said that he and congressional Democrats took "a series of difficult steps" to try to stabilize the financial system and pull the economy out of a deep recession, and I guess that it probably was difficult to do... (Continue reading)


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