They Will Say ANYTHING! . . . Disturbingly Left of Center

Debt Ceiling Deadline – Treasuries Send Mildly Mixed Message In July. 0

Debt Ceiling Deadline – Treasuries Send Mildly Mixed Message In July.

Among commentators almost everywhere, this July was a month of growing worry about the likelihood of  raising the debt ceiling.  The Treasury bond market, often a bellwether of investor nervousness, basked in overall confidence, however....

What’s The Difference Between Economist Robert J. Samuelson And A Bucket of Spit? 0

What’s The Difference Between Economist Robert J. Samuelson And A Bucket of Spit?

Answer: The Bucket.   Here’s the example of the day, from yesterday’s column in the Washington Post, POSTOPINIONS: Why are we in this debt fix? It’s the elderly, stupid.  His (unfortunately) memorable title tells you where...

It’s not About The Money. 0

It’s not About The Money.

Debate today in House: 3 17 de Lauro (D-CT) lists many things that’ll be cut at start. Makes revenue argument – “revenue is 15% lower” . . . Bus tax cuts, 2 wars on...

David Brooks 0

David Brooks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brooks_(journalist http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0402/features/index-brooks.shtml July 27, 2011 David Brooks turns on Obama: ‘There’s a little arrogance and self-superiority there’ Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/07/23/david-brooks-turns-on-obama-theres-a-little-arrogance-and-self-superiority-there/#ixzz1TMIuOHtg http://dailycaller.com/2011/07/23/david-brooks-turns-on-obama-theres-a-little-arrogance-and-self-superiority-there/

The Debt Ceiling Fight – Tea Partiers’ Job Descriptions Include Mayhem! 0

The Debt Ceiling Fight – Tea Partiers’ Job Descriptions Include Mayhem!

“They all step back and say — ‘The president needs to get this done.’ At a certain point they need to do their job.’” President Barack Obama, press conference, 06-29-2011 For many years people...

June 2011 BLS 0

June 2011 BLS

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/08/falling-wages/ http://blogs.ft.com/the-a-list/2011/07/07/only-further-stimulus-can-tackle-america%e2%80%99s-jobless-wage-less-recovery/?s-jobless-wage-less-recovery/#axzz1RkS3l898

Deficit and Debt Limit Talks — Republican Tax Cut Mantra 0

Deficit and Debt Limit Talks — Republican Tax Cut Mantra

In the ongoing deficit talks, the White House has opened the door to the GOP to discuss the Democrats’ sacred programs, Social Security and Medicare.  Or is it a ploy?  We really don’t know.  What...

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Moody’s Analyitics “There’s no more serious drag on economic growth than the severe budget cutbacks at the state and local level. . .slicing revenue at companies that rely on government contracts and depressing spending...

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