In no uncertain terms, yesterday evening, the House Republicans rebuffed the President on their first real date. They were unanimous in the snub by sharply rejecting his, in their view, overly large fiscal stimulus...
I put together this video summary as a permanent goodbye to 2008, a rough year for economists, but a great year for Obama-ists! The Ramones I Wanna Be Sedated is the perfect summation of...
With credit cards on the outs these days, old-fashioned layaway plans are on a nostalgic comeback tour. Sears, Kmart, TJMAxx, and others are bringing back the layaway, usually charging a small fee and requiring...
1/15/2009: Given the recent news about the Campbells, this is an update of my original post. In this post I have italicized those quotes by Mr. and Mrs. Campbell that I made up to...
In the days of yore, most knowledgeable predictors and beltway pundits pontificated that the housing crisis brewing in 2006 would be quite manageable and certainly not impact Main Street in any appreciable manner. Treasury...
Yesterday, Governor Sarah Palin, now freed from the watchful eyes of McCain campaign operatives, denied claims that during the campaign she had run up a $150,000+ clothing bill, and all at GOP expense. The...
Well, there’s that alright, and a cavalcade approximately eight years long of other reasons too. There will be no end to the tsunami of talk about the facts, figures, and logic. In any event,...
Voters throughout the United States have lately been bombarded with reasons to worry that their franchise is in trouble. Republicans and Democrats have engaged in an historic battle to get out the vote for...
