As Barack Obama rolled through Afghanistan and Iraq, John McCain was left alone in the U.S. to display any new plans or ideas he has for the future of the country if he should be elected the next President of the United States.  Although many of the major network anchors are shadowing Obama’s trip either […]

Yep, Phil Gramm still thinks we are a nation of whiners.  He tried a little spin to soften the original blow to American citizens by saying that he was talking about Washington insiders, not citizens.  But, as we like to say in the south, that dog wouldn’t hunt.
On Friday, to save the cause Phil Gramm […]

The government is racing to prop up our financial system, unveiling a new plan to keep Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae afloat… at taxpayer’s expense.

The plan, unveiled Sunday, is intended to signal the government is prepared to take all necessary steps to prevent the credit market troubles that erupted last year with losses from subprime […]

For all the use of the word “elitist” over the past few months, perhaps it’s time we focused the elitism where it belongs… on some of the Republicans.  How dare former Senator Phil Gramm, a top economic adviser to John McCain suggest that the recession, or near recession, is a “mental recession” and that we […]

Barack Obama stopped by the Capitol today to vote for the reconditioned FISA bill.  Regardless of his explanation and the defense he offered for his vote to give the telecoms immunity from prosecution, it was a sad day for those of us who still believe in civil liberties.
Only 28 senators voted against the FISA bill […]