by Art Smith
Talking Heads: No visible means of support and you have not seen nuthin yet ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The House of Representatives today passed the Senate version of the $700 Billion Bail-out. For now, it’s over. Bush signed the bill shortly after the vote, and we have not...
by Art Smith
In case you missed tonight’s debate, video courtesy of C-SPAN. Hat tip to fellow Swamp Stomper Sister Toldjah. Follow our comments in the Live Blog of the debate.
by Art Smith
We’ll be starting right at 9:00 PM Eastern. We look forward to your participation! I’m going to have to switch to using the comments section. I don’t know what the issue is but CoveritLive is apparently having issues tonight. Please feel free to...
by Art Smith
We do plan to live blog tonight’s debate, so gather around tonight around 9:00 PM Eastern Time. I suspect tonight may be more influential to the election than last Friday’s debate between McCain and Obama. And hinges mostly on how well Palin looks. If...
by Art Smith
Our US Senators have approved a version of the $700 Billion Bail-out Bill that provides some new features: New tax breaks for businesses Raising the FDIC deposit insurance limit from $100,000 to $250,000 Normally, I am all about tax breaks for businesses. I think...
by Fersboo
Today’s Wall Street Journal contains an op/ed by Brian Wesbury, one of the more level-headed and highly respected economists in the country. His recommendation is that Congress suspend mark-to-market accounting rules, because investors refuse to put money into...
by Art Smith
The ban on offshore drilling expires tonight at midnight Eastern Time. At this writing, that’s just five hours away. Congress was incredibly preoccupied during the weeks following its lengthy vacation, and could not (supposedly) get the work done to extend...
by Art Smith
My boss shared this with me today, and I thought it would be appropriate to share with you. I apologize that I do not know who to give credit to for this. Two Different Versions! Two Different Morals! OLD VERSION: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer...
by Art Smith
My cohort DJ is going to disagree with me. Just you wait and see. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Today did not scare me. It did surprise me, because I didn’t think that Congress had the ability to face down the President, Treasury Secretary and their own part leaders all at the...
by Art Smith
This is Part 2 of the analysis of Friday night’s Presidential Debate. Part 1 was posted on Saturday. Iran Lehrer asked for a “reading” of Iran by the candidates. Are they a threat? Both candidates made it very clear that nuclear weapons in the...