by Art Smith
Exxon Mobil Corporation reported record earnings today, a record for any major corporation, but still came up short. Earning 2.27 per share was still 10% below market expectations. So, Exxon stock took a 4.7% slide. Not really a big deal, since the close today was...
by Art Smith
Well, it took almost 3 months, but Congress finally passed the bill today, on older version of which was passed by the House in May, after some considerable back and forth between the Senate and the House. The bill is HR 3221 (pdf), titled: “Housing and...
by Linda Morgan
About BitHead BitHead runs BitsBlog and is an occasional guest writer for The Conservative Reader. You can email BitHead at [email protected]. This special Swamp Stomper Article is cross-posted from BitsBlog. Interesting. When you’re a total failure as house...
by Art Smith
I read with keen interest James Freeman’s interview with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Saturday’s Wall Street Journal titled “The Power of 41 Senators”. Although being in the majority is always more effective than the minority,...
by Art Smith
Just last week, Nancy Pelosi was saying that the Super Delegates should be guided by the overall direction of the pledged delegates (a position shared by Obama, of course). She drew criticism from Clinton supporters, but I never expected her to back-pedal as she did...