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I’m No Economist »

But Paul Krugman is. And he had this to say about the team Obama has put together to deal with the economy: All the President’s Zombies. Nice title, eh? Pretty much sums it up, but Mr. Krugman does go on to explain:
Ben Bernanke’s testimony over the past two days gives us our [...]

Obama Votes “Present” On Mortgage Reform »

In the Wall St. Journal,, Peter J. Wallison, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, argues that Senator Obama voted “Present” on mortgage reform when it counted:
In each of the first two presidential debates, Barack Obama claimed that “Republican deregulation” is responsible for the financial crisis. Most viewers probably accepted this idea, especially because [...]

it isn’t coincidence…there is a pattern »

But sadly, too many people choose to ignore it, or accept it, or just call you a racist for noticing it. But the pattern is there. It begins like this:
Obama has a friend or associate that is questionable.
Video or articles surface of Obama thanking them, supporting them, writing a blurb for their book, organizing events [...]

Foxes Guarding the HenHouse? The Actions of Barney Frank, Charles Schummer, and Chris Dodd »

I am sitting in Europe watching Barney Frank, Charles Schummer, and Chris Dodd, among others, parade across the screen offering to lead the charge to solve the Wall Street mess. With the effort to assign blame for the meltdown in the mortgage market led by the collapse of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae well [...]