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Fuck the Banks!

                 ”When their eloquence escapes me, their logic ties me up and rapes me!” – The Police I don’t know about anybody else but all of this doublespeak coming out of Washington is … Continue reading

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell!

              As the above picture indicates, this is not a blog about gays in the military. “Don’t ask, don’t tell,” seems to be the new slogan at the Department of the Treasury.  Of the … Continue reading

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Noun, Verb, “Keating Five!”

              Excerpted from: http://keatingeconomics.com/     Keating Economics John McCain And The Making Of A Financial Crisis. The current economic crisis demands that we understand John McCain’s attitudes about economic oversight and corporate influence in … Continue reading

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Palin: ‘What The Bailout Does Is Help Those Who Are Concerned About Health Care Reform’»

              Ryan Powers - Sep 25, 2008  Think Progress This morning on the CBS Early Show, Katie Couric previewed the second half of her interview with Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK). During the interview, Couric asked … Continue reading

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More on Foreclosure!

Michigan among states leading in new home foreclosures Associated Press WASHINGTON — A record 9 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage were either behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of June, as damage from the … Continue reading

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Foreclose This!

                There has been a lot of complaining and innuendo in a fairly high percentage of blogs that distort the facts.  Most of it has to do with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).  … Continue reading

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GOP, RIP?

                Nearly three decades of Republican dominance may be coming to an end.By Timothy Noah Posted Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008, at 6:45 PM ET -Slate The Republican-led defeat of President Bush’s Wall Street … Continue reading

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The Bailout That Wasn’t!

                What a day!  The much anticipated Wall Street welfare check failed to materialize as the vote on the bailout was defeated in the House of Representatives by a vote of 225-205.  The … Continue reading

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The Three Page 700 Billion Dollar Bailout Plan!

              This is the document that George W. Bush sent to Congress asking for 700 billion dollars.  3 fucking pages long!                        Text of … Continue reading

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