Why is the market tanking?
Let me count the reasons.
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Welfare for homeowners
Here are some of the details of the mortgage bailout plan. Not good. Yes, I understand that a huge flood of foreclosures isn’t a good thing either. But this program will probably do little to forestall foreclosures because many homeowners … Continue reading →
Join the Chicago Tea Party…
…and end the moral hazard (hat tip: Drudge).
Continue reading →The age of Aquarius revisited
I wrote the following back in January, 2008. I think it bears repeating. * * * * * Many liberals I know are enthralled with Obama. As far as I could tell, this was based primarily on the feeling he … Continue reading →
The stimulus bill fails to comfort Wall Street
As of this very moment, the Dow is down once more. This time it’s in the 7500s. It seems that nothing about the stimulus bill is reassuring to those who are trading right now. Why does this not surprise me? … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →A previously unnoticed cause of husband murder
Men lose weight more easily than women when they diet.
Continue reading →You call this “pared?”
Or “tightened and scrubbed?” Wonderful news from Pelosi: we’re now “pared” down to a lean mean $789 billion. One of the many things that bother me about this stimulus bill and the earlier bailout bill is the sense of enormous … Continue reading →
It occurs to me that…
…as she gets older, Madonna is starting to resemble Mae West. Not physically, not really: Madonna is thin and wiry, Mae West was curvier. But both have made careers out of pushing the envelope of how much overt sexuality a … Continue reading →
What’s the terror risk?
Dr. Sanity, whose job regularly requires her to address clients’ risks of violence to self or others, offers some interesting thoughts on how to assess the risks of another terrorist attack.
Continue reading →Inexcusable and irresponsible
Obama said it would be “inexcusable and irresponsible” if Congress doesn’t act immediately on his stimulus bill. On the contrary. It’s “inexcusable and irresponsible” to rush it through without ascertaining whether its provisions are truly designed to stimulate the economy, … Continue reading →
Did I hear “disaster?”
No. This time it’s “catastrophe.” Here’s some more from Obama on stirring up “fear itself.”
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