One thing that is a big difference between Bush and Obama is the lack of cronies we see going into our new administration. Barack Obama’s picks for Cabinet and other senior posts are many things: centrists, veterans, rivals. Most of all, though, they’re big: big names, big intellects and big egos. The president-elect’s national security […]
And I can’t believe I am saying that, but he appears to actually have seen what happened on Election Day and is now calling out the GOP on it: If Republicans and conservatives don’t come to grips with what’s happened — and can’t develop an economic agenda moving forward that seems to incorporate lessons learned […]
The economic hits keep on coming: Retail sales plunged by the largest amount on record in October as the financial crisis and the slumping economy caused consumers to sharply cut back on their spending. The Commerce Department said Friday that retail sales fell by 2.8 percent last month, surpassing the old mark of a 2.65 […]
Here is his own 3am ad: Pretty interesting coming from a man who’s top economic adviser is considered one of the key culprits in the entire subprime mess. Speaking of Phil Gramm, let’s look at his employer: The spiraling crisis in the credit and housing markets has kept Gramm in focus, fairly or not. His […]
The Politico is just now getting the story out of McCain economic adviser Phil Gramm, and his ties to the subprime mess we are in today. I reported about this on Monday. All the same, I am glad to see the story get some traction now. People need to know that the man behind McCain’s […]