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The Dollar?s Comeback
2008-12-07 14:15:00 In the midst of the global financial crisis, the dollar has rebounded! Regaining more than two years worth of losses, the value of a good ‘ol “Washington” has risen 23% against the euro and 34% against the British pound. Of course, it’s still performing below the most recent turn-of-the-century levels, but this resurgence ... More About: Politics , Business , Dollar , Comeback
Detroit Bailout a ?Bridge Loan to Nowhere?
2008-12-06 15:46:00 (h/t: Hot Air). The “Big 3″ American Automaker CEOs were back in Washington this week for round two of the bailout slugfest. Arriving from Detroit in hybrid vehicles (that they actually drove, at least part way) and with business plans in hand (that failed to mention anything about profitability), the Moochers of Motown ... More About: Politics , Business , Loan , Bridge
A Nuclear Iran in Obama?s First Year
2008-12-03 04:35:00 Non-partician think tank, the Brookings Institute, warns the President-elect that “Iran poses [his] greatest foreign policy challenge” and expects Tehran to produce its first nuclear bomb during the first year of his administration. In a report entitled “Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President”, Brookings and the Council on Foreign ... More About: Politics , Terrorism , Nuclear
The Bush Legacy
2008-11-29 15:37:00 (h/t: Hot Air). In an interview for StoryCorps, the national oral history initiative, President Bush told his sister, Dorothy Bush Koch, he’d like to be “a person remembered as a person who, first and foremost, did not sell his soul in order to accommodate the political process,” … “I came to Washington with ... More About: Politics , Thoughts , The Bush , National Post
Obama Denies Reneging on ?Change?
2008-11-27 05:03:00 After appointing a number of Washington insiders to his future cabinet, President-Elect Obama evidently felt compelled to explain why he appears to be turning his back on the “change” he promised: “What we are going to do is combine experience with fresh thinking,” … He said he would be foolish, at such a “critical time ... More About: Politics , Rants , Change
On the Hook for $7.8 Trillion?
2008-11-25 02:11:00 Taxpayers, that is. According to Bloomberg , “The U.S. government is prepared to provide more than $7.76 trillion on behalf of American taxpayers after guaranteeing $306 billion of Citigroup Inc. debt yesterday. The pledges, amounting to half the value of everything produced in the nation last year, are intended to rescue the financial system after the ... More About: Politics , Business , Hook , Citibank
Automaker CEOs Leverage Worker?s Jobs in Bailout Bid
2008-11-20 00:16:00 In a shameful display of corporate greed and ineptitude, the “Big 3″ Automaker CEOs warned Congress of a “national catastrophe” and “millions of layoffs” if they don’t receive $25 billion in bailout cash from the American taxpayer! Singing in unison, GM CEO Rick Wagoner begins by begging for bridge loan to “span the financial ... More About: Politics , Business , Ford , Jobs , Chrysler
Farrakhan Praises Obama, Widens Racial Divide
2008-11-10 12:00:00 Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan praised the President-elect yesterday saying he “has energized all segments of the depressed, downtrodden, rejected and despised.” but… Farrakhan goes on to say, the country still remains “divided and polarized” because most of McCain’s support came from “older Americans [most of whom] reside below the Mason-Dixon line where racial attitudes and ... More About: Politics , Obama , Racial
Is the ?Fairness Doctrine? Rearing its Ugly Head?Again?
2008-11-08 16:31:00 President-elect Obama is expected to appoint democratic lawyer Henry Rivera, to lead his FCC transition team. Rivera served on the FCC from 1981 to 1985, and is a proponent of the “Fairness Doctrine” that was repealed in 1987. The Fairness Doctrine was the law of the land for 40 years and was the ... More About: Politics , Republican , Cain , Head
Obama Elected 44th President
2008-11-06 05:05:00 Barack Obama has been elected president in a landslide victory over Senator John McCain. However, listening to the pundits, commentators and citizenry today, this is an aside compared to the history-making of the assention of the first “African-American” to the highest office in the land. To me, this begs the question, “Did we ... More About: Politics , President , Thoughts , African American
Obama?s Aunt is an Illegal
2008-11-02 01:19:00 This is rich! Obama ’s aunt is an illegal alien who has ignored deportation orders for four years! Obama, of course, doesn’t know anything about it. The Democratic presidential nominee’s campaign machine is already pointing the finger at the GOP claiming this is nothing more than final-hour mud-slinging. Gimmie-a-break! According to his campaign, Obama ... More About: Politics , Immigration , Illegal
Tilting at Windmills
2008-10-25 20:01:00 “Tilting at Windmills” is a metaphoric expression of the futility of fighting a battle one cannot win. The idea is the product of an adventure experienced by the hero in Cervantes’ Don Quixote. In the story, Quixote, a slightly off-kilter errant-knight, mistakes a row of windmills for evil giants and charges them with ... More About: Journal , Justice , Thoughts , Atlas Shrugged , Ayn Rand
Scared for America
2008-10-25 02:55:00 Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher (a.k.a “Joe the Plumber”) said his encounter with Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama made him “scared for America ”, indicating that he doesn’t trust the Illinois senator on taxes. Joe said, “What worries me is that he is deciding that $250k is rich right now, but what’s to stop him from changing his ... More About: Scared , Fair Tax
The Emotional Appeal of Change
2008-10-24 01:38:00 ABSTRACT: Change happens. It is an inevitable part of life and the manner in which we react to change will ultimately determine its level of success. A review of the books, Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, and Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under any Conditions, by John Kotter and Holger ... More About: Appeal , Emotional
Socialist is the New Black
2008-10-23 04:07:00 Lewis Diuguid, a columnist writing for the Kansas City Star editorial page, accuses Senator John McCain of invoking the term ’socialist’, an age-old racist moniker for ‘black’, to describe his opponent, Barack Obama. Duiguid points to several historical examples to support his claim: “J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI from 1924 to 1972, used ... More About: Politics , Rants , Black , Socialism
Busted! ACORN Registers the Dallas Cowboys
2008-10-09 03:55:00 And the Obamadrama continues as the Nevada office of ACORN was raided by the Secretary of State and Attorney General for hiring felons as canvassers and submitting almost 300 fraudulent voter registration cards. The voter cards included non-existent names and addresses, as well as members of the Dallas Cowboys football team. Incredible! Considering Obama ... More About: Politics , Rants
The New and Improved ?New Deal?
2008-10-04 00:26:00 Well, Congress passed and President Bush signed the new and improved $700 billion Wall Street bailout rescue package. The package also contains $152 billion in “unrelated tax breaks and broader tools for federal regulators to deal with the growing economic crisis” according to the WSJ. How did the market respond to the passing ... More About: Politics , Business , Rants , Republican
There?s No Bailout; Where?s the Market Crash?
2008-10-01 05:58:00 After failing to pass the pathetic Wall Street bailout plan and a 700-point Dow plunge, the House takes a day off. So, much for the financial crisis. It seems to me if this was truly a crisis situation, the lawmakers would forgo their Rosh Ha-Shanah holiday. After all, the Jewish New Year ... More About: Politics , Business , Market , Crash , Bailout
No Bailout, So Where?s the Market Crash?
2008-10-01 05:58:00 After failing to pass the pathetic Wall Street bailout plan and a 700-point Dow plunge, the House takes a day off. So, much for the financial crisis. It seems to me if this was truly a crisis situation, the lawmakers would forgo their Rosh Ha-Shanah holiday. After all, the Jewish New Year ... More About: Politics , Business , Market , Crash , Bailout
McCain Played Vital Roll in Bailout Plan
2008-09-29 15:21:00 Although the bailout plan in its current state does not eliminate taxpayer risk, it certainly provides more protection than the Paulson plan the Democrats were originally trying to force down the throats of the American taxpayer. I asked in a previous post, “What did McCain do?” As it turns out, he did a ... More About: Politics , Business , Republican , Obama
Congress Agrees on Bailout Deal
2008-09-28 16:41:00 In the wee-hours of Sunday morning, Congress came together on a plan to bailout Wall Street. We’re still giving them the money they’re asking for, but there seem to be a lot of strings attached: The money would be parceled out in segments, with Paulson receiving $250 billion upon ratification of the plan, $100 billion ... More About: Business , Republican , Cain , Obama
Working for the Taxpayer
2008-09-26 15:24:00 Despite the President’s “Doomsday Message”, Democratic finger-pointing and a ridiculous “on my knees” gesture by Secretary Paulson, John McCain and Senate Republican s have thwarted, at least temporarily, the government bailout of Wall Street. Wanting to give the American taxpayer a better deal, the Republicans are pushing “an alternative plan that, instead of relying heavily on taxpayer ... More About: Politics , Business , Rants
The 21st-Century ?New Deal?
2008-09-26 01:18:00 Looks like the government is going to bailout Wall Street to the tune of $700 billion. To the chagrin of Treasury Secretary Paulson, Congress is injecting some prudence into the process by breaking payouts into installments. The WSJ explains that “Treasury would have access to $250 billion immediately, with another $100 billion to ... More About: Politics , Business , Deal , Century
The Case for E-Commerce-Driven Decision Support Systems
2008-09-23 03:05:00 A form of knowledge management (KM), a decision support system (DSS) is basically an interactive, flexible, computer-based system that aids in the process of decision-making. Decision support systems streamline the process of turning decision into action are key to the success of e-commerce. Within the world of e-commerce, companies have built data warehouses ... More About: Business , Support , Commerce , E-Commerce
McCain has a Plan!
2008-09-19 01:06:00 John McCain took his strongest economic stand yet in the midst of our tumbling markets. Calling for the firing of SEC Chairman Christopher Cox for “betray[ing] the public’s trust.” McCain said the SEC allowed abusive short-selling on company stocks turning “our markets into a casino.” According to the WSJ: “Short-sellers have been blamed ... More About: Politics , Business , Wall Street , Obama
McCain and Obama Fiddle While America Burns
2008-09-18 03:33:00 The Dow has dropped 800 points in the last three days and what are McCain and Obama doing? Blaming the other party, of course. Listen to McCain and he’ll tell you the current crisis is all the Democrats fault, and listen to Obama and the blame lies with the Republican s. I say, ... More About: Politics , America , Business , Rants
Roe v. Wade and Slavery: It?s All the Same to Whoopi
2008-09-14 02:37:00 John McCain was on “The View” yesterday and one of the topics of discussion was Roe v. Wade. McCain was explaining that he believes the law should be overturned, not because he is against abortion, but because its blatantly unconstitutional–a “law” legislated by the bench, rather than the legislature. McCain said that he ... More About: Politics , Rants , Slavery , Barbara Walters , Justice
Personality Key to Effective Teams
2008-09-13 17:36:00 The framework that many psychologists use to describe personality is the Five-Factor Model of personality, or the Big Five. Its five factors are Extraversion: extraverts are talkative and socializing, whereas introverts are silent and avoid contacts Agreeableness: highly agreeable persons are soft natured, tolerant and considerate of others, whereas non agreeable persons are ... More About: Business , Teams , Essays , Effective , Personality
Lipstick Politics
2008-09-11 04:27:00 Okay, by now everyone has heard the Senator Obama “Lipstick on a pig” gaffe, and although I don’t think he was intentionally trying to insult Governor Palin, everyone in the audience behind him did! What should we make of that? More About: Politics , Republican
Obama Discusses His Military Record?
More articles from this author:2008-09-08 15:22:00 …because he once thought (albeit briefly, I’m certain) about joining the military (h/t: Beltway Snark). Speaking on ABC’s “This Week”, Obama said, “You know, I had to sign up for Selective Service when I graduated from high school. And I was growing up in Hawaii, and I have friends whose parents were in the military. ... More About: Politics , Military , Record 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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