January 29, 2008
So long as we continue to trust the people, our nation will prosper, our liberty will be secure and the state of our union will remain strong.
— George W. Bush, Final State of the Union Speech, Jan. 28, 2008
January 22, 2008
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke responded to worldwide stock market declines of 5% Monday with a 75 basis-point cut in the Fed Funds rate Tuesday morning. The Fed’s largest single rate cut in 23 years was more notable for its coming just a week before the regularly scheduled meeting of the Fed Board of Governors on January 30.
January 16, 2008
What a difference a decade makes.
January 8, 2008
The very rich are different from you and me.
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
January 3, 2008
I know Neil Young actually wrote the lyric about Kent State and Ohio, but I just couldn’t resist.
January 2, 2008
The bumper stickers say, “Had Enough Yet?”