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?”
December 28, 2007
Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, head of the Pakistan People’s Party, and the most credible challenger to the rule of Pakistan’s current military dictator, Pervez Musharraf, was assassinated yesterday in Rawalpindi, outside the capital city of Islamabad.
December 13, 2007
With thanks to How The World Works for the tip, I call your attention to an analysis issued today by the Economic Policy Institute, which highlights perhaps the most significant achievement in the decidedly disastrous presidency of George W. Bush, and describes what may turn out to be our 43rd President’s most enduring legacy.
December 6, 2007
‘Tis the season for reflection, retrospection, and reminiscing, I suppose, and worth therefore, considering: “how did we get here?”
November 16, 2007
When I learned President George W. Bush would be addressing the Federalist Society at a gala dinner last night in the nation’s capital, I sensed fodder for an I Just Have To Say post.
