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Hurt Feelingsā¦
Yesterday, in my long day of travel from the left coast back to Memphis, I was watching, with some interest the events unfolding with the RNC Chairmanās race. Most intriguing to me was the fact that Katon Dawson, who until recently was a member of a Whites Only Country Club stayed in the balloting and…
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Bonus ā From the Latin, to Boneā¦Us
So, by now youāve probably heard about the shameful bonus situation on Wall Street. The TARP bailout, which may or may not have been necessary, or effective, or even what it was originally sold as, looks to regular folks, like corporate patronage at itās worst. The long hard truth of the matter is that you…
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Fiscally Conservative when itās Convenient
Bonddad has a fun post at the Orange Devil about the Republican Partyās dedication to āfiscal diciplineā. The long and the short of it is that since 2000 the national debt has increased by over $4.4t. While the Republicans had control of the White House and the Congress, not to mention the budgeting process, the…
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āPost-Partisanshipā or āCanāt Buy Me Loveā?
Partisan:a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person. So what is āPost-Partisanshipā? Is it a coming together? Is it an attempt to blur the traditional lines or roles of our current two-party system? What is the effect of pursuing āPost-Partisanshipā? Is it compromise? Is it holding the hand of the opposition party to appear…
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The Audacity of Rush
So Rush has this Op-Ed in the WSJ detailing HIS plan for a bailout. The long and the short of it is that Rush wants to split the money up along the lines of the Presidential election resultsā¦54-46. That works out to $486b for infrastructure, and $414b for tax cuts (Rush, as usual, uses a…
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Wait a Minute Mr. Postman
As reported by Yahoo!, the Postmaster General has asked Congress to remove a rider from the appropriations bill for the USPS requiring 6 days of mail delivery. Last year alone, the USPS lost $2.8b due to declining volume and increasing costs. By cutting delivery by one day, they argue they could save a bundle. Unfortunately,…