Monday, August 16, 2010
THE FEDERAL RESERVE has roughly $2 trillion of our money and is thoroughly insulated from the control of elected officials. Is this a bug or a feature?
CHARLIE RANGEL: "If I can’t get my dignity back here, then fire your best shot at getting rid of me through expulsion."
Pass the popcorn. This should get interesting in the run-up to the November elections.
Pass the popcorn. This should get interesting in the run-up to the November elections.
SPECIAL INTERESTS UNDERMINE THE PUBLIC INTEREST: The public employee sector spent $40 million on lobbying in the first six months of this year -- more than health maintenance organizations, commercial banks and the defense/aerospace industry combined.
More reason to dramatically scale back the power of government.
More reason to dramatically scale back the power of government.
WHEN WISHFUL THINKING REPLACES THOUGHT on the “principled left” you get this kind of drivel.
NOTE: the print edition version (15 August) is at least edited.
NOTE: the print edition version (15 August) is at least edited.
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