Take a look at the woman below, Harvard Law Professor and Chairwoman of the Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP, Elizabeth Warren. She’s also the only woman who seems to be defending the middle class and questioning those in charge of spending OUR (the US taxpayers) money.
As long as I have been blogging, it has always been my assertion that the primary responsibility that OUR Constitution gives to the federal government, presided over by OUR President, is the protection of our national interests. That responsibility is many times expressed in the President’s role as Commander in Chief. Last night was OUR first true glimpse of Barack Obama, Commander In Chief. In my opinion, this clip was the most inspiring part of a speech that seemed to lack inspiration – from the president, from the audience and in the reactions to follow:
Now if this doesn’t beat all. For the most part Republicans are smugly on the side of the President and Democrats are crying betrayal. Could this be the first true, visible sign of Read the rest of this entry »
PART FOUR of my five part series is coming; hell, I might even get it out before The Big O’s Big A on Afghanistan this Tuesday night. This is a little something I’ve been cooking up and I thought, since it fit so well with PCL’s last article, I might go ahead and serve it up now. Happy Thanksgiving!
And now …
If America had a house payment then what would it be? On a 30 year note, our 12 Trillion ‘mortgage’ would look something like this:
12.012 billion (1000s) [principle] x $4.22 (per $1000, per month) [30 year amort] = $50.69 Billion per month [payment] or $608.28 Billion (per year P&I)
Ever have your bank call you when your current CDs are turning over? They offer you the best interest rate they can, the only catch being that the best interest rates are reserved for those CDs that are longer in terms–you know, the five year CDs have a better rate than a six month CD. It’s a win win situation for those who can tie up some of their money for five years, and the banks as well—they get to use the consumer’s money for a longer period of time at a still lower interest rate.
This is gonna more than hurt—I would actually rather have a root canal. But, I have to be honest with my readers, and myself—even if it kills me to do so.
They are the U.S Preventive Services Task Force, a government-sponsored group that provides guidance to/for doctors, insurance companies and policymakers.
Their determination: although mammograms were found to reduce the breast cancer death rate of women 40 to 49 years old by 15 percent, it wasn’t Read the rest of this entry »
THIS IS PART THREE OF A FIVE PART SERIES. I promised that I would post Part Three before The Big O made a decision on Afghanistan and so I have. Here are some quick links if you wish to refer back to Part One or Part Two.
Back in the early 1990s, Bush 41 was flying high. Still riding the coat tails of Reagan, fresh from a so called victory in Iraq, barely scathed by the S&L debacle he seemed unbeatable in his bid for reelection against a bland field of Democratic hopefuls. Then he decided to allow WE The People to really read his lips … why did he do that?
GHWB wasn’t even suppose to be VP. Reagan had said that he would never choose Prescott’s son as a running mate. Had Reagan stuck to his guns then, his successor Read the rest of this entry »
Word on the street is, if the support for same-sex marriage continues to grow—the Catholic Church will give up their charitable good deeds, like feeding the homeless. Jesus H. Christ! Ooops! WTF?? Is this for frickin’ real?
I’m sorry, I have to laugh at the women of the Right. Okay, sure, the women of the Left include the likes of Nancy Pelosi who is, well, not my cup of tea. But, these women of the Right are simply ‘bat shit crazy’. Go ahead—call me an O-bot, a Lib, jealous, and just about whatever else you want—but I’m gonna call like it see it: these two women are, seriously, two of the dumbest women I have ever seen in the public eye.
Splash & PCL