Its hard enough to simply listen to Barney Frank talk without chuckling at the nasally whine that comes out of his mouth. Now, try doing it after you’ve read this compilation of speeches in Congress, mostly by Representative Frank. For several years Barney Frank...
I’m new at this blogging thing and not real versed in politics. Often times this whole thing is a real learning experience for me. I thought I’d share one of the little items that I learned today on the back-room mechanics of politics and the media. Below...
Even prior to the financial crisis, it was not unusual for politicians and pundits to assert that government spending is out of control. That government just keeps growing and growing and growing. Did you ever wonder if it was true? Last year the U.S. GDP was $13.8...
A friend asked me to jot down some thoughts on The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002, commonly called SOX was enacted in 2002 in response to a number of major corporate and accounting scandals...
This is the second of several McCain themes this week that is causing the press and Obama to call McCain a “liar” and “clearly exagerrating.” With this one, it gets worse as both Time and the Washington Post are accusing the McCain campaign of...
Over the last week, the McCain and Obama campaigns have been waging a fierce ad battle. Ever since McCain’s Celebrity ads the Obama campaign has been saying that McCain doesn’t want to talk about “issues.” This week McCain obliged him, bringing...
