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Keating 5 History lesson.

Posted in US Politics, economy, tagged , , , , , on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Update: Check out http://keatingeconomics.com/
For anyone not aware of the Keating Five, here’s a very simple summary:
Charles Keating owned a savings and loan in California. He was illegally using the money of his bank’s customers to give loans to himself and friends that they didn’t have to repay, and to speculate on risky real estate investments, [...]

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Quick Hits vol. VIII

Posted in Quick hits, economy, tagged , , , , , , , on October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Don’t vote

Here is a blast from the past….the Guardian is reporting that former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev has teamed with a russian billionaire to form a new political party that would campaign for legal and economic reforms.  What would the odds of McCain breaking into a ‘tear down this wall’ [...]

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Republicans waste Sarah Palin’s mojo.

Posted in US Politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

If Sara Palin is the choice of the GOP to represent them as the Vice presidential candidate, great.  However the GOP, Republican Party or the McCain campaign should have taken the time to prepare her properly.  Choosing Palin early on,  acclimating her to the process,  would have served the party in a wiser fashion.  If you are going [...]

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