We long ago gave up hope that President Bush would acknowledge his many mistakes, or show he had learned anything from them. Even then we were unprepared for the epic denial that Mr. Bush displayed in his interview with ABC … Read more »
The election’s over. In a matter of weeks, Barack Obama will be our next president. Meanwhile, George W. Bush is the lamest of lame ducks. But that doesn’t mean he’s fading away harmlessly.
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When Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson initially presented his plan for the $700 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) to Congress, it was three pages long and included no oversight mechanism, stating that decisions by the Secretary are “committed to agency … Read more »
Does President-elect Obama represent the change we need? His mainstream appointments… Read more »
It’s Thanksgiving. I’m thankful for many things right now, despite the stock market, and first among them is the fact that the next U.S. commander in chief is a constitutional law expert and former law professor.
Before I get to … Read more »
Environment ministers preparing for next week’s talks on global warming in Poznan, Poland, have been sounding decidedly downbeat. From Paris to Beijing, the refrain is the same: This is no time to pursue ambitious plans to stop global warming. We … Read more »
Everybody is saying the same thing. Stimulus plans don’t mean tax rebates worth a few tanks of gas and a restaurant dinner. Stimulus plans means new roads and bridges, aid to states so they won’t lay off nurses and teaching … Read more »
Oh, Lordy. It is that time again. Thursday is Thanksgiving… Read more »
When President-elect Barack Obama officially introduces his economic team today, he is also expected to lay out his vision for a “massive fiscal stimulus program.” While estimates of its size vary — from $300 billion to over $700 billion — … Read more »
So, I have a confession and a suggestion. The confession: I go into restaurants these days, look around at the tables often still crowded with young people, and I have this urge to go from table to table and say: … Read more »
