URL: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain Rollingstone.com Back to Make-Believe Maverick Make-Believe Maverick A closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty TIM DICKINSON Posted Oct 16,...
Goddammit, people. I'm sick of this. Right now my actual biggest fear about the election is that afterwards Jon Stewart isn't going to be funny anymore. I don't know if any of you ever liked Dennis Miller or P.J. O'Rourke, but I think something is going to happen to Jon Stewart that happened to...
Is Arnold Scharzenegger the only Republican who has a genuine concern for the environment? Cavemonster The Governator's Green Agenda When Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor in 2003, the environment was not high on his agenda. Now it is. That matters, because where California goes, the rest...
So quicken online is tracking their money from it is trying online personal finance software. Intuit plans to deal with privacy matters, security concerns prevent many people for your account information is not retained. You've set up quicken on it is selling you things, but somebody were to break...
Although I wasn't planning to watch the second U.S. presidential debate tonight, I'm glad that I did. As a pre-note, I have to give credit to any candidate who can remember so much information, communicate it to a wide range of viewers with persuasion, and all within a time limit of sometimes just...
Obviously kidney stones cause pain. But what causes kidney stones. Many researchers have studied this question for years to better understand the disease that plagues millions of people each year. And most researchers now conclude that drinking plenty of water is NOT the best way to cure kidney...
Top ranting poet Attila the Stockbroker sent this new poem to circulate on the Credit Crunch etc. He says... "Well, capitalism has officially collapsed, due to sheer naked greed – told you so! The ‘Left’ says nothing. As usual. And Gordon Brown promises to ‘clean up the City’ by appointing...
Some random thoughts while the Red Sox are losing as badly as John McCain at this point (though I give the Red Sox an actual chance to come back)... Flip-flopping I am torn over flip-flopping this election season. I am so grateful that the Republicans have not been throwing a million Barack Obama is...
(from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conservatism) Conservatism, One entry found. Main Entry: Conservatism, pronunciation \kən-ˈsər-və-ˌti-zəm\ Function: noun Date: 1832 1.capitalized a: the principles and policies of a Conservative party b: the Conservative party 2 a: disposition...
I grow weary of listening to some of my coworkers discuss the current political climate and tell others that the outcome of this election will determine if we remain a capitalist society or begin to embrace socialism. Let's get something straight here: Pure capitalism is an economic theory that does...
What's strange about Canada’s upcoming election is that no one seems to be talking about food outside the listeria prepared meats scare ( where more than 20 people have died). If people should agree on anything in this election it's food. Most of us want to eat healthy food and want to be healthy,...
I almost achieved my goal today. I am really bad at almost. In fact I am pathetic at almost. Each day for the next four days everyone blogs. Everyone comments. Everyone takes the url's from your front page and put them on another page. Then put up a sentence or two that include the keywords on your...
Does the economic meltdown mean the end to free market capitalism? Maybe. Why would I dare say this. Well, it is obvious that greedy wall street and corporate nabobs, many of whom are now retiring with millions in golden parachutes, got rich at the expense of hard working Americans. Most Americans...
Ich erwähne hier Credit Default Swaps nur als ein Beispiel unregulierter Finanzprodukte - Finanzinnovation sind an sich nichts Schlechtes, nur müssten sie transparent an einer Clearingstelle ((ähnlich einer Börse, mit hinterlegten Sicherheiten und transparenten)) Preisen reguliert gehandelt...
From McClatchy: As the economy worsens and Election Day approaches, a conservative campaign that blames the global financial crisis on a government push to make housing more affordable to lower-class Americans has taken off on talk radio and e-mail. Commentators say that's what triggered the stock...
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