Bob McCarty Writes

Seven months ago, I published a post about Barry Ritholz’s then-soon-to-be-published book, “Bailout Nation,” that has since become a very popular tome.  Today, I offer the sobering chart above that, according to the author’s web site, was created too late to make it into the book. Hat tip:  Boing Boing

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There appears to be a glimmer of hope in Enid, Okla., where civilian contractor employees are now in their 10th day of striking against CSC Applied Technologies and its subcontractors at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Okla. In a video interview (above), CSC Program Manager Gary Richardson tells Enid News & Eagle reporter Violet [...]

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Obama’s comments were mushy, yes, but at least he said the most important thing, according to AP: He said it’s up to Iran to determine its own leaders but that the country must respect voters’ choice. Why then have reputable people continued to pass harsh judgment? And why would AP paraphrase what would have been [...]

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“The Grouch” is a Tennessee emergency room physician who penned a must-read piece today under the headline, Socialized Auto Repair and Car Care.  In it, he diagnoses some real “mechanical problems” of President Barack Obama’s plan for health care reform.  Who better than a physician to address the “ills” associated with this plan? It begins [...]

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News reports revealed the fact that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (a.k.a., “PIRANHA“) fled to Russia as hundreds of thousands of his fellow citizens protested as fraudulent the results of the Middle East nation’s latest presidential election.  I think David Donar’s cartoon @ Political Graffiti captures this tidbit of news as well as any news source [...]

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Sometimes, it’s difficult to understand why President Barack Obama and other liberal Democrat politicians behave the way they do.  In order to offer what is perhaps an easier way to explain their behavior, I direct you to the video below. Before you view it, however, you must change your mindset a bit by thinking of [...]

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Saying the ultimate goal of the partnership is to secure more and better-paying jobs for Americans in the oil and gas industry and for more Americans in every region of the country, American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard announced this morning the formation of a historic partnership his organization that represents some 400 [...]

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