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Bank CEO: 1,000 Banks Will Fail in Two Years

August 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Bank United CEO John Kanas told a CNBC interviewer that 1,000 banks will fail during the next two years, according to this report that accompanied the video above. That’s not good news, especially when one considers the fact that the FDIC is maintaining a ratio of only 0.22 percent in the fund that’s supposed to [...]

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‘Barney Fwank’ Walks Out on CNBC Interviewer

June 11th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) walked out of a live CNBC interview on the subject of executive pay this morning, , and I was glad to see him go.  Personally, I’d rather not see “Congressman Fwank” on television.  The sight of the House Financial Services Committee chairman usually makes me want to laugh, and it’s nearly [...]

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Senator Inhofe Reviews Obama Defense Budget

April 21st, 2009 · No Comments

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke on the Senate floor Monday, delivered a detailed review of the Obama administration’s proposed cuts to the Department of Defense budget Monday.  Below left is a video of his speech and, in italics below, is the text of the first three minutes [...]

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Inhofe Slams Obama’s Cap-and-Trade ‘Scheme’

March 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments

“There is nothing in it for taxpayers, consumers or the climate,” said Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) while speaking about President Barack Obama’s cap-and-trade tax scheme on the Senate floor this morning.  “If it is time for anything, it is time for us to get realistic about these policies, and focus on what is achievable, both [...]

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Gallup Poll: Only 1 in 5 Americans ‘Satisfied’

March 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment

In its radio and television commercials of old, Dentyne® claimed that 4 out of 5 dentists recommended their chewing gum to patients who chewed gum.  Unfortunately for President Barack Obama, the same ratio of Americans are not satisfied with the way things are going in the United States, according to Gallup Poll results released today.
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