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Why isn't Lloyd Blankfein in jail? 18 Aug 2011 | 08:08 am
Is the Sec Covering up Wall Street Crimes This is a great article by Matt Taibbi.
How similar Muammar Gaddafi and Ghengis Khan? 18 Mar 2011 | 08:29 am
Gaddafi - "We will come zenga, zenga. House by house, room by room." ... "It's over. The issue has been decided," Gaddafi said, offering pardon to those who lay down their arms. "We are coming tonight...
Jamie Dimon is a Liar 4 Feb 2011 | 08:02 am
When the Dodd-Frank bill was being discussed, Jamie Dimon was reported saying that any increase in costs that the bank would be forced to take would end up being passed to the customers so we might as...
Rumors of Congressional Bribery and Ethics Violations Surface Concerning Representative Howard McKeon 28 Jan 2011 | 06:44 am
Breaking Story In light of Secretary Gates' decision to stop working on the $14.4 billion dollar Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, among other cuts, the Armed Services Committee Chairman, Howard P. McK...
Wherever we can honestly afford to do without.. 26 Jan 2011 | 04:27 pm
Barack Obama stated in his 2011 State of the Union that he would cut the military "where we can honestly afford to do without." I found that particularly interesting in light of the recent proposal to...
Great Matt Taibbi Comment On Why The Commodities Market Was Opened Up For Pensions and Trusts 18 Jan 2011 | 10:51 am
I feel like a Matt Taibbi book salesman and I had to share this great comment from his book, Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America. "Well," I said, "gi...
Is Rupert Murdoch the Dark Lord of the Sith? Julian Assange a Jedi? 15 Jan 2011 | 07:40 am
I was inspired when I saw this photo and the Huffington Post's page outlining Wikileaks dirt on Rupert Murdoch. Here is the image: Doesn't it almost look like Luke Skywalker and the Emperor? I think...
Class Warfare and Public Sector Employee Gripes 13 Jan 2011 | 04:26 pm
After reading Greg Easterbrook's American Exceptionalism and the DMV Factor I feel compelled to tell a story here. He references the recent New York Times article by Michael Powelll which illustrates ...
John Boehner is the new Speaker of the House! What we have to look forward to. 7 Jan 2011 | 12:18 pm
Now that Nancy Pelosi has passed the proverbial and literal gavel, we're entering into a new era of fiscal responsibility, the balancing of the budget, and everything else that the Republicans have pr...
An Interesting Perspective and a Detailed Look on How Banks Have Destroyed America 1 Jan 2011 | 05:10 pm
After reading countless articles and points of view on the big bad banks, I feel that there are pieces that aren’t properly explained, especially after reading Matt Taibbi’s book, Griftopia: Bubble Ma...
