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Proposed Agenda For Occupy Wall Street #2: Lifetime Ban On Elected Officials & Their Staff From Being Employed As Lobbyists

November 21, 2011

The most notorious lobbyist in recent memory Jack Abramoff who had over 100 congressional representatives and senators in his back pocket and wielded power and influence unchecked for so many years has admitted the only sure fire way to limit lobbyist influence is to limit the career choices of elected officials after leaving office–put simply [...]

Tagged as: cleaning up washington d.c. one wrong at a time, jack abramoff, lifetime ban on elected officials and staff as lobbyists, lobbyists, Obama, Occupy Wall Street Rally, proposed agenda for occupy wall street, tax loopholes and post congressional careers, tax rates favor wealthy

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Jobs Report Indicates Stalled Economy

November 4, 2011

In the midst of reports of the rapid decline of the middle class, the October jobs report gives little comfort as the U.S.  economy continues to sputter and stall.  Forget the spin doctors, the 80,000 hiring gains is abysmally less than the 250,000 needed to turn around an economy that has lost 8 million jobs.  [...]

Tagged as: ecolnomy stutters and stalls, GOP, no way to spin lackluster jobs report, Obama, October 2011 jobs report, Reformed Liberal, unemployment at 9%

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How We Got Here–The Making Of An Economic Disaster Series: #2 Housing

October 17, 2011

From the Duluth News Tribune Thursday, May 14 1998 Buying Homes Easier ‘Buying a moderately priced home in the Duluth (MN) area is within the reach of many people who don’t think they make enough money to qualify for a mortgage,  according to local experts.  The Minnesota State Office of the U.S. Department of Housing [...]

Tagged as: Bank of America, BofA, Chain of Blame, Countrywide Financial Corp, derivatives and bundling, Fannie May, How We Got Here: The Making Of An Economic Disaster Series, James "Jim" Johnson, James "Jim" Johnson Fannie May, Obama, Occupy Wall Street protest, Perseus LLC, Perseus LLC & Soros, Reckless Endangerment, Soros, The Making Of An Economic Disaster Series #2 Housing

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S & P Downgrade: U.S. Wake-Up Call!

August 8, 2011

Whether or not you view the downgrade by Standard & Poor’s as valid or not, the way that the U.S. does business–and governs, cannot continue. Entitlements are not the sole culprit here; if they were then other countries that have a more socialistic bent to the way they govern such as the  United Kingdom Commonwealth, [...]

Tagged as: energy policy, Entitlements, Federal Reserv, Leadership Failure, list of S&P AAA nations, Obama, Recession of 1937-38, Recovery, Reformed Liberal, S&P Downgrade, socialism, stimulus, unemployment

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A Pox On Both Your Houses!

July 25, 2011

Recent political posturing and game playing by both parties further justifies the necessity for a third, independent political party; one not aligned with the present choices (or lack thereof), but committed to revamping a system that if not totally broke, is in need of serious resuscitation. The present crisis by a duopoly and duplicitous political [...]

Tagged as: 2012 Elections, August 2 2011, bipartisanship, Boehner, corporate greed, deficit, Democrats, entitlement cuts, Eric Cantor, failure of leadership, incumbents, Obama, political compromise, raising debt limit, raising revenue, Reformed Liberal, Republicans, Taxes, Tea Party, Third Party, WhiteHouse v. Congress

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Is Release Of Oil Reserves A Signal Of Panic In The White House?

June 29, 2011
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Bernanke is at a loss as to why the economic recovery once again is on life support. 429,000 unemployment claims up by 9000 this past week, the biggest jump in a month.  Obama shortens the time line for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan; and now without any sign of a supply disruption, he releases 30M gallons of [...]

Tagged as: Afghanistan, Bernanke, derivative reform, Economy, Federal Reserve, hedge funds, nation's oil reserves, Obama, shadow government, U.S. Foreign Policy, unemployment claims, wall street speculators

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Wanted Dead Or Dead

May 8, 2011

All the talk of not wanting to spike the ball somehow creates a false impression of nobility when it comes to the death  of Osama bin Laden.  The truth of the matter is that most covert operations, if not all, are a messy business with success determined by stealth, cunning, and in most cases brute force.  Had not [...]

Tagged as: Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda and Yemen, Bush, Fighting Terrorism, Interrogation, Obama, Osama bin Laden photos, Pakistan, waterboarding

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The Price Of Currying Favor

April 13, 2011

Like the story of Faust,  U.S. Foreign Policy has mirrored making deals with the devil,  turning a blind eye to its’ support of dictators, autocrats, and despots. Sooner or later the bill comes due. Reportedly the Saudis are sending  emmisaries to Russia and China in  pursuit of increased business relations spelled O-I-L!  Supposedly, unhappy with the ouster of Egypt’s President Mubarek and the [...]

Tagged as: autocrats, Bahrain, China, democratic nations supporting dictators, Egypt, Foreign Policy of Saudi Arabia, Mubarak, Obama, Oil dependency, oil reserves and diplomacy, petro-autocrats, Russia, Saudi Arabia, U.S. Foreign Policy, Yemen

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War of Semantics or Uncertainty?

March 22, 2011

It is worrisome that waiting to obtain a consensus has created a better late than never Libyan policy by the Obama Administration, now it offers a pathetic disclaimer that its’ actions do not involve taking out Gahaffi.   However, in the same breath, President Obama says that Gadhaffi must go.  Is this double speak or could this be part [...]

Tagged as: Bahrain, libya, moammar gadhaffi, Obama, Saudi Arabia, U.S. Foreign Policy, Yemen

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Obama Is Weak

March 18, 2011

The ENGLISH are calling Obama weak : Don’t they get ESPN in England?  Didn’t they see the fact that Obama’s Pen is Mighty on ESPN? Obama’s pen is mighty — how is that going to help the nuclear disaster in Japan. How is that going to change housing starts (lowest in history) and the falling [...]

Tagged as: Benghazi, Failed Presidency, Ground War in Libya, Housing Starts, Japan, libya, Obama, U.K.Sees Obama As Weak

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To Err On The Side Of Caution Is Still To Err…

March 16, 2011

James Clapper , Chief Officer of Obama’s Intel,  recently made  a faux pas or a rare truth telling moment , when he appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee to state that Libyan Moammar Gadhafi will win and stay in power. Meanwhile, President Obama in his news conference last Friday said that the noose was tightening around Gadhafi’s neck. [...]

Tagged as: arabpro-democracy movements, China, France, james clapper, japan nuclear meltdown, libya, moammar gadhaffi, Nato, no fly zone, Obama, obama vacation, rio, Russia, U.N.

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