Commentary

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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First Order of Business For Occupy Wall Street: Passage of H.R. 1148 The Stock Act

November 13, 2011

CBS 60 Minutes tonight exposed the insider trading going on within the sacred halls of Congress. ReporterSteve Kroft exposed the inside information that many elected officials are privy to and act upon for personal financial benefit. Although not necessarily illegal by congressional act, acting upon information for personal gain represents at the least a conflict [...]

Tagged as: Congressional Insider Trading, H.R. 1148, Occupy Wall Street Agenda, S.E.C., The Stock Act

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Obama Cuts Long Term Care Option For Seniors

November 10, 2011

One of the few benefits of Obama care for the middle class has gone on the chopping block–long term care. CLASS, the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports program has been abandoned by Obama’s Administration leaving a void in a health care system that specifically hits the working class. CLASS was seen as an initial [...]

Tagged as: AARP, CLASS, CLASS another hit on middle class, long term care, Middle Class, Obama Care, YES WE CAN IF WE KNEW HOW

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Maybe Wall Street Would Be Better Off Hiring More Women

November 1, 2011

On Squawk on the Street last week, Jim Cramer and others noted the practical nature of women to look at problems and find a way to solve them. Citing Merkel of Germany, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, and Meg Whitman, new CEO of HP, as examples of women exhibiting a pragmatic approach to problem solving [...]

Tagged as: clinton, eu bailout, hp, hp touchpad, meg whitman, merkel, shortage of women ceo and political leaders, Wall Street

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In Defense of the 1%

October 28, 2011

An unapologetic member of “the 1 Percent,” Schiff argued with all comers for the better part of an afternoon. Schiff is no ordinary observer. As the prinicipal of the financial firm Euro Pacific Capital, he’s a full-fledged and unapologetic member of “the 1 Percent.” As an outspoken radio show host and commentator, he not only [...]

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A Lonely Nation…

October 11, 2011

“Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon. Going to the candidate’s debate. Laugh about it, shout about it When you’ve got to choose Every way you look at this you lose. Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio, Our nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you. What’s that you say, Mrs. Robinson. Joltin’ Joe has [...]

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Demonstrators On Wall Street–A Harbinger Of Things To Come?

September 25, 2011

The Occupy Wall Street Protests on September 17th was given little notice by the media. With arrests being made yesterday, this two week protest, a peaceful protest made up of a diverse group in age and political persuasion meant to express opposition and draw attention to the economic crisis created by Wall Street’s financial [...]

Tagged as: Arrests on Wall Street, Media Missing On Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street Rally, Wall Street Rally Beginning of U.S. Spring?

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A Sign Of Our Times? Hopefully Not!

August 24, 2011

Well, the mystery has been solved that has plagued women for years. And now women across the world can answer the question of why designers such as Givenchy and Gaultier are not designing apparel for real women, because the designs are fitted to real men like Andrej Pegic, not women! A famous saying among [...]

Tagged as: Andrej Pegic, androgynists and fashion, anorexia and eating disorders, fashion apparel, Gaultier, Givenchy, males as female runway models, Oprah, the decline of morality in the U.S. and World

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Recovery–The Big Lie!

August 19, 2011

There was never a recovery–at least in the U.S. With 50% of this nation’s companies invested overseas, Wall Street numbers have reflected gains not in the U.S., but in China and elsewhere. Now with the EU’s southern nations tanking and Germany and France’s unwillingness to ease that situation (they obviously have forgotten the lesson of [...]

Tagged as: Dow, Economic Depression, economic recovery, EU Bank Notes, European Union, Financial Markets roller coaster, France, germany, Market Correction, Wall Street, Wealthy

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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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For 2012 Democrats Must Ask Themselves ‘Do They Want ObamaTo Run?’

August 2, 2011

The debt ceiling debacle represents another loss for Obama in a long list that shows his presidency rolling over on liberal ideals and caving in on the promises he made in 2008. The learning curve for the inexperienced President has been a costly process for his base and for the most vulnerable of our nation. [...]

Tagged as: Challenge to Obama Candidacy, Debt Ceiling Crisis, Democratic Party, Election of 2012, Leadership Failure, Obama and 2012, Obama Losing Base, Reformed Liberal, Renomination of Obama

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