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Continuity We Can Believe In
on Jun 6, 2009After winning the Presidency promising "change you can believe in", there were many who hoped major reform would be initiated by Obama. Though there has been a perceptible rhetorical shift in tone emanating from the White House with Obama t...



In the Wilderness
on May 26, 2009After a thumping defeat this past November, the Republicans have been doing some soul searching. The Republicans are now in the political wilderness left to wonder what went wrong for them in the past few years. The road to disaster...



Good Deal For Banks; Raw Deal For Us
on Apr 11, 2009The financial industry is still hobbled, yet there is a sense we have already seen the worst. Though employment statistics continue to be grim, the stock market has rebounded from the depths of earlier this year with the Dow Jones...



Change That Reeks of Continuity
on Apr 5, 2009Obama has now been President for over 70 days. The past administration's conspicuous ideological propensity has been replaced with a less ideological tone. It is a relief to see a new leadership team in Washington that doesn't think every problem...



Is There Any End to Wall Street Favoritism?
on Mar 22, 2009So, Timothy Geithner has unveiled the bank rescue plan. Judging from today's soaring stock prices, Wall Street is pleased as punch with Geithner's plan. If Wall Street is happy with the plan, it can only mean investors have concluded troubled...



The AIG Bonuses Are a Mere Sideshow
on Mar 18, 2009Given the current surly mood of the public, it is hardly surprising public outrage was sparked when it was divulged AIG had given out millions in bonuses. After all, government intervention is essentially all that has kept AIG from extinction....