Recently in Uncategorized Category

There are 2 words I never again want to see associated with any Supreme Court decision. Those 2 words are "judicial activism." The reason being that yesterday the Roberts Court reached the apex of "judicial activism" in a travesty of justice known as Citizens United v. FEC. January 21, 2010 became, to borrow a phrase from FDR, a date which will live in infamy, aka The Day Democracy Died. A date marked by the sound...

Up 'til now I haven't been a proponent of the "pass something" idea on health care reform legislation, but I think the time has come. It has become such a convoluted mess and such a distraction that it's time to get it off the table and move on to economic issues. Like taking on Wall Street for instance:"President Barack Obama on Thursday is expected to propose new limits on the size and risk taken by...

On Wednesday (January 13) Government Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein was questioned by FCIC chairman Phil Angelides about some, shall we say, less than ethical practices at Goldman. In essence what Goldman is accused of doing is selling securities as safe investments while at the same time betting their value would go down, Here is a portion of the transcript, from McClatchy:"PHIL ANGELIDES (the commission chairman): I want to ask you about a very specific...

There's a lot of good stuff coming out of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) hearings. In fact, it's starting to take on sort of a Watergate-y feel about it, or as George Costanza put it, it's like an onion, the more layers you peel back, the more it stinks. There is too much to cover in one post, so please indulge me. I hope you find it as interesting as I do. On Thursday...

Two pieces of seemingly unrelated news hit the stands yesterday in baseball. First (and foremost), Mark McGwire admitted to using steroids throughout the 1990s. This included the magical 1998 season where McGwire broke the single season home run record. Then, ABC's Bob Allen reported that Drayton McLane was in negotiations with some investment bankers on the sale of the Astros. However, both of these stories are very related and point to a darker side of...

I'm pretty well voiced in current events, and yet I have a confession to make.  I really hadn't a clue about Darfur.  I knew the "what":  Genocide.  However, I didn't know the "who" "why" "when" "how long" or any other details.  Tonight, I don't offer you political commentary and opinion - you already can gather that I think genocide is horribly wrong and we should do something about it.  This blog isn't about the 'do something about...

Warning: This blog could be very controversial in nature and could inspire very strong feelings for some who read it. I ask those who comment to try to consider the delicate nature of the conversation. I was talking with a colleague of mine and the subject of culture came up. Now, for full disclosure's sake I should point out that I am in fact a white male. This should be obvious enough based on my...

As the search for an honest person in Washington, D.C. continues, there's no need to look inside the Department of Treasury. From Huffington Post (emphasis mine):"An arm of the Federal Reserve, then led by now-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, told bailed-out insurance giant AIG to withhold key details from the public about overpayments that put billions of extra tax dollars in the coffers of major Wall Street firms, most notably Goldman Sachs...The sordid tale unfolds in...

Do you ever look at how members of Congress vote on any particular issue, health care reform for example, and wonder, what are they thinking? How can they be so out of touch and out of step with the majority of Americans? This might clear it up for you:"The Center for Responsive Politics released a study which found that, while only one percent of all Americans are millionaires, 44 percent of congressional members [237 out...

Wishing you a happy and healthy 2010!...