by Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers
There’s been so much happening politically — the daily scandals, flippity-floppities, hypocrisies, lies — that it’s hard to know where to begin. Let’s start with quick reactions to Obama vs McCain, Round 1, then move on to the upcoming Palin-Biden debate, McCain’s theatric diversions, and on why the Democrats [...]

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by Dave McGill
The stock market opened strong today, and well it should have.  Yesterday, the market lost one trillion dollars in value, and bloodbaths like that have been historical buying opportunities.
These are not ordinary times however.
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve injected another $630 billion into the banking system. That news slipped by at the bottom of [...]

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by Dave McGill
An honest analysis of the situation would show that several factors have probably contributed to the reduction in sectarian violence in Iraq, including, of course, the “surge” itself. The precise impact of any one of them will never be known, but this month, another ingredient was added to the stew.
The word “cleansing” in [...]

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by Dave McGill
With his support dwindling and facing the prospect of having to field questions he may not be fully prepared to answer, John McCain has suspended his campaign two days before the first scheduled debate. McCain’s numbers have dropped 10 points this week in the NBC poll and six points in the Fox poll.
The [...]

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by Dave McGill
Economic conditions in America – if not the world – might be likened to a fish-tailing trailer hooked to a Volkswagen.
I learned about the science of fish-tailing the hard way one day as I sped down a freeway in Ohio. In the process, it quickly became apparent, that once the forces take hold [...]

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