In the good old days, like the last Presidential election, it was the Republicans who raised barrels of money and the Democrats who cried poverty.  Normally, it helps to get your message out to convince the voters of a candidate’s noble intentions and outstanding philosophical vision since spending,... read more

More than a decade ago, term limits were a big Congressional issue with some prominent politicians promising to limit the time they served, presumably out of respect for their constituents and possibly to give someone else with different views a chance at a top job.  In New York City, voters chose to... read more

Long before the current age of free money and munificent benefits, economics earned the sobriquet “dismal science” for good reason.  The current dramatic economic meltdown and associated roller coaster excitement only serves to spell out why this is such a well earned description of contempt. Politicians... read more

A check of Friday’s (October 3, 2008) closing stock prices shows most of them are in the dumps. Starting from an alphabetic short list, AIG is around three dollars a share.  They have been in the news recently so I won’t retoast stale bread but there are plenty of other examples. Cablevision is... read more

The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into complaints raised about various activities of Democrat Charles Rangel, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the primary legislative tax writing panel. There are several issues publicly on the table.  Some are minor.  Others require... read more