Archive for August, 2007

The world’s worst health care system continues to degenerate into farce. The latest Census Bureau finding show that the number of uninsured Americans continues to grow. Now we are up to over 44 million. Here’s the New York Times take:A Sobering Census Report: Bleak Findings on Health Insurance
Not that the Bush regime… »

Gonzales was absolutely a loyal dog and had no enduring value once Rove left. What an ugly scar this administration will leave behind. I wonder whether the country will ever return to normal, or whether we have entered some new ground. Who will be there to map out the recovery? And… »

Well at last. With Karl Rove gone there was no need to keep Gonzales around to protect him. So he’s gone too. The second abominable apple has fallen from the Bush tree of iniquity. Here’s the New York Times version of the news: Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Resigns
Gonzales was a… »

For all of you who are thinking of buying a home: stop right now, and wait. Those houses you are looking at will be cheaper in about eighteen months! Here’s a great article from the New York Times: Drop Foreseen in Median Price of U.S. Homes
The biggest lesson to take away from the… »

The data keeps on getting a little worse. Today’s story is hidden within this report from MarketWatch:
U.S. stock end sharply lower as credit woes return

The real issue is the part about Wal-Mart. Few of us like Wal-Mart as a company: It is a terrible employer and damages small business wherever it goes. … »

Watch this space. The New York Times is reporting that spreading credit problems are causing uncertainty in the markets: Stocks Tumble as Home Loan Worries Spread
As usual Bush had nothing useful to say. He didn’t even mention the words “housing” or “mortgage” in his very limited comments at the Treasury Department. That… »

This falls into the category of ridiculous. The Bush regime is having, supposedly, a hard time shrinking the population of detainees at Gitmo! Why? Because some of them are suing the US to prevent themselves being released and sent back to countries that have an even worse human rights record! Here’s… »