Wells, Wachovia and Sweet, Sweet Deals
During the early days of the financial meltdown, the news was that Wells Fargo Bank was set to acquire teetering Wachovia, but those reports were overshadowed by the news that…
Read moreKeating 5 Explained
KeatingEconomics.com has been launched to explain John McCain’s participation in the Savings and Loan scandals and his deep, deep ties to Charles Keating and S&L lobbyists. On a personal level,…
Read moreHearts, Prayers and Sympathies to Joe Biden
Joe Biden’s mother-in-law passed away today, the same day that his son Beau heads to Texas to prepare for an extended deployment to Iraq. Though Bonny Jacobs had been ill…
Read more82-Year Old Grandma Calls Palin What She IS
One of the reasons I love talking to strong women older than me: They don’t mess around with the truth. They call it as they see it, probably because when…
Read moreJohn McCain: Gambling With Your Future
John McCain is once again rolling the dice for a high-stakes win. Having demonstrated his capacity for self-contradiction at any turn and suffering in the polls as a result of…
Read moreFrom the Sublime to the Absurd
This post by Hugh Hewitt, who claims McCain will close and win: Because the country cannot afford the greatest gamble in its modern history at this moment in time. A…
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