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Government Motors

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Thanos

Government Motors GM? Today they get their final lifeline… 30 billion more in Taxpayer dollars, but still bankrupt: But the officials said Sunday they would try to steer clear of getting involved in the automaker’s day-to-day operations, though the government … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Open Government: Release Abu Ghraib Photos; No Visibility to Tarp Funds

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Thanos

Obama’s Open Government: Release Abu Ghraib Photos but No Visibility to Tarp Funds I would laugh, but it’s not funny. President Obama is still waffling on releasing Abu Ghraib photos five years after the fact, and closing Gitmo, but at … Continue reading →

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McClatchey Tries to Cover Barney Frank’s Fannie

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Thanos

Loan officers didn’t care, they got commission good or bad. Underwriters across the country were browbeaten until they learned to hold their nose and look the other way. In the meantime to keep up banks were sending out people with cameras to take pictures of huge sums of money laid out bill by bill on kitchen floors because there were “cultural differences” and some cultures didn’t trust banks Continue reading →

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Bailout Plan General Agreement Reached: Plan Being Written Now

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Thanos

I like it that they are metering the money with checkpoints, I like it that there are these and other limits. What I don’t like is that there will be fees on the financial services industry as part of the agreement if they don’t turn this around in five years. Continue reading →

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The 2004 Hearings on Fannie and Freddy

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Thanos

In these hearings you see congressional Republicans calling for better oversight and regulation of the two GSE’s, and you see Democrats beating back any regulation.

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Big Government Casts a Big Shadow

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Thanos

The latest McCain-Palin advertisements, Is Raines next to go under the bus?: ……………………………………………………………………………………………..   More on this from Ed at Hot Air and at Jammie Wearing Fool

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Flashback: That’s a Problem (hint: it still is)

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Thanos

Can you list Barack Obama’s Accomplishments? Continue reading →

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Baitullah Mehsud Calls on Pakistan to Use Nuclear Arsenal “to Defend Against the Enemies”.

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Thanos

In this brief interview you will see Baitullah Mehsud, leader of TTP, or Pakistan’s Taliban, deny the assasination of Benazir Bhutto (methinks he doth protest too oft and too much…) as well as praise Bin Laden. He states that Bin Laden is not “in … Continue reading →

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