September 23, 2008 – 9:14 am
that Henry Paulson gave up his position at Goldman Sachs in order to be in the position to take the economic reigns at precisely this moment in history, to be able to bail out the system - at taxpayer expense - that he helped bankrupt?
Why would the man known as “The Hammer” give up CEO [...]
September 18, 2008 – 12:45 pm
Called out by Chris Matthews, of all people, Bush finally pops out of his hidey hole:
The American people are concerned about the situation in our financial markets and our economy, and I share their concerns.
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In recent weeks, the federal government has taken extraordinary measures to address the challenges confronting our financial markets. We’ve taken control [...]
September 17, 2008 – 10:25 am
Nothing could entice him to give a shit any longer:
With little explanation, President Bush on Tuesday scrapped a statement he planned to give on the tumultuous financial markets, abandoning any press coverage of his meeting with key economic advisers as more developments roiled Wall Street.
As announced by the White House, Bush was scheduled [...]
September 15, 2008 – 3:54 pm
Washington Mutual has been downgraded to junk bond status.
What’s our Lord and Savior George W. Bush got to say about our national financial meltdown?
Nada. He’s too busy “receiving updates” on hurricane damage and doing the grip-and-grin with President Kufuor of Ghana.
Heckuva job, dipshit!
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September 15, 2008 – 10:05 am
Lehman Brothers survived the Great Depression.
Jeebus, what a weekend. Lehman Brothers is gone, Merrill Lynch has been sucked up by Bank of America, and AIG and Washington Mutual are still on the ropes and may not survive the month.
How else is BushCo different from the Great Depression? The good news is that [...]
September 11, 2008 – 10:15 am
I always have our son lay out his clothes for school before he goes to bed, and was surprised when he came downstairs this morning in a different outfit than he’d chosen last night. He’d remembered that his school asked the kids to wear red, white and blue in honor of the victims of [...]
September 10, 2008 – 12:05 pm
The last eight years, in a nutshell:
h/t to Atrios for the pic.
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September 10, 2008 – 12:01 pm
From Michael Schwartz care of Jon at ATR:
As the Bush administration was entering office in 2000, Donald Rumsfeld exuberantly expressed its grandiose ambitions for Middle East domination, telling a National Security Council meeting: “Imagine what the region would look like without Saddam and with a regime that’s aligned with U.S. interests. It would change everything [...]
September 8, 2008 – 12:17 pm
Things I wish the Obama campaign would put together in an ad:
• A 2-lb. block of sharp cheddar cheese at my neighborhood WinCo: $9.49.
• The four brand new Lotus automobiles, 1 Ferrari and 1 convertible Masserati I have begun to see on my suburban commute each morning.
• A Pentagon budget of almost half a TRILLION [...]
September 4, 2008 – 9:37 am
The fevered dream of the GOP continues.
I was going to quote some of Sarah Palin’s odious speech, but its Dr. Laura sarcasm and patina of lies made it impossible to stomach.
The GOP has nothing but god, guns, abortion and war. There was nothing in last night’s speech - or in this entire convention - [...]
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