DOPING RACEHORSES TO WIN FAST BUCKS May 2009Remember the old folk song about a horse named Stewball? “Stewball was a race horse/ and I wish he were... Read more...
WALL STREET WINS, PEOPLE LOSE IN SENATE VOTE May 2009What is it about Democrats in Washington that makes them clang a slam dunk? They have the greedheaded, boneheaded Wall... Read more...
DEATH, TAXES… AND DEBT COLLECTORS May 2009These are hard times for debt collectors. After all, who can pay their bills these days? Not Wall Street, Detroit,... Read more...
HIDING THE FACTS ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE May 2009Let’s quote the experts on the matter of global climate change: “The scientific basis for the Greenhouse Effect and potential... Read more...
LLOYD BLANKFEIN'S BIG HAIR May 2009Saying that such-and-such is the greediest bank on Wall Street is like someone claiming to have the biggest hairdo in... Read more...
HE'S BACK May 2009You think to yourself: He’s gone. At long last, he’s gone. But, no, there he is again! Like a cold,... Read more...
WALL STREET STILL PLAYING TRICKS ON US May 2009President Obama sees “glimmers of hope.” The Federal Reserve chairman says he sees “green shoots” of progress. They’re not talking... Read more...
SILLY GAMES PLAYED BY WALL STREET CEOS May 2009Wall Street honchos seem to be born with an extra gene called, “the finagler.” Whenever they see profit figures, for... Read more...
MICROCHIPPING AMERICA WITH A NATIONAL ID CARD April 2009Should the government require us to carry a national ID card embedded with what amounts to a bar code containing... Read more...
THE RIDICULOUS CLASS BIAS IN AMERICA'S TAX CODE April 2009The rich truly are different from you and me, for they are treated differently. I’m not talking about the merely... Read more...
GOP WEEPS FOR WALL STREET, STIFFS CONSUMERS April 2009How’s that Wall Street bailout going, you ask? Well, several trillion tax dollars into it, treasury chief Timothy Geithner has... Read more...
TEXAS GOVERNOR DRAWS LINE IN THE SAND April 2009The Texas Governorship is one of the weakest in the country – and we often elect people whose abilities are... Read more...
SEN. CORKER CHOKES ON HIS OWN HYPOCRISY April 2009Fans of rank political hypocrisy can rejoice, for the corker is back! That’d be Bob Corker, the multimillion-dollar real estate... Read more...
TIME TO END A BANKER BOONDOGGLE THAT HURTS STUDENTS April 2009What do you call it when arrogance, avarice, and absurdity combine? Well, one name for it would be “Sallie Mae.”... Read more...
MAKING A MOCKERY OF REPRESENTATIONAL DEMOCRACY April 2009Would you like to get a 22 percent return on the money you invest? Wow, that would be awfully good... Read more...
SHOULD BANKSTERS GET A SPECIAL BREAK ON BAILOUT REPAYMENT? April 2009I’ve got a sob story for you that I know will just break your heart. You might want to grab... Read more...
FINDING SUCCESS IN FEDERAL STIMULUS SPENDING April 2009Time for another Gooberhead Award – presented periodically to those in the news who have their tongues running 100-miles-per-hour, but... Read more...
SUMMERS IS BAILING OUT HIS FINANCIAL CRONIES April 2009Obama and his financial team keep telling us that their Wall Street bailout is all about Main Street – not... Read more...
JPMORGAN CREATES JOBS WITH BAILOUT MONEY April 2009For us populist commentators, the Wall Street bailout is a gift that won’t stop giving. I’d really like to give... Read more...
WALL STREET AND WASHINGTON: HERE WE GO AGAIN April 2009One thing we’ve learned from the Wall Street manipulators is that they are about as trustworthy as a wolf’s smile.... Read more...
EXCESSES OF THE WEALTHY ARE STILL ALIVE April 2009With the recent downturn in the fortunes of Wall Street barons, you might think it’s all doom and gloom within... Read more...
REACTIVATING THE CCC FOR NATIONAL RECOVERY April 2009The report cards have come out, and I’m afraid we’re just not making the grade. I’m talking about the “Infrastructure... Read more...
POTHOLE ADVERTISING April 2009Just when you think the corporate branding of public spaces couldn’t get any more crass – along comes KFC, the... Read more...
LET’S PUT A SMALL DOG IN CHARGE OF THE BAILOUT April 2009Sometimes, the big dogs don’t have any bark, much less bite. That’s certainly the case with those overseeing Washington’s bailout... Read more...
TWO IRAQ VETS STAND UP TO CORPORATE GIANT April 2009The awarding of contracts for local road projects does not usually immerse county commissioners in discussions about how U.S. troops... Read more...
