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Did anyone know that Robert Reich had his own blog? http://robertreich.blogspot.com/ Nude, Obama had Volcker on his team, and Rubin was on Hillary's team. When he won the primary, he folded Rubin into the group. But it appears that Volcker is senior on the totem pole. As far as what...

I think the real problem is not our leaders but our electorate. The politicians I generally like the best are democrats in republican districts and republicans in democratic districts. You know, I really respect the people who frequent these boards. The gist I feel of people who support...

<blockquote> Here's the problem... no one is unconnected. Before you dismiss me as a conservative spouting the party line</blockquote> I get that. It also is unfair of me to not vote for McCain when its the RNC that's acting like a two year old child. I cannot help it though...

I appreciate apolitical replies. I personally think 3 is way too risky. I feel the same way about it as I felt about going into the Iraq war. It wasn't that I thought the Iraq war couldn't work, and that it wasn't possible to "nation build" a democracy there. It's just that we have no...

Alright, I'm sorry, I kept researching, and then I pulled up this nonsense: http://www.centredaily.com/463/story/851630.html The RNC is saying Obama is a mistake to vote for because he consults with advisors who were "instrumental" in helping pass the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act? (The act...

Nude, But still my point is that the money didn't stop existing. 2 million from Countrywide (or whoever) went to agents, taxes, fees, previous mortgage holder, seller's equity, etc. 2 million exchanged hands. Countrywide says I'll give you 2 million dollars, and you pay it back to...

We all know that when McCain or Obama become president that what they actually do is going to diverge from what they've said on the stump. Bernanke is in charge of the Fed, not McCain or Obama. And we now know what type of decisions Bernanke makes. In terms or real change, the President has...

Man, all of you guys make me feel slow and stupid. Shorts? Puts? I don't even know what this stuff is. I was reading Bernanke's stuff on the Great Depression, and looking at the state of things today. Bernanke was in the minority of thinkers who believed the great depression was heavily...

I don't like the indefinite detention in the Patriot Act. I do personally feel like it's evil to lose the right to a speedy trial, and lose the right to know the evidence against you. The very first case where the states secret acts was used (the first time evidence was not presented because...

Very confused still, but pulled out some interesting wasilla tidbits. I was wrong about federal money for the yearly budget. Fed money comes in for one time capital improvement projects. There is a 5 year capital improvement plan (page 25) which outlines 66 million in new capital...

I'm trying to sort through the morass of the Wasilla government budget to learn about the Sports Complex Palin spear-headed. There's a lot of snark out there about Palin not properly vetting the land deal, which I'm not really interested in. I was just trying to see if the project made...

I am really bored of conversations that are along the lines of "liberals started it" "conservatives started it" "You acted like a jerk and used nonsensical arguments so I will act like a jerk and use nonsensical arguments". Wrong is wrong, and fighting a lie with a lie makes me sick of...

I had seen a comment on another site that had worried me about Obama's tax plan. It said he'd raise capital gains tax, and my "security" income comes from capital gains income. Also, it said he would start taxing gains made on housing sales, which also really worried me. So of course I...

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Just wanted to give you guys an update. I committed to the sale. Sale price was 10% below peak. Condo was in Pasadena. 2bd, 2ba around 1500 sq ft. We're renting in Seattle now. $2400 for a 3200 sq foot house with 4 beds and 3 bath, fully furnished, viking stove, etc etc. I am very...

I think Palin gave a very politically savvy and spot-on speech, as did both Obama, and Biden. (McCain's text was great, but his delivery wasn't so good. I read it and thought it was brilliant, then watched him, and thought... well, he tried.) Overall I wasn't really impressed with either of...