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Freddie Mac And Fannie Mae Have Been Nationalized

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Disasters, Economy, Good Decisions, Money

Another month, another bailout, and this one is a biggie.
From NY Times:
Mr. Paulson’s plan begins with a pledge to provide additional cash by buying a new series of preferred shares that would offer dividends and be senior to both the existing preferred shares and the common stock that investors already hold.
The two companies would be [...]

September 7th, 2008 | Permalink| 5 Comments »

Relentless: How Barack Obama Outsmarted Hillary Clinton

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Democrats, Disasters, Hillary, History

As I’ve said frequently in the past year, Clinton and her team was not up to the task of running the country. Disagree with me if you like, but as numerous behind-the-scenes exposes come out that show just how dysfunctional the campaign was, Democrats everywhere should breathe a sigh of relief that they secured Obama [...]

August 25th, 2008 | Permalink| 1 Comment »

How Did Hillary Implode?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Democrats, Disasters, Hillary, History

New article from TNR today that has Clinton campaign insiders revealing how it all went so horribly wrong, and some of the details squaring with what we’ve talked about here frequently.
Among the most notable screwups…

Mark Penn had no business being a Chief Strategist

Patti Solis Doyle had no business being a Campaign Manager
Howard Wolfson still has [...]

May 16th, 2008 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Alberto Gonzales Having Trouble Finding Work

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Bush, Disasters, Law, Partisan Hacks

Just desserts for a job incompetently done. And yet another sign that the Bush administration’s partisan-charged handling of the Justice Department was highly unpopular in even the most conservative legal circles.
From NY Times:
Alberto R. Gonzales, like many others recently unemployed, has discovered how difficult it can be to find a new job. Mr. Gonzales, the [...]

April 12th, 2008 | Permalink| 4 Comments »

Bush’s War

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 9/11, Bush, Cheney, Democrats, Disasters, Iraq, Islam, Military, Republicans, The War On Terrorism, The World, United Nations, Video, War

If you haven’t seen Frontline’s documentary about how we got into Iraq and how it all went wrong, you need to. It’s probably the most well researched piece I’ve seen so far, and the interviews with insiders are simply stunning. Many saw this train wreck coming, but Bush and Cheney and Rumsfeld just didn’t listen.
In [...]

April 3rd, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »

Quote Of The Day

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Disasters, Hillary, Partisan Hacks, Republicans

“The strategy is to continue the chaos in this party. Look, there’s a reason for this. Our side isn’t going to do this. Obama needs to be bloodied up. Look, half the country already hates Hillary. That’s good. But nobody hates Obama yet. Hillary is going to be the one to have to bloody him [...]

March 3rd, 2008 | Permalink| 1 Comment »

A Metallurgist’s Insights Into the Minneapolis Bridge Disaster

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Disasters, Economy, History, Money

The following is from Joel Hirschhorn of Delusional Democracy.
He sent it via email so I’m reprinting it in full here…
The incredible collapse of the Minneapolis bridge will send a message to the nation that has been repeatedly sent for decades, but that our political system has refused to effectively respond to. America ’s [...]

August 3rd, 2007 | Permalink| 6 Comments »