Bush Administration

The Failed Bailout: A Drop in the Bucket and Abusive to Renters

Shahid Buttar | Posted 10.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Economy, Bush Administration, Congress, Depression, Wall Street Bailout, Predatory Lending, Subprime Mortgages, Wall Street Crisis, Bailout, Paul Krugman, Conservatism, Iraq War Funding, Recession, Debt, Unemployment, Healthcare, Business News
Shahid Buttar

Beyond its uncertainty, the Administration also appears as disingenuous as it did on Iraq. Five years ago, officials cried wolf about weapons of mass destruction that were never found.

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For U.S. Security, Next Administration Will Have To Repair Relationship With Russia

Daniel Bruno Sanz | Posted 10.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Iraq War, Russia, John McCain, Bush Administration, Poland, Russian Army, War, Czech Republic, Georgia, South Ossetia, Election 2008, Russia Georgia War, Barack Obama, Home News
Daniel Bruno Sanz

The Obama administration will need to completely overhaul US foreign policy to include de facto recognition of Russia's legitimate security needs and recognition of Russia's sphere of influence, including South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Georgia.

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Republican House Bailout Plan Is A Hidden Tax

Stephen Herrington | Posted 10.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Banking, Bail Outs, Credit Crisis, Paulson, House Republicans, Economy, Bush Administration, John McCain, Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, Henry Paulson, Election 2008, Securities and Exchange Commission, Democrats, Republicans, Home News
Stephen Herrington

The Republican House plan would be a government bailout with the prospect that bank contributions would cover the costs over time. But those contributions will not come out of bank profits but will be passed on to consumers, further adding to the costs of credit.

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The Difference Between A Functional Leader And A Fictional One

Deanie Mills | Posted 10.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Leadership, John McCain, Colin Powell, Economic Crisis, Stubborn, Palin Mccain, Media, Reckless, 2008 Presidential Election, Bush Administration, Bold, Barack Obama, Resolute, Sarah Palin, Election 2008, American Idol, Home News
Deanie Mills

The American people feel sick and frightened and confused, and they want someone who can reassure them, not only that everything is going to be all right, but that a calm, sure, steady hand is on the Ship of State, quietly steering her past the hidden icebergs.

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The Ungreening of John McCain

Al Meyerhoff | Posted 09.30.2008 | Green

Read More: George Bush, John McCain, Alternative Resources, League of Conservative Voters, Bush Administration, Lcv, Oil, Green, Globalization, Bush-Cheney, Wto, China, Pollution, Sarah Palin, Green News
Al Meyerhoff

So far, McCain and Palin have provided nothing but polluted hot air.

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McCain Advocates Dividing Up Countries Into "Us" Vs. "Them"

Brian Ross | Posted 09.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Russia, George Bush, Election 08, Presidential Debate, Superpowers, United Nations, Yugoslavia, Democracy, Foreign Policy, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Bush Administration, Barack Obama, League of Nations, John McCain, China, Home News
Brian Ross

McCain's call to bypass the United Nations and establish a club of democracies where two nuclear superpowers cannot be represented is naive and dangerous political thinking.

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Principles in an Unprincipled Crisis

Jim Wallis | Posted 09.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Market, Greed, Bush Administration, Wall Street, Bailout, Money, Deregulation, Economy, Business News
Jim Wallis

Restoring both the idea of the common good (which has been lost) and the practice of moral behavior in regard to money (which has been forgotten) are now critical to our future.

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Obama And JFK Have Much More In Common Than Hope

James Sanders | Posted 09.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama, John F Kennedy, Bush Administration, John McCain, Edward Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Hillary Clinton, President Bush, Jfk, Ted Kennedy, Home News
James Sanders

JFK was no stranger to the plight of the African American of the 60's. On national television, he said, "One hundred years of delay have passed since President Lincoln freed the slaves, yet their heirs, their grandsons, are not fully free."

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International Bloggers Weigh In On Bailout's Implications

John Liebhardt | Posted 09.29.2008 | Home

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John Liebhardt

Over in India, Satyameva Jayate debates the suggestion in Time Magazine whether we may be entering a "post-modern" era where ""...politics, something ...

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Some Administrations -- Not All -- Make Policy Decisions Based On Constitution

Sheila Suess Kennedy | Posted 09.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Constitution, 2008 Election, Economy, Economic Meltdown, Supreme Court, Warrantless Wiretapping, John McCain, Political Culture, Guantanamo, United States, Barack Obama, Patriot Act, Bush Administration, Free Market, Torture, Home News
Sheila Suess Kennedy

As we prepare to choose a new president, we should look closely at the candidates' approach to our constitutional culture. It will tell us much more than the issue papers and campaign promises that are mainstays of electoral strategies.

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American People Tired Of Being Hoodwinked

R.W. Sanders | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Wag the Dog, Economy, Economic Crisis, George W. Bush, Anthrax, Democrats, War on Terror, Politics, Bush Administration, Bailout, Barack Obama, Karl Rove, Iraq War, Dick Cheney, John McCain, Republicans, Home News
R.W. Sanders

What Bush, McCain and all too many in government fail to realize is that there exists a very large groundswell among us common folk. And they would be wise to pay more attention.

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A Leader Should Be Able To Multitask

Lara M. Gardner | Posted 09.25.2008 | Home

Read More: 2008 Campaign, Presidential Politics, Presidential Debates, Economy, Bush Administration, Henry Paulson, Senate, Bailout, Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, George Bush, Economic Woes, Wall Street, John McCain, Home News
Lara M. Gardner

McCain has been a senator for what, twenty-six years? Based on the number of years McCain has spent in public office, debating and campaigning should both be skills in which he is quite adept.

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The Economic Shock: An Interview With Naomi Klein on the Current Crisis

Wajahat Ali | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

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Wajahat Ali

"There are a lot of things the taxpayers have a right to ask of Wall Street in exchange for these bailouts." (Klein)

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SBA Appeals Federal Court Ruling to Release Contracting Data

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 09.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Federal Appeals Court, Federal District Court, Foia, Bush Administration, Small Business, Economy, Middle Class, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

The SBA's decision to appeal the ASBL case is the latest in a series of moves by the Bush administration to limit the public's access to information regarding federal small business contracting programs.

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The Law of Unintended and Unanticipated Consequences

Neil Grossman | Posted 09.25.2008 | Business

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Neil Grossman

We are facing the gravest economic crisis in generations.

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A Life-Long Republican Goes Blue

Eric Morse | Posted 09.24.2008 | Home

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Eric Morse

After choosing the Republican candidate for 50 years, my mother has decided to change her ways this election. She thinks Obama has the answers we're looking for.

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Days Of Dancing For Dollars Long Gone

Jeff Chang | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, Henry Paulson, Henry Paulson Wall Street, George W. Bush, Bailout, Bush Administration, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Ben Bernanke, Politics News
Jeff Chang

In the Bronx in the '70s, slumlords bought up apartment buildings, then hired arsonists to burn them down so that they could pocket the insurance money. Who was left homeless? As with this bailout, not the slumlords.

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International bloggers on the bailout

John Liebhardt | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home

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John Liebhardt

Bloggers from around the world have begun their analysis of the political and economic maneuverings surrounding the bailout.

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Halfway to Universal Health Care

Gavin Newsom | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

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Gavin Newsom

By thinking outside-the-box, San Francisco has provided innovative solutions that can help solve our national health crisis rather than passing the buck. We are proving that it can be done.

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This Country Needs An Intellectual

Sheila Suess Kennedy | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Ideologue, Joe Biden, Navay Academy, Obama Biden, Palin Mccain, Harvard University, Anti-Intelectuals, Bush Administration, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Elitism, Election 2008, Policy Coverage, Intellectualism, Home News
Sheila Suess Kennedy

The charge of elitism is a manifestation of America's longstanding and unfortunate subtext of anti-intellectualism, and its use during this campaign is both revealing and disturbing.

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Neither Candidate Has Done Enough To Help Darfur Victims

Susan Morgan | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama; Darfur, Bush Administration, Omar Al-Bashir, John McCain, Human Rights, Sudan, United Nations, Genocide, Election 2008, Presidential Platitudes, Darfur Sudan, Sudan President, Sudanese Militias, Darfur, Home News
Susan Morgan

Obama and McCain say that if elected they would work to end the genocide in Darfur. But we have yet to see either of these senators flex his political muscle to bring relief to the millions of victims suffering in Darfur today.

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Hey Congress, Tell Mr. Paulson: No Public Investment without Public Equity

Marshall Grossman | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Congress, Bush Administration, Equity, Bailout, Economy, Henry Paulson, Paul Krugman, Politics News
Marshall Grossman

No public investment without public equity. To do otherwise is simply to continue and greatly exacerbate the practice of privatizing profit while socializing risk.

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It's Time For Financial Dinosaurs To Die

Henryk A. Kowalczyk | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Mccain, Obama, Wall Street Bailout, Mayor Bloomberg, Economy, Dinosaurs, Bush Administration, John McCain, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Henry Paulson, Hank Paulson, Home News
Henryk A. Kowalczyk

Instead of pouring cash into saving financial giants that are doomed for extinction, the government should use these funds to assist people and institutions that could be affected by the Wall Street turmoil.

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Why Canadian Babies are Safer from Toxins: The Case for Banning BPA

Susan Kane | Posted 09.22.2008 | Living

Read More: PET Plastic Bottles, Bpa Baby Bottles, Living News, Bisphenol A, Dangers of Bpa, Parenting, Parenting Magazine, Plastic Bottles, Plastic Baby Bottles, Toxic, Fda, Parenting.com, Bpa Plastic, Cans, Baby, American Plastics Council, Health, Bpa Petition, Bush Administration, Green News, Deregulation, Bpa, Baby Bottles, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Children's Health, Toxic Chemicals, Living News
Susan Kane

We get that more research needs to be done to truly understand the effects of this chemical on our bodies, but that doesn't mean the public should remain the guinea pigs.

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Sam Stein

Dems Push Back On White House, Paulson

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hank Paulson, Bush Administration, Bailout Package, Democrats Push Back, Paulson Bailout Package, Frank Bailout Package, Barney Frank, Politics News

It appears that Democratic Party leaders are prepared to call the Bush administration's bluff when it comes to the extent and purpose of the proposed ...

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