As quoted by the good folks at the Affordable Housing Institute.
“It’s under the care of top men.”
“Who?”
“Top. Men.”
Event: Regarding American Housing Stock of the Last Decade. Read More »
In 2006 I wrote Debbie Stabenow a scathing letter denouncing her support of the Military Commissions Act and pledging to write in a candidate symbolically instead of her or her Republican opponent. Since then, she has recanted her vote on that issue (one of only a few senators), and her record has been one of the most impressive in the senate.
… Read the restEvent: My favorite senator tonight. Read More »
This is the only post that I will be writing today; the subject is too important and I do not want anything else to distract from it.
Below please find a copy of the letter I sent to Jan Schakowsky, my congressional representative.
… Read the restEvent: The Bailout. A letter to Jan Schakowsky. Read More »
MY DEAR AMERICAN FRIEND:
I AM NEEDING TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT AN URGENT SECRET BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH A TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF GREAT MAGNITUDE.
I AM MINISTRY OF THE TREASURY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AMERICA. MY COUNTRY HAS HAD CRISIS THAT HAS CAUSED NEED FOR LARGE TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF 700 BILLION OF YOUR DOLLARS (US).
Event: MONEY$ AVAILABLE TO YOU OUR LOW-RISK HIGH YEAL DEAL!!! Read More »
“I could sure use a $700 billion government bailout.”
– My Wife
This is possibly going to go down as one of the most momentous and ground-shifting months of this century, with economic shifts taking on the gravity and Laws-of-Physics-momentum of wars, plagues, and unexpected turns of the weather.
… Read the restEvent: Understanding the Subprime Mortgage Crisis. Read More »
New York Times: Loan Titans Paid McCain Adviser Nearly $2 Million.
Daily Kos: McCain Campaign Throws Another Tantrum.
Take it for what you will.
… Read the restEvent: Friends in Powerful Places. Read More »
The Washington Independent: Obama Laces into McCain’s “No Change Express”
The Flint Journal: Presidential candidate Barack Obama promises at Flint appearance to help auto industry refashion itself.
I wish I could have been at this. I would’ve waited for hours and hours…
It’s icing on the cake that the Journal actually avoided making one of the innumerable puns that presented themselves.
… Read the restEvent: Obama’s Speech in Flint, and Other Good News. Read More »
Thesis: Stop thinking about whether they are likeable or not… there will be time enough for that later.
As much as the presidency is a person, it is also an institution, and we would more accurately make responsible decisions in presidential elections by thinking of the office as a very powerful and ideally coordinated committee, with the ballot in the chairmanship.
Event: The Executive Branch is a Committee, with an Economic Example of Why it Matters. Read More »