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Monday, Aug 3
McCain's lament: There was so much pressure!
John McCain, wrote Wall Street Journal "senior economics writer" Stephen Moore on Saturday, is living the happy warrior good life "focusing singlemindedly on holding back Obamanomics." Good for him, I suppose, but after mulling over Moore's interview with McCain, I think it might beh...
Thursday, Jun 11
Hank Paulson, dictator of Wall Street
There is something very odd about seeing both Democrats and Republicans get into high dudgeon about the supposed "threats" and strong-arming of Bank of America by Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Wednesday, Jun 10
A bailout for California?
The average Californian is richer than the average American and California has more than its fair share of rich people (who pay the bulk of state and federal taxes). But Schwarzenegger and the dysfunctional legislature are hoping Washington will provide the same kind of deus ex machina r...
Is Obama blowing his chance to rein in Wall Street?
If you're looking for clues as to what might be on the agenda, then I recommend a fascinating speech delivered on Monday by Daniel Tarullo, Obama's first nominee to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. (If you don't feel up to digesting all 5,400 words, the Wall Street Journal's David We...
Monday, Mar 30
Opinion: Chrysler's Italian bailout?
March 30 (Bloomberg) -- Chrysler LLC said it, Fiat SpA and Cerberus Capital Management LLC have reached an agreement on a global alliance. Chrysler said it still has "substantial hurdles to resolve" and that it is "committed to working closely with Fiat" and U.S. officials. You can color me s...
