The News
Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama
Amazing! George W. Bush’s first Secretary of State, Colin Powell, went on “Meet the Press” and endorsed Barack Obama for President of the United States. I have seen paper after paper (some, like the Chicago Tribune and LA Times are purportedly right leaning) endorse Obama and now this. Amazing. Powell was used by the Bush [...]
Other Financial Crises
As the U.S. bails out the financial districts and those that engage in futures trading can breathe a sigh of relief, Europe is facing it’s own financial crisis. The global credit crunch deepened in Europe as government leaders pledged to bail out troubled banks and protect depositors. BNP Paribas SA will take control of Fortis’s [...]
Bloomberg wants third term
New York is all abuzz about Mayor Bloomberg. Apparently the two-term mayor is put off by term limits and wants to extend his stay in the Mayor’s office for another term. New York City civilians have voted twice in the past to limit the terms of their mayors and even America’s Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, couldn’t [...]
Court’s back
Now that most people in the northern climes are putting away their pool floats for the season, the U.S. Supreme Court is back in action. On the docket this term is the use of foul language on television. When Cher appeared on the Billboard Music Awards in 2002, she used a four-letter word connoting sex. [...]
Wal Mart Profits Up
Wal Mart must have utilized a new corporate performance management agenda within the last quarter. Their earnings rose a healthy 17%. Consumers facing higher gasoline and food prices consolidated their shopping trips, heading to Wal-Mart where they could spend their tax-rebate checks on discounted groceries and drugs. [...]“When energy and oil prices go up, on [...]
Dogs Die in Invasion
Looks like people may have to start wearing tactical gear while just lounging around in their own homes. And don’t forget the dogs. Have them fitted too. Mayor Cheye Calvo of Berwyn Heights, Maryland, and his mother-in-law were handcuffed and forced to kneel on the floor during the July 29 raid, which police said was [...]
The Edwards Scandal
John Edwards admits to having an affair, but he’s denying fathering a child with his former lover. First of all, I think Elizabeth Edwards is a beautiful person inside and out. She’s a true inspiration and certainly DOES NOT need the garbage that she’s going to have to put up with now. According to Sen. [...]
