“ Dirty Secret Of The Bailout: Thirty-Two Words That None Dare Utter
Dirty Secret Of The Bailout: Thirty-Two Words That None Dare Utter
Storm Crow
“ Paulson resists calls for added help in bailout
Paulson resists calls for added help in bailout
“ First of all, I want to thank everybody involved in getting my “Action Alert” diary yesterday rescued from obscurity to land on the Rec list 3 1/2 hours after posting. In the last 24 hours, there has been an explosive outpouring of analysis of and revulsion for the Wall Street Bailout plan, from economics professors to financial traders to laypeople. And the verdict is in: Paulson’s plan can only “succeed” if the taxpayer overpays for cr***y securities, and then sells them at a discount to Wall Street. Paulson alone gets to decide which Wall Street players win and lose; but it is a certainty that the taxpayer must lose, perhaps $1,000,000,000,000 (that’s TRILLION).
Daily Kos: Wall Street bailout plan explained, universally reviled
“ As Vermont attorney general, Dennett said she would appoint Bugliosi, who published a book this year called “The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder,” as a special prosecutor to hold Bush accountable for deaths stemming from the Iraq war. Dennett said Vermont is the ideal state to bring murder charges against Bush, since the state has carried the country’s highest per capita deaths of soldiers in the war. It is also home to nearly 40 communities that moved to impeach the president last year. “Lots of Vermonters feel very frustrated that the impeachment efforts did not go anywhere,” she said. “This is another avenue for us.
Vermont Candidate Backs Prosecution of President Bush For Murder | CommonDreams.org
“ John McCain’s lying is contagious - The Wall Street Journal just caught it.
Daily Kos: John McCain’s lying is contagious - The Wall Street Journal just caught it.
Informed Comment
China has signed a $3 billion petroleum contract with Iraq for the development of Iraqi fields. A reader at reddit.com entitled this item “4,000 US troops die for China’s access to Iraqi oil.”
“ The last few weeks have been enlightening, although utterly depressing. If this sounds like a contradiction, all anyone must do to understand what I’m talking about, is to listen to the podcasts from my radio show (http://blogtalkradio.com/headingleft/liberalpro) from the last two weeks. My guests have been some of the most enlightened liberal minds in America, and their message has been that this empire’s days are drawing to a close, along with what is left of our civil liberties and our economic system. Our way of life, our lifestyle itself, is unsustainable in this age of dwindling resources and constant war.
Democracy and Empire: Both Illusions | Sabbah’s Blog
“ ASHINGTON — Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate in 2000 and now an independent who is one of John McCain’s strongest supporters, will speak at the Republican National Convention, an official said.
Joe Lieberman Will Speak At GOP Convention
“ This morning Paul Krugman writes about health care in the New York Times. He asks, Can it happen here? That he must ask such a question is chilling. That we as a nation continue to have a discussion which revolves around the concept of whether a human being in pain is entitled to be relieved of his suffering is horrifying.
Daily Kos: Krugman asks, Can it happen here? YES IT WILL.
