Tag archive for ‘Cramer’
Scotus Ruling: Why You Need My Book
The US Supreme Court has overturned the core of McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform laws. That means corporations and unions will be unfettered in their attempts to persuade, distort, and lie to people during campaigns.
The worst part: it will begin a new surge of fundraising by special interest groups that will cause even more economic chaos [...]
Pick One Already!
This is a posting about the non-sense from the media and both political parties about the economy and jobs. It’s best seen through a funny beer commercial.
LAS VEGAS, NV (December 3, 2009) – You’ve seen the Miller Lite commercial where the couple is at a restaurant and she asks, something to this effect, “If your [...]
Economic Timing Of Politicians Way Off
Paul Solman, the economics reporter for PBS’ The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, had a great story tonight on The Paradox of Thrift. It’s worth watching. The gist of the story: the more we save, the worse the economy gets. What we need, it seems today, is George Bush’s advice after 9/11: Go out and shop. Ironically, the [...]
Cramer-Stewart Bout Was A Dud. Here’s Why
This posting looks at the appearance of Jim Cramer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. It had all the discomfort of a fart in church. Why was this must-miss TV and what does it tell us as Americans?
LAS VEGAS, NV (March 16, 2009) – After a weekend away, I finally saw the recorded episode [...]
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