Archive for December 18th, 2008

Bail Me Out! — But Should I Really Get a Handout?

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Bailout mania has hit America — everybody wants the government to come in and save them.   But does this make any sense?  As an aside, before I delve into certain overriding issues of bailout, the fact that both Republicans and Democrats can come up with nothing intrinsically better to help our economy than throw [...]

Kudos to Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.?

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Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (note that I am not a fan of his dad, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.) claims that in 2007, he went to federal prosecutors regarding Gov. Blagojevich’s misdeeds.  If true, Jackson deserves real credit for fulfilling his civic duties and taking moral action.  See  http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6557529.  [For a rebuttal of this assertion [...]