According to this story , AMEX is running to the US government, cap in hand, pleading that they don’t have any money any more. Or that they need $3.5 billion to keep them warm and toasty at night. OH COME ON!! Next, it’ll be Halliburton running to their buddies in Washington, claiming that the plans to withdraw from Iraq has cost them business so they […]
Cry-baby capitalism is making me sick to my stomach. Why is that when things are on the way up, we’re all told to buckle up and suck it up and keep up with all of the others that are racing ahead of us as we stumble in our careers or other activities, while on the way down, the world’s (once) largest companies are the first […]
We all had some pretty nasty fears heading into the election thinking things like: "Would the GOP be stupid enough to rig it despite Obama’s massive lead?" or "would it just be the ‘swing states’ where problems would arise?" Thankfully, none of that bullshit happened (again). If it did, I’m sure the million or so in Chicago would have fanned out across the States and […]
I’m loathe to be critical of someone who is promising change and who hasn’t even had a chance to sit in the big chair yet, but when Obama promised ‘change’, was he just talking about pocket change, like pennies and nickels? This announcement makes me feel that way. Appointing another alumnus from Goldman Sachs to the Department of Treasury doesn’t really smell like ‘change’. It […]
As always, this action is geared towards folks in the US . While there were a couple of issues with the site (lots of PDF files, which I hate), they seem to be on the right track. That said, if you’re reading this blog (ie. my blog) and know of similar ‘action pages’ in Canada, please let me know. The comments section allows a maximum […]