Recession Survival Tips

The Obama Administration has been enjoying the post-coital bliss that occurred after they rammed the healthcare reform plan down America’s throat.  While opponents on the right have been predictably overheated in their rush to condemn a very middle of the road bill, the conversation again turns to America’s troubled economy. ... 

With 20% of American mortgages underwater, the Obama administration has been under a great deal of pressure to expand programs designed to assist homeowners in danger of foreclosure.  To that end, President Obama announced that an additional $14 billion in aid will be provided in order to shore up the F.H.A. and other assistance... 

After much coaxing and cajoling, the House of Representatives, led by a strident Nancy Pelosi, delivered Mr. Obama a major legislative victory.  Although I am severely disappointed by the chicanery surrounding the passage of this healthcare bill, it will be a net positive in the lives of many Americans.  I hold out no hope... 

Today, I am reminded of one of my favorite childhood movies, Revenge of the Nerds.  The Republican Right represents the jock fraternity, Alpha Beta.  The progressive left represents the eponymous nerds.  Since God can remember, the nerds have been getting their asses kicked by the Alpha Betas, while the rest of the campus... 

Although Haiti has fallen from the national consciousness, the problems there continue to grow.  Approximately one million people are still homeless, while many have taken refuge in tent cities and refugee camps.  According to an editorial in the New York Times, despite the overwhelming amount of aid and support given to... 

The healthcare debate (debacle) is in its fiftieth homestretch.  However, this week does have an air of finality to it.  As we enter into the last week of this never-ending saga, I am still not happy.  In my mind, the Democrats are scum-sucking, spineless cretins, who would sell their mamas in order to get reelected.  They...