Red Hot & Blue Politics

Women front and center in March for Women’s History Month — not that there has been much press about it.  Wall street rallies (from tons of bailout money), Obama flunks on the economy, but gets an A+ on stem cell research and moving toward Hillary’s universal health care. Checkout more odds and ends archived from [...]

Madoff won’t get to pass “go” and won’t get to collect even $200. Fraudster financier and Ponzi schemer, Bernard Madoff, pleaded guilty today to 11 counts of fraud, money laundering, perjury and theft for swindling investors (charities and even some of his own long-time friends) out of over $65 billion in the largest Ponzi scheme [...]

Economics stimulants — what’s in it for you? Robber Barons, fraudsters, and Wall St. dips to 12 years lows. The extremes are spectacular: North Dakota House gives fertilized eggs human status and New Hampshire Senate is first US legislative body with women as majority members. Will Obama’s administration keep transparency promise and more odds and [...]

Someone emailed me this new handy stock market terminology list today. I think it about sums it up. Here’s to better days ahead.

CEO
Chief Embezzlement Officer

CFO
Corporate Fraud Officer

BULL MARKET
A random market movement causing an investor to mistake him or herself for a financial genius.

BEAR [...]

The White House says that the economic stimulus bill, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, “will create or save 3.5 million jobs over the next two years.”  Hmm, “create or save” seems just a tad ambiguous.  In 2008, we lost 2.6 million jobs. Saving a job is one thing, but creating a new job is something [...]

Hillary continues to lead from the State Department, Obama stumbles with the economic stimulus and trips over lobbyists and tax dodging cabinet picks, Eric Holder, Michael Steele, and Iceland break barriers, states pursue domestic partnerships, and more odds and ends archived from our “Red Hot News” section. There’s no new news here unless you are [...]

Jon Stewart comments on Obama’s hobnob with the media to sell his economic stimulus, Oba-mea culpa on dumping Daschle, and Obama Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs, reading from the Bush Administration press secretary handbook, “He’s Just Not That Into Answering You.” Yep, team Obama is looking and talking a lot like the Bush team.
February 4, 2009: [...]

Debt, deficits, spending and the cha-cha-change, teh Kennedys wane in the wind(farming), Hillary takes charge at the State Department, and more odds and ends archived from our “Red Hot News” section. There’s no new news here unless you are a new visitor.
NY Gov. Paterson appoints Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to fill the Senate seat vacated by [...]

Gay rights victory in Florida, Dems fall short on 60-seat supermajority, panhandlers, prostitution, and more bailout odds and ends to archive from our “Red Hot News” section. No new news here unless you are a new visitor.
Sen. Norm Coleman R-MN withdraws 650 ballot challenges in Minnesota recount … Senator Saxby Chambliss R-GA wins run-off, thwarting [...]

Economics crackerjack and Confluence blogger, Dakinikat, has a stark reality story on the economy that I highly recommend you go read (yes, go now, then come back). If I haven’t convinced you, then here are a few snips of what Dakinikat has to say about expert trend spotter, Gerald Celente:
Gerald Celente is one of those [...]