The financial community is not the sole cause of the current crisis. It did what Congress wanted it to do i.e. make risky loans to home owners who would not otherwise get a loan in the unregulated mortgage market. American consumers were encouraged to buy homes whether they could afford them or not. Homeowners were [...]
Pogo Was Right
By: TheCommonSenseCzar Remember the famous Pogo comic strip (“I have seen the enemy and it is us”)? It still applies to our elected officials. There will be a hearing this Thursday in the Senate Indian Affairs Committee to investigate the “inappropriate” and “devastating” use of the codename “Geronimo” in the mission to capture or kill [...]
Blondes & the Debt Ceiling
By Carol & Megan After a long hiatus the blondes are back!! The last two months have been bitter sweet with both of us moving and adjusting to our new surroundings. Carol moved to Irvine, CA which is about 25 miles from where she was living in Anaheim, CA and Megan moved from Brea, CA [...]
Jennifer Wright’s 2010 LAME DUCK Alert Links
By Jennifer Wright Keep up with the 2010 LAME DUCK Alert HERE: Senate DC Fax #’s Contact information for Key Senators for START Treaty: http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/help-stop-start/ START Treaty Flaws What’s left in the lame duck session? SENATE – START Treaty ratification HOUSE – 2011 Appropriations Bill ($1.2 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill may be on the horizon [...]
Time To Head The FCC Off At The Pass!!
Under the guise of Net Neutrality FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is preparing a vote within the FCC to regulate the internet under Title I. The problem with that is the DC Circuit court has already declared such a move illegal. This doesn’t seem to faze an FCC bent on controlling the one truly free and [...]
Dem Congresswoman:”U.S. Vets Are Right Wing Extremists”
. Ok so I know that the election has come and gone and that news from the campaign trail is ancient history. I get it. But I have obtained an email sent by democratic Congresswoman Susan Davis of California during the campaign that is so pathetic it needs to be shared. In the email Davis [...]
Healthcare: What I Can Do
This is a very controversial issue. According to polls, the majority of Americans do not like the current healthcare bill passed by Congress and the Senate. Many of our representatives voted on a bill they did not even read. I hope our newly elected officials take note of that. So what we need is a [...]
