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In late 2007 the global economy began to stumble, slipping into the abyss of a deep recession and financial panic. We are only now recovering from this stumble, in large part due to an unprecedented level of fiscal and monetary stimulus. Yet, no sooner is daylight within reach, we start attacking each other, tearing each [...]

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With US midterm elections up ahead, we are already seeing political posturing by US politicians regarding China’s currency.  Democratic lawmakers are reportedly drawing up legislation that sets criteria on whether a country has a misaligned currency.  It would modify the current US Treasury semi-annual report to misalignment instead of manipulation.  The House Ways and Means [...]

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Gallup shows President Obama’s approval rating tied for a low of 48% in the most recent polling.  But if you look at the data split by party, it’s like we’re living in three separate worlds.
 

 
Obama’s personal numbers have fallen mostly amongst Republicans – directly contradicting some of the recent evidence we saw last week [...]

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Pretty funny video by SNL characters bringing back a host of former Presidents to advise Obama to protect consumers from the banks.

See the behind the scenes video and the Dana Carvey Dream Sequence too.

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The money line comes right at the end.

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See also Supreme Court Ruling Spurs Corporation Run for Congress First Test of “Corporate Personhood” In Politics. 
Watch out Chris Van Hollen. We’ve got a new ‘person’ in the hunt for Maryland’s 8th district. That’s my Congressional District.

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If you are interested in politics, then this is a definite must see theater. It will give you a much greater appreciation of the personalities and positions. Better audio kicks in after a minute or so. The whole thing runs 66 minutes.

Location: Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland

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Of all the coverage of last night’s State of the Union address, the video below stands out.
Now, I’m sure Matthews will have a defence for this piece of analysis i.e. “he was so good that all the talk about Obama and race slipped my mind for that brief moment while he spoke.”  But, of course, [...]

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This is pretty funny.  Hat tip Linda.

 
By the way, Linda, this is not my Libertarian ideal! It’s called anarchy.