News Analysis

Unemployment and Payroll Tax Cut -- It Just Gets Worse

It beats me what is really going through the minds of the House Republicans.

Politics as Usual

I can’t bear to take you through the details of the current Congressional scrum.   It’s another case of the new normal for this group, futzing around until the last minute, then jamming through some sort of patch that will hold  things together until the next dysfunctional episode.

Is Modern Capitalism Sustainable?

Editor: Ken Rogoff, politically 'moderate' Harvard economist and former IMF Chief economist is not bullish on capitalism, gives it a couple of decades to get its act together.

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NY Times -- Carl Bloice's Quote of the Day -- Dec 16, 2011

Quote of the Day December  16, 2011'President Obama, who first ran for office campaigningagainst the war, has never wavered on his promise tobring the troops home.

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