COAL ECONOMICS AND POLITICS: REALITY CHECK — OBAMANOMICS

 

It is Obama who will ironically do the most to preserve the way of life in West Virginia, Kentucky and other states — even though they vote overwhelmingly against him out of fear, prejudice and disinformation
The reality is that coal is going to be with us for a while and perhaps permanently. Regardless of who [...]

Thomas Friedman Calls Out Clinton and McCain on Gas Tax Proposal

The McCain-Clinton gas holiday proposal is a perfect example of what energy expert Peter Schwartz of Global Business Network describes as the true American energy policy today: “Maximize demand, minimize supply and buy the rest from the people who hate us the most.”
Good for Barack Obama for resisting this shameful pandering.
 
April 30, 2008
OP-ED COLUMNIST
Dumb as [...]

Mortgage Meltdown: Fixing Broken Mortgages — Getting New terms

CLINTON — MCCAIN FORECLOSURE FREEZE GETS COLD SHOULDER BUT SOUNDS GOOD
Well here is a version (SEE ARTICLE BELOW) of what we have been pushing for months —- changing the terms of the mortgages so that the homeowner can stay in the house and the mortgage can be modified, sold or recast for capital accounting. This [...]

Clinton Gas Tax is Vapor

Gas prices are up for several reasons, the primary one being that the oil companies are squeezing every last penny of profit out before the inaugeration of the new, presumably Democratic President and a congress that is heavily weighted Democratic. 

THERE IS NO CLINTON PLAN OR PROPOSAL: Any Gas Tax “proposal” submitted by a Presidential candidate [...]

Clinton Scheme Blows Up: Barbara Reynolds Set Up Wright Press Club Appearance

May 3, 2008: Two interesting things about this posting.
The first is that while I posted it many days ago it has been the number one posting on this site every day.
The second is that it obviously attracted the attention of the Clinton attack machine who have tried to get me to allow comments that suggest [...]

Mortgage Meltdown: Conservatives do not Conserve and Liberals do not Liberate

The bottom line is that regardless of who steps into the oval office next January, nothing will actually change unless the dynamics of political participation by U.S. Citizens changes. It isn’t enough to vote. It isn’t wise to trust any leader to do the right thing. And it isn’t wise to trust that once a [...]

MORTGAGE MELTDOWN REMEDY: SEND THIS NOW TO YOUR STATE SUPREME COURT AND LOCAL COURT SYSTEM

The problem for homeowners is that however many ideas are put forward they won’t be effective in time to save most people, they won’t be in time to save the economy, and they won’t be in time to save our currency from further wrenching devaluation. It is the fierce urgency of now that cannot even [...]

Mortgage Meltdown Movement: Start Now, Obama

OBAMA MOVEMENT IS LAST CHANCE FOR ECONOMY AND HOMEOWNERS.

CHANGE THE RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE REGARDING FORECLOSURES OF ALL TYPES.
As we have have repeatedly pointed out, there is no time for stimulus packages, legislative bailouts, or executive orders. 
The evidence is mounting because [a] the situation is as bad as it looks and it is getting worse [...]

Mortgage Meltdown: The Candidates

It’s 3a.m., the phone rings. A girl with an apron answers and says “Thanks for calling Crispy Creme.” Hillary places her order for Bill. The fact is that none of the three candidates — McCain, Obama, or Clinton have ever had that 3am call nor have they ever had to make an executive decision in [...]

Personality not Plans

What we know is that nothing constructive is happening now, the usual ideological gridlock is preventing progress, and that the curiosity about a brilliant new face might just get the right people to the right table at the right time.  
Bernanke is completely right that the ONLY way out of this mess is not throwing more [...]