Political Equinox

I’ve spent hours combing over articles in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, CNN, and blogs. It seems to me that this Paulson Plan is pretty far from getting any sort of okay from Congress, and I honestly hope it stays that way. Purchasing all this costs way too much money when all we really need to do is get the market for this stuff moving.

Of everything I’ve read, I find the proposal of top economist, Brian Wesbury. The plan has been most promoted by Dave Ramsey, the “Get out of Debt Guy.” While I sometimes question Dave’s macroeconomic theories, I think he’s made an excellent choice in going towards Brian’s (and likely other economists’) plan.

The Revised Bailout Plan

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Tags: Congress, money, New York Times, obama, The Caucus

John McCain wrote an op-ed piece that apparently defended his stance on the Iraq War and attempted to lay out his plan for Iraq. The editorial was rejected by the New York Times. At first, I was ticked that the NY Times would play bias and print only an editorial by one side, but then I discovered the real problem. After reading the editorial released by the McCain campaign, it is apparent why it was rejected in that it contains little regarding McCain’s plan.
I have said that I expect to welcome home most of our troops from Iraq by the end of my first term in office, in 2013.
Only one statement in the editoral seems to lay out …

Tags: Barack Obama, iraq, iraq war, IRS, John McCain, mccain campaign, New York Times, ny times, obama, republican

Although referencing Romeo and Juliet is incredibly trite, it nonetheless underscores an important point - it shouldn’t matter in picking the leader of our country. In politics it helps if your name is Bush, Roosevelt, Kennedy or Rockefeller or is alliterative (Ronald Reagan, Hannibal Hamlin etc). But unless your shtick is railing against elite political families or hating repetitive letters and sounds, names usually do not have a negative affect on a politician.

Enter the 2008 presidential race. Although the McCain camp has done a good job denouncing the practice, some of his supporters have selectively chosen to insert Senator Obama’s middle …

Tags: Bush, candidate, Hussein, Kennedy, New York Times, obama, president, Rockefeller, Romeo and Juliet, web

The Issue: The New York Times had an interesting article about an amputee from South Africa whose attempting to qualify for the Olympics. Oscar Pistorius is a double amputee who had his lower leg removed as an infant. He has been training on what are known as Cheetahs, essentially carbon based blades shaped in a J that can function as well as normal legs in terms of the sprint. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), which is the governing organization over competitive track and field recently ruled that Mr. Pistorius would have an “unfair advantage” as they claim his Cheetahs were more energy efficient than actual human legs. …

Tags: New York Times, ny times, web

The Issue: In today’s New York Times there was an interesting article regarding Harvard University’s change in the way they distribute financial aid. They have decided to “…expand financial aid to students from families earning as much as $180,000 a year” which would include many middle and upper middle class families. Harvard, as a leader in financial aid practices, has already inspired other institutions to follow their lead. Some believe this is fortunate for the US postsecondary system, as it would expand financial access to elite private institutions, not just to the wealthiest and to the poorest that already receive significant “need based” financial aid.

Many colleges and universities feel they would not be able to provide that much financial …

Tags: financial, income tax, Middle Class, New York Times, tution