A More Political Look at the European Debt Crisis

     I am putting this under good as the info contained is solid and has an affect on us. Egads has some good insights on the dilemma for Ms Merckel in Germany and what she can and can't do to keep things from going off the rails in the EU.

Brian

Europe's Banking Crisis

     After news agencies spent the week ignoring the banking crises, it exploded today. I found three different articles. First is a synopsis called Europe's Banking Crisis to get you up to date on what is going on. Second is what the Fed is doing about it called Federal Reserve Boosts Flow of Dollars to ECB which is actually a news story not an opinion. Third is definitely an opinion piece called What's 2 Billion Between Friends which uses the scandal in Switzerland to pound in their nails for the need for reform. This is an ugly situation which is going to have a negative effect on our economy at a time when we need the opposite.

Brian

Free to Die

      Free to Die is basically a scare article from the left. If you want to get something good from the majority of what Krugman writes see his Blog.

Brian

Piling on Attack Watch

      I agree that Attack Watch is a very Nixonian thing to do and very stupid in today's political climate. Although better researched than most, There goes the Youth Vote is just another voice piling on the Presidents re-election team for being stupid. At this point we get it.

Brian

The Gentry Presidency

     In his new opinion Joel Kotkin posits that obama is the tool of Wall St. and the rich. Called The Crises of the 'Gentry Presidency', it just leave me wondering, if Kotkin is right than who is pulling the strings on the Republicans, and how much worse would it be now if they had been in charge.

Brian

A Geek Looks at Pennsylvania Electoral College Plan

      Nate Silver over at Five Thirty Eight goes over the pros and cons of the electoral college proposal by the Pennsylvania Legislature.

Brian

Missing The Point Completely

     The Wall Street Journal is at it again. In A Blue State Bailout in Disguise the writers point out that a large part of the money for police, fire, and teachers will go to blue states that are having to fire people in these positions. It then points out that having these programs administrated at the local and state level is what keeps America strong. They posit that this is just another way for the Fed to take over these programs instead of a way of keeping Americans working. So no a jobs program is also a way for the Fed to take over the States. Huh? The Wall Street Journal get worse every day.

Brian