Thin Ice?

Paul Volker, who used to be the Fed chairman, and who blew the whistle on the UN “oil for food” corruption, last week made an interesting statement.  “There are disturbing trends:  Huge imbalances, disequilibria, risks…call them what you will.  Altogether the circumstances seem to me as dangerous and intractable as any I can remember, and […]

10%?

Is George Bush under the impression that the electorate is nuts?  The NIS (National Intelligence Estimate) has said that the Iraq war is fomenting Muslim anger, outrage, and jihadism around the world.  Bush and the republicans don’t want to run on Iraq, which is a disaster, and which I predicted three years ago would be […]