Category Archives: defitics

Putting America’s future in the hands of the class dunce

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

So let me get this straight: I’m going to see many thousands of dollars in my retirement portfolio wiped out today because an arguably incompetent ratings agency called Standard & Poor’s decided to downgrade the U.S. debt? That action raises … Continue reading →

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Libyan intervention raises questions

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

As American warplanes drop their payloads over Libyan military targets, our intervention thus far has elicited generally widespread bipartisan support.  This time, after all, we’re clearly on the side of the good guys, or at least on the side fighting … Continue reading →

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