How we got into this mess....

In the final analysis I believe that the rape of the US economy will overshadow Iraq as the worst of the Bush era travesties.

Conservative economic ideology has been ruinous. As a philosophy it is bankrupt. It started with Reagan and ended with Bush.

How we got into this mess by Felix Rohatyn

The Truth About the Community Reinvestment Act

There's a lot of noise out there....read what the House of Representatives has to say;

"The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA) encourages federally insured banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of the entire communities they serve,including low- and moderate-income areas, consistent with safe and sound banking practices."

The purpose of The Community Reinvestment Act was to stop the horrid practice of red-lining and in no way obligated any lender to lower their standards. It only required to use the same standards throughout the communities that they served.

The Community Reinvestment Act defined

Ann Coulter's "Today" Show Appearance Canceled

NBC should be praised for good taste. Enough said; this woman doesn't deserve the publicity she is getting.

Did you hear FDR prolonged the Great Depression?

There is going to be a lot of misinformation thrown around in the next couple of years....David Sirota sorts some of it out:

Conservatives' newest talking point -- designed to stop Congress from passing an economic stimulus package -- is breathtaking.

Hint, hint, helllooooooo.....

Maybe your problem is that you still allow Tom Delay to have ANY influence with you...whooooooo, you people are lost, lost, lost (although we fully support a multi-party system maybe this is a REALLLLLLLY good thing for the country). I'll say one thing about you guys, you are always good for a laugh.

Dear Dr. Krugman, the word is....

.....delusional

Welcome 2009!