President Obama, a big basketball fan, made his NCAA tournament picks this week. For Obama,like many of us, getting in pools and picking winners is great fun. Statisticians say the winners of most big pools, illegal, of course, pick based on mascots and school colors. I spent a great deal of time on my picks Read the full article…
This is an entry from my old blog, Grandparents of America Awaken, dated 9/15/08. Before the election, before the TARP bailouts, before Obama took over. Are you still living on the banks of the longest river in the world, one of two that run directly north, Da Nile? Are you buying the spin your government Read the full article…
Here we go again. Fannie and Freddie, chapter III. The Congress, led by Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, and Dick Durbin, want all Americans to own a home. So, they loosen up Freddie and Fannie to insure any warm body who wants a mortgage gets one. Banks can’t write mortgages fast enough. Down comes the house of cards and Read the full article…