Posted in Politics, tagged big three, Chrysler, detroit bail out, Ford, GM, oprah winfrey on November 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
From our Washington Desk
The following is a transcript from a wishful hearing of the House Financial Services Committee regarding the $25 billion Detroit auto bailout proposal before Congress:
Chairman Barney Frank: I’d like to call on our next witness, Mrs. Oprah Winfrey, to make her opening statement.”
Mrs. Winfrey: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. While I was not born [...]
Posted in Family Finance, tagged christmas, federal deficit, gifts, hanukkah, holiday gift giving, holiday gift ideas, kwanzaa, national debt, stimulus package on November 7, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Suzanne Betrand, Health and Living
As Congress debates whether to rush headlong toward passage of yet another multi-billion dollar stimulus plan before year’s end, we ought to pause and consider canceling Christmas instead. Hanukkah and Kwanzaa ought to go as well.
Certainly, we ought to take time off to observe the holidays as usual. Binge-drinking, over-eating like [...]
