Paulson hid the little 5-sentence notice deep in his proposal so as to obscure it from lawmakers reviewing the proposal. It was days later before anyone noticed it, and lawmakers would not revoke Paulson’s change for fear it would throw the financial market into a deeper tailspin and the entire system would collapse. [...]
With nine days left before the elections, Republicans running for reelection have adopted a new tactic to improve their reelection possibilities; they are warning voters of serious problems with having both the legislative and executive branches controlled by the Democrats. With this new attack, it seems the Republicans have basically accepted that John McCain will not win the Presidency, and feel they are in danger of loosing more seats in Congress. Continue Reading » »
For over a week now we have been bombarded with just how bad things are going to be for us “regular folks” if the bailout bill is not passed. We have been told we won’t be able to borrow money for a new car, new house, new television, collage, etc., etc., etc. Then we are warned how our retirement money (401k’s, investments, other accounts, etc.) will suddenly “disappear” if we don’t go for it. We are also told how horrible things are going to be for car dealerships, small business owners, new home builders, etc., etc., etc. And guess what? It’s working. The polls prove it. Why? Because every television outlet and news paper is doing nothing but airing these “Armageddon” stories. And, we mustn’t forget how this bailout is for “main street”, not “Wall Street”. Continue Reading » »
Today I received a comment on my original post about the letter that is going around entitled “Big Oil” by Bill Phillips. (In case you haven’t seen it, the letter suggests Bill Phillips is a descendant of Frank Phillips of the infamous Phillips Petroleum Company, which is supposed to qualify him on oil and oil politics.) The comment is by Randy Phillips, who says he is a descendant of Frank Phillips. I use Randy’s name in this post, as he proudly used his name with his comment to my original post, so I don’t think he would have a problem with me using it here. You can read Randy’s comments by linking to my original post, but the following is his comment. Continue Reading » »
You may have already received an email from a friend (with content inserted, attached, or a hyperlink) of an article (or letter) supposedly written by Bill Phillips entitled “Big Oil”. Or, if you have “googled up” the words “big oil”, you most certainly have found this article. Bill Phillips is a descendent of the infamous Phillips Petroleum Company owner(s) (now ConocoPhillips), and, according to the intro to the article (obviously by someone else), has been in the oil business for “nearly 50 years”. Continue Reading » »
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