Comments on: An “Independent” Congress http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/an-independent-congress/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:38:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: === popurls.com === popular today http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/an-independent-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-224752 === popurls.com === popular today Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:20:10 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=40853#comment-224752 <strong>=== popurls.com === popular today...</strong> yeah! this story has entered the popular today section on popurls.com... === popurls.com === popular today…

yeah! this story has entered the popular today section on popurls.com…

]]> By: FrancoisT http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/an-independent-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-224744 FrancoisT Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:13:36 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=40853#comment-224744 "Though Mauldin doesn’t think so..." Glad someone else noticed that. John is a great analyst, but when comes the time to integrate social considerations into his thinking, he falls woefully short. His political beliefs are also creeping into his writings a tad more than dispassionate and lucid analysis requires. “Though Mauldin doesn’t think so…”

Glad someone else noticed that. John is a great analyst, but when comes the time to integrate social considerations into his thinking, he falls woefully short.

His political beliefs are also creeping into his writings a tad more than dispassionate and lucid analysis requires.

]]> By: How the Common Man Sees It http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/an-independent-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-224628 How the Common Man Sees It Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:39:58 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=40853#comment-224628 Though Mauldin doesn't think so I think that day of reckoning is closer than American leaders think. Already the Fed is financing almost, if not all, new debt financing emanating from the government's checkbook. How long can that go on before someone call out about the Emperor's new clothes? Though Mauldin doesn’t think so I think that day of reckoning is closer than American leaders think. Already the Fed is financing almost, if not all, new debt financing emanating from the government’s checkbook. How long can that go on before someone call out about the Emperor’s new clothes?

]]> By: blueoysterjoe http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/an-independent-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-224621 blueoysterjoe Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:53:13 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=40853#comment-224621 Our politicians are so craven that America is now basically a crisis driven country. It takes unprecedented failure to even get the politicians to think about reforming policy that is bad on its face. And then they still may not do anything. So we lurch from bubble to bubble, crisis to crisis, hoping that we won't ever run into a crisis that buries us before we have time to respond. This is no way to run a country. Our only hope is that the Europeans, Chinese, etc. basically force America to stop acting like a spoiled teenage girl with Daddy's credit card. Our politicians are so craven that America is now basically a crisis driven country. It takes unprecedented failure to even get the politicians to think about reforming policy that is bad on its face. And then they still may not do anything. So we lurch from bubble to bubble, crisis to crisis, hoping that we won’t ever run into a crisis that buries us before we have time to respond. This is no way to run a country. Our only hope is that the Europeans, Chinese, etc. basically force America to stop acting like a spoiled teenage girl with Daddy’s credit card.

]]> By: Winston Munn http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/an-independent-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-224605 Winston Munn Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:47:17 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=40853#comment-224605 Like I always said about the television show Baywatch: Out of the mouth of babes... Like I always said about the television show Baywatch: Out of the mouth of babes…

]]> By: How the Common Man Sees It http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/an-independent-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-224600 How the Common Man Sees It Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:37:14 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=40853#comment-224600 Funny. And I read the classic line regarding Obama's prize today. This is too good: <i>All this guy has done is give a few speeches promising almost everything to everyone. Backed up nothing with actions yet, and is unlikely to. The Nobel Speech Prize.</i> Funny.

And I read the classic line regarding Obama’s prize today. This is too good:

All this guy has done is give a few speeches promising almost everything to everyone.

Backed up nothing with actions yet, and is unlikely to.

The Nobel Speech Prize.

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