A blog by Nicholas Solter about politics and everything else
Posted in Economy on Oct 8th, 2008
The latest Republican talking point, as parroted by my local paper and Thomas Sowell, seems to be that the current economic crisis is not actually due to the deregulation of the investment banks and insurance companies. Instead, it’s because of the Community Reinvestment Act that encouraged housing loans to poor minorities.
In his excellent rebuttal in […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, John McCain, Politics on Aug 26th, 2008
George W. Bush is one of the most unpopular presidents ever, and John McCain is offering more of the same. Barack Obama, on the other hand, has innovate ideas and approaches, is an inspiring speaker, and is running on the opposition party’s ticket. Obama should be running away with this race, yet polls show Obama […]