I don’t know how well it’s being covered by the television news, but, at this very moment, there’s a coup underway in North Carolina, as the Republican legislature, which was ostensibly called back to the capitol for a special legislative session to deal with the aftermath of hurricane Matthew, started passing bill after bill intended […]
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Who are our Electors who will choose our next President, what are the rules that constrain them, and how many are likely to go rogue against Trump?
Unless something truly remarkable happens, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on January 20, 2017. This, given the very real threat he poses to our nation, is incredibly distressing to many of us. And, with that in mind, it’s probably not surprising that quite a few very […]
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The Quiet Coup
My favorite quote today comes from Michigan Congressman Thaddeus McCotter, who, commenting on the fact that Rick Wagoner had been forced out of GM by the Obama administration, said the following. “Mr. Wagoner has been asked to resign as a political offering despite his having led GM’s painful restructuring to date. Mr. Wagoner has honorably […]
Posted in Economics, Observations, Other Also tagged Big 3, double standard, GM, International Monetary Fund, Obama, Rick Wagoner, Simon Johnson, Thaddeus McCotter, The Atlantic, time to cut the head off the snake, Wall Street 10 Comments