Category Archives: Wall Street Banks

Crimeless Victims

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Myiq2xu

(WARNING: This another one of those posts where I defy liberal orthodoxy and cause people to think I have turned into a whip-kissing racist Republican. You have been warned.) Forbes: Finding Little Evidence Of Foreclosure Fraud, Feds Give Up Over … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, Wall Street Banks | 15 Comments

Wall Street Occupies The White House

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Myiq2xu

Kevin D. Williamson: Not far from Zuccotti Park, where Occupy Wall Street was fragrantly encamped, I noticed a young man wandering into a store to buy a pack of cigarettes on a bright Saturday morning, wearing blue jeans, a T-shirt, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Elections, Barack Obama, Corruption, Crony Capitalism, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, Wall Street Banks | Tagged , , , , | 30 Comments

Bunker mentality

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Myiq2xu

Democrats Dare Not “Abandon” the White Working Class It’s an enduring myth of modern American politics that the white working class is what stands between Democrats and a majority. Even before the character of Archie Bunker became a liberal scapegoat … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Elections, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Economy, Financial Meltdown, Politics, Sarah Palin, Wall Street Banks | Tagged , | 28 Comments

Gratuitous Clinton Bashing

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Myiq2xu

Even though it’s been out for a couple months now, Dan Froomkin decided to bring up Ron Suskind’s Confidence Men again: In the book, Suskind describes how Obama made the conscious choice to staff his economic team with former Clinton … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Financial Meltdown, Wall Street Banks | Tagged , | 16 Comments

Occupy Workplace

Posted on November 17, 2011 by 1539days

I wasn’t one of those people who experienced the prosperity of the Clinton administration. I had a pretty long run of unemployment and low paying jobs in the 1990s. When Bush was president, I had more years of sporadic, but … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Elections, Corruption, Crony Capitalism, Politics, Tea Party, Wall Street Banks | 7 Comments

Shut Down Wall Street Live Blog

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Myiq2xu

It’s Der Tag! Rise up and throw off your chains! Death to Smoochy! Thursday November 17th, marks two months since the start of Occupy Wall Street as well as International Students Day. To commemorate this two month anniversary, Occupy Wall … Continue reading →

Posted in Occupy Wall Street, OWS, Wall Street Banks, Zombies | 56 Comments

Sacred Tropes and Right-Wing Cows

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Myiq2xu

Sister Toldjah: Remember when Barack Obama was upset at the bonuses paid to AIG execs? […] When the bubble burst in 2007, Fannie and Freddie began to lose billions of dollars of investments in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) guarantees. In September … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Elections, Barack Obama, Corruption, Crony Capitalism, Democratic Party, Financial Meltdown, Housing Bubble, Politics, Racism, Republican Party, Uncategorized, Wall Street Banks | Tagged | 36 Comments

Where did the money go?

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Myiq2xu

Let’s say it’s 1986, you’re in your mid-twenties and you and your spouse decide to buy a home for you and your two young children. You live in a medium-large city and you both have good jobs. With a little … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Financial Meltdown, Housing Bubble, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, Uncategorized, Wall Street Banks | Tagged , | 39 Comments