(51) Tax Policy
US blacks see ‘financial apartheid’ in subprime crisis Jan 27 AFP
This item supports the point :
RickyD from Brooklyn made earlier – that the subprime crisis is impacting significantly on the African American community.
AFP reports:
“People of color are more than three times more likely to have subprime loans,” concluded the organization United for a Fair Economy in a recent report which estimated that minorities […]
Is Sen. Barack Obama “Republican Lite” as one reader suggests:
RickyD, the Clinton supporter from Brooklyn, adds more fuel to the fire by asking (And I promise we will run responses) :
Is Obama good for blacks?
When it comes to the sub-prime mortgage crisis, he isn’t…
When all is said and done, the “race” issue was always a canard, but Obama’s people played the victim very effectively.
The […]
McCain’s Fiscal Mantra Becomes Less Is More Jan 26 New York Times
Dismissed as something of a light-weight on economic issues, Sen. McCain moves quickly to clarify that he is as big a supply-sider as George Bush.
With recession fears mounting, Republican candidates have increasingly focused on the economy in recent weeks. This presents challenges for Mr. McCain, who has already angered some primary voters with his stances […]
GOP presidential candidates spar over economy, Iran Jan 10 McClatchy DC
January 10, 2008
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By Steven Thomma | McClatchy Newspapers
Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The presidential campaign turned South on Thursday, as Republicans vied over who could offer the toughest language on Iran and traded barbs over who’s the true conservative heir to Ronald Reagan.
The […]
New Hampshire Will be Key Battle in GOP Civil War Jan 4 Huffington Post Thomas Edsall
January 4, 2008
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Thomas B. Edsall
The Huffington Post
January 4, 2008 04:38 PM
Manchester, N.H. — As the pared-down field of presidential candidates returns to battle today in preparation for next Tuesday’s primary, the GOP faces the prospect of two struggles: one, an intra-party conflict to determine who is going to be the Wall Street/national […]
The Huey Long of Arkansas - Mike Huckabee Dec 22 PM Carpenter
December 22, 2007
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December 22, 2007
That Huey Long of Arkansas — Now He’s Going Down, Too?
One almost pities them. Every time Republicans start narrowing their choice of presidential candidates, they get the head handed to them by the vulturous press or some antagonistic, oppo-research operation. So they move on to the next Great […]