Braised Cod's Blog (10)

Each in our own way are coming to the realization that Reaganomics was indeed, Voodoo economics. The concept that greed is good coexisting with the self regulating discipline of the marketplace only served to reveal and amplify the worst of human nature. From the ashes of supply side economics rises the phoenix of Wall Street Socialism, whereby profit is for the top 1% and the risk is distributed to the taxpayers. The new meme thrust upon us is that, in the words of Animal Farm, some pigs are mo… Continue

from BradBlog.com: Dr. Ron Paul's Campaign Manager Dies Uninsured, $400,000 in Debt As the campaign manager for the presidential bid of Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), Kent Snyder received a lot of credit for raising $35 million from grassroots supporters, a phenomenal accomplishment for an insurgent campaign. But, like 48 million other Americans, Snyder had no health insurance, and when he died from pneumonia on June 26 after a two-month hospital stay, he left medical bills totaling o… Continue

Another one rides under the bus of history, Phil Gramm is McCain co-chair no more: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g6OTvvWxmdp5Q2IvjYry89Ikh1YwD920JC200 Continue

Want to run for office in Oklahoma? Forget Swift Boats and viral emails. Write your own comic book depicting yourself as a defender against homos an libruls. http://www.reason.com/blog/show/127616.html Continue

From Daily Kos: In a new survey, Health Care and the Economy in Two Swing States: A Look at Ohio and Florida, National Public Radio, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health found that the economy, health care and the occupation of Iraq are the top items on people's minds, with seven out of ten saying the economy will have a significant influence on how they will vote for President in November.… Continue

From today's Huffington Post: Phil Gramm's recent disparaging of "a nation of whiners" complaining about a "mental recession" did more than offend the sensibilities of economically struggling Americans. His gaffe also served as a reminder that McCain had appointed one of the most reactionary, venal, and destructive political figures in recent times as his top econ man. By Sunday, the damage to the McCain campaign had grown so severe it announced that Gramm's role had been significantly re… Continue

I don't mean to whine, but the real question you should be asking McCain is: "Doesn't adopting a member of your family who was born a Muslim and with a Muslim name automatically disqualify you to become President of the United States?" Continue

I would like to nominate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for Whiners Ot The Week. Don't they know that we canceled welfare? Why should I have to bail out their sorry country asses? Go get a job at Walmart, you Whiners!!! Continue

nationofwhiners.com redirects you to the McCain campaign site. Yes, way. Continue

Welcome to 21st Century America. In case you missed the memo, we are taking Darwinism out of Science class and putting it in Economics class. While I know the adjustment may be difficult for some of you, I am not required to "feel your pain" (that's soooo 20th Century). I've been advised by Dear Leader to take sufficient doses of Oxycontin so that I feel no pain at all. What you whiners don't seem to understand is that "the Ame… Continue