Category Archives: Economy
Middleman
As President Obama signed into law the federal takeover of the student loan industry, he said he was “ending giveaways to banks” by “cutting out the middleman“. “Middleman” Sallie Mae announced it will lay off 2500 employees.
Romney-Care by a Neck
Mitt Romney showed up in Iowa to bash Obama-care. All well and good except that he led the charge for state run health care in Massachusetts – complete with an individual mandate.
Zorba
I’ve had this one sitting around in my sketches file for a while. Zorba the Greek isn’t a household name these days. But with the Greek economy sending the Euro crashing this week and the Germans left to pick up the pieces well… as Dieter would say, now is the time on Sprockets when we dance.
Here is a NYT story about Google’s move from mainland China to Hong Kong due to Chinese censorship and alleged hacking.
Process
The president insisted it was important to pass Obamacare and not get hung up on “process” when Bret Baier asked him if he supported “deeming” the Senate bill into law. Here’s a Peggy Noonan column about the process of getting answers from Obama.
