Posts tagged phil gramm

• NYT: Former SEC Lawyer, "Phil Gramm is the Single Most Important Reason for the Current Financial Crisis"

  Paul Kiesel | November 17, 2008 9:06 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  If there's no such thing as bad publicity, why is it that 2008, for former Republican senator Phil Gramm, has been nothing but bad publicity for the man who John McCain once credited with saving his...

• "The Four" Who Helped Usher in the Economic Crisis

  Paul Kiesel | October 13, 2008 6:48 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There were those that predicted the current economic, foreclosure, housing, and mortgage crisis (Paul Krugman, who incidentally just won the Nobel prize in economics, Robert Shiller, Dr. Nouriel...

• McCain Mortgage Plan: The Wrong Approach

  Paul Kiesel | October 10, 2008 10:40 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  John McCain announced, during the last Presidential Debate, that he has a plan to combat rising foreclosure rates and curb the amount of underwater mortgages throughout the country. McCain proposes...

• When it Comes to the Bailout, Some Refuse to See the Facts

  Paul Kiesel | September 30, 2008 9:58 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There are a lot of different news outlets and political blogs pointing fingers at who's to blame for the financial crisis and why Americans should or should not support the failed bailout (or...

• Biden Elucidates McCain's Regulatory History

  Paul Kiesel | September 23, 2008 4:17 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Up until recent weeks, John McCain did not have a history of supporting regulatory oversight. McCain's camp has vigorously denied or has tried to amend statements that prove otherwise, especially...

• 32 Problems with the Wall Street Bailout

  Paul Kiesel | September 22, 2008 7:28 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Actually, there may be more or less than 32 problems with Bush's Wall Street Bailout proposal, but there is no greater problem than the 32 words present in Section 8 of the Bush Administration's...

• Biden: End "Cowboy Mentality" of Bush-McCain Era of Deregulation on Wall Street

  Paul Kiesel | September 19, 2008 7:56 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden told about 1,000 supporters earlier today in Virginia that, "ending the cowboy mentality of the Bush-McCain era" on Wall Street is part of the...

• What's Missing From Bush's Bailout Plan? For Starters, the Word Bailout...

  Paul Kiesel | September 19, 2008 7:36 PM | 2 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It's finally happened. The federal government, much to the chagrin and support of Congressional leaders, stepped in this morning and has written a blank check for Wall Street's blunders. In his...

• Who's to Blame for the Economic & Housing Crisis?

  Paul Kiesel | September 18, 2008 3:48 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Who deserves the blame for the economic and housing crisis? It's difficult to point the finger at one individual for instigating this mess, because many people were involved. In fact, the blame...

• Democrats and Republicans Finally Agree... At Least on One Issue

  Paul Kiesel | September 11, 2008 5:46 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  What's the difference between a Republican hockey mom and a Democrat that owns a pit bull? Obviously, a lot ! However, Democrats and Republicans can agree there's one emerging issue on which they're...