Monthly Archives: January 2010

"Deficit Peacocks"

Posted on January 30, 2010 by

In his op-ed in Thursday’s New York Times Paul Krugman refers to Michael Linden’s piece at the Center for American Progress which makes the distinction between what he calls “deficit hawks” and “deficit peacocks.” Linden describes the hawks as, “those … Continue reading →

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Obama DOJ: Authorizing Torture Just "Poor Judgment"

Posted on January 30, 2010 by

The Obama administration Department of Looking Forward, Not Back has come to the conclusion that the authorization of the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” torture is nothing more than “poor judgement.” From Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman at Newsweek: “..an … Continue reading →

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Geithner, Paulson, and Bernanke at the Oversight Committee Hearings

Posted on January 29, 2010 by

Putting different pieces of testimony from yesterday’s hearings before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, it’s easy to see how the New York Federal Reserve’s “backdoor bailout” of Goldman Sachs and other large banks, via insurance giant AIG, … Continue reading →

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A "Deficit of Trust," Mr. President? Here’s Why

Posted on January 29, 2010 by

President Obama in last night’s State of the Union Address (emphasis mine): “We face a deficit of trust — deep and corrosive doubts about how Washington works that have been growing for years.  To close that credibility gap, we have … Continue reading →

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