Look at the graph; the recovery is real, but the 'gap' between real and projected GDP is what the crooks on Wall Street stole from all of us. That hole in the graph is the reason cities and counties are nearly bankrupt and pensions are underfunded.  That money is gone; its not coming back.  Four or five years of growth...more

If you've ever used your health insurance for more than a flu shot or a physical,you know the system is totally screwed up with bored employees buried in antique paperwork, delayed claims and outrageous pricing.  The only folks who are satisfied with their healthcare are retirees with gold-plated benefits that nobody g...more

The easiest way for criminals to get guns is to steal them from law-abiding gun owners.  You may not intend to aid and abet criminal gun use, but more legal guns 'out there' means more guns available for criminals.  When your gun is stolen from your home or the glove compartment of your vehicle and used to commit a cri...more

Which part of "well-regulated militia" don't you understand?

Hilarious article and thread, thank you Bill.  Add a few references to "preppers" and "the lamestream media" and you will have a screenplay for Fox News.   The damage was done when Wall Street crooks lied about the quality of their "AAA rated" investment products, kited them to unsuspecting municipal and individual ...more

"Perhaps even more surprising, IRAs held by people in their 20s had an average 22 percent in money funds."  Surprising? Really? After they watched lying Wall Street crooks walk away with half their meager savings five years ago?  Lying about the safety / quality of your investment products tends to create distrust... p...more

R's, stop running your candidates through an ultra-conservative, love-the-rich filter and you might have a chance of winning.  Give us some saner choices than Mitt or Michelle Bachman or Sarah Palin... or quit whining about the consequences.

"Because, in the end, if wholesale gasoline at $3.60 in 2008 was enough to pop the housing bubble and send us spiraling into the worst financial crisis in generations, another spike right now, in our weakened state, is sure to cause at least a few backfires if not a blown head gasket." What a bizarre statement; as i...more

Yeah, because Walmart is such a fine example of hard work and the American way... Slap some cheap crap from China on the shelves, employ mostly temps at minimum wage and give top management big bonuses.