March 2008

Oliver Stone is doing a movie about George W. Bush. That bit of news was a fitting end to last week's kaleidescopic developments, straight off the fiction shelves. Before I get to the week that was, I want to thank all of you who weighed in about my blog about listening to presidential candidate and Congressman Ron Paul. I am so deeply appreciative and grateful for all of your comments, I ... read more

Time to listen to Texas Congressman Ron Paul, the lone voice of reason in Congress today who's got to feel like he's shouting into a field of cotton with his repeated warnings about the dangers of a collapsing dollar, while the administration goes AWOL on the problem. The dollar just hit a record intraday low against the euro on reports that consumer confidence levels have dropped to levels not ... read more

It's the question of the hour: How can Congress fix the housing and credit crisis? And where are we in this crisis? We've been talking about this issue on our morning show Money for Breakfast. I don't make it a habit of trying to call the end of the world and I don't think we're headed for the abyss. I also fully support a moonshot to Mars so we can pack all those recession fanatics on it so ... read more

You're crazed about your stock portfolio now, because it seems like the economy is headed for a national nervous breakdown, right? A systemic credit crunch is underway, record bank writedowns are rocking the stock market, inflation is eating away at returns, and the euro, the Canadian loonie, the Japanese yen, all are flexing their muscles at record levels against the dollar. What stocks could ... read more

Ok, I needed a break from all the craziness on Wall Street, so I am venturing into the always entertaining world of politics. Barack Obama has a speech problem. It goes beyond the recent controversy over Obama's slow disavowal of the Rev. Jeremiah "God damn America" Wright, his spiritual mentor and the man who presided over his marital ceremony.  It goes beyond the fact that, as Obama ... read more