The best thing I've read to date about the financial crisis: the reliably foul-mouthed malcontent and gonzo journalist, Matt Taibbi. Long but rewarding - and appropriately frightening.
And yes, this is a weak return to my erstwhile blog after a long period of absence. But 1) I had to start somewhere and 2) I've been busy over the past couple of months completing my comprehensive exams and producing essays that will feed into my doctoral dissertation. What have you accomplished in the same interval? That's what I thought....
4 comments:
OK. So Taibibi is a genius, and I'm not. My Uh-Oh Alarm only went off when Obama HAD to have Geithner... whose dark stench wafted clear out here to Flyover Country. Overlook Timmie's tax probs because he is really, really, really the Only One who understands how to get us out of this. a-HAH!!!
As I have written before, liberals are suspect of big business and conservatives of big govt. I think we are both right. Here is another article for you to chew on.
http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/30/business/fannie-mae-eases-credit-to-aid-mortgage-lending.html
Until we get the corruption out of both we are screwed. Govt. is supposed to be of the people, by the people, and for the people. We all need to get over our partisan ways and see the light. Four words that will change America: term limits for congress. This is where the power grab has been occurring for too long.
Also, I've been raising three kids, taking care of 500 cows, teaching a Sunday school class, trying to not go insane by paying attention to politics, writing a blog, and taking scores. That's what I do.
SO there mr. phdiddy!!!!!!!!
I'm only an ambivalent fan of Matt Taibbi when it all shakes out because, for reasons that should be obvious, I'm just a little more hopeful than usual about the government's ability to do good things. Taibbi reflects the mentality that used to characterize my approach to such matters: we're hopelessly screwed because there's just too much corruption and apathy out there, so taking sides is a useless compromise. I'd like to think that I've grown up a bit in allowing myself to believe again that it's worthwhile to stand for things, as imperfect as they may be, instead of claiming that I'm above it all and content to sit on the sidelines while the whole thing goes down in flames. Cough...
Post a Comment