I finally got time to watch a recording of Saturday night’s Saddleback Church event with Obama and McCain. DJ made some excellent observations earlier in the week, which I thought I might supplement a bit. If you have not seen it yet, I strongly suggest that you view this event as I think it provides [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008 at 1:32 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, Banks, Economy, FairTax, George W. Bush, Housing, Mortgages, TAXES, US Congress
As expected, President Bush signed HR 3221 into law this morning, making billions of federal dollars available to home owners, shoring up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and providing closer oversight of the financial aspects of home ownership to the Administration and Congress.
What a shame.
After speaking with a good friend of mine that is a [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Saturday, Jul 26, 2008 at 10:23 pm Filed Under: Economy, Energy, FairTax, Featured, George W. Bush, Housing, IRS, Military, Mortgages, Nancy Pelosi, Swamp Stompers, TAXES, US Congress
Well, it took almost 3 months, but Congress finally passed the bill today, on older version of which was passed by the House in May, after some considerable back and forth between the Senate and the House. The bill is HR 3221 (pdf), titled: “Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008″.
The entire bill is over [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 8:00 am Filed Under: 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
In Friday’s Wall Street Journal, Kimberly Strassel takes a careful look at the events around the Obama campaign and provides a keen analysis of his comments, actions, and the attempts by his campaign and supporters to shore up his mistakes.
It’s apparent that BO is in need of help along the way. But does he want [...]