I’m posting two pieces from the news for the political component of the economic story, and not just because I enjoy spreading around bad news: First from MSNBC: Existing home sales fall for eighth month Sales of existing homes fell for the eighth consecutive month in October, with median home prices falling by a record amount. Analysts blamed the worsening housing slump on the credit crunch that hit in August.The National Association of Realtors reported that sales of existing single-family...
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Say What? Democrats’ Health Plans Echo Nixon’s Failed GOP Proposal
Just when you thought that Nixon was the 2nd worse president in history (Bush now being the worse, atleast in my book), we are reminded that Nixon actually called for universal access to health insurance in 1974. And… low and behold, McClatchy reports that the Dems proposal look a lot like Nixon’s. Suck on that for a while, all you Republican’s who attacked Clinton’s plan as “as socialized medicine.” Clinton’s plan “bears a striking resemblance to changes that were proposed in...
Let’s Even The Campaign Field
Darrell, in a comment to a previous post that referenced Joe Biden, assumed that I chosen a candidate here at DemDaily. While I have not chosen any candidate, or offered to use my 40 years experience in the political world, I have made a choice to help level the playing field for two of the ‘unsung’ candidates that I feel are fully qualified to be top-level candidates and potential nominees: Joe Biden and Chris Dodd. The combination of Clinton,...
George W. Bush’s Convenient Truth
The man whom the people elected in 2000 to be president was in the temporary residence of the man whom the Supreme Court anointed. President George W. Bush hosted former Vice-President Al Gore, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and five other Nobel laureates, Nov. 26. This annual handshake photo-op has been an American tradition. The Nobel committee had cited Gore, Oct. 12 , as “probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of...
Clinton Scores Streisand Endorsement
I think this was given, given her support for Bill Clinton: Barbra Steisand, “legendary filmmaker, artist, and Democratic activist,” endorsed Hillary Clinton for President on Tuesday. Streisand cited Clinton’s ability to bring about change and the historic nature of her campaign as reasons why she is supporting Hillary’s candidacy. “Madame President of the United States…it’s an extraordinary thought. We truly are in a momentous time, where a woman’s potential has no limitations,” said Streisand. “Hillary Clinton has already proven to...
Ten Post Round-Up: Positive Vibration Wednesday
It’s Wednesday, yo! I’m sure that about three or four of you *wink* noticed that I did not post a positive round-up, yesterday (my Firefox browser updated itself, but didn’t update my add-ons which included an excellent html editor in which I transformed my posts into web worthy postings. Now, I have to do things the round-about way, which means my round-ups may be later on those days when my presence is required away from my computer…like, today, for...
Intelligent Conservatism for a Change
I recently ran across this piece in the conservative party news from Britain on a Blueprint for a green economy. The Quality of Life Policy Group, chaired by John Gummer and vice-chaired by Zac Goldsmith, released their final report on Thursday morning. The Group have spent 18 months developing an agenda to make Britain a world leader on green growth by: - Using markets to help create positive change - Helping individuals change their behaviour - Making industry use...
Press Ignores Iowa Data on Biden
Here’s a quote from a fundraising letter from Joe Biden that has some news we didn’t hear in the Traditional Media. This just in: a brand new Rasmussen Reports poll asked voters who they...
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