Archive for March, 2009

Swing Vote Senator: GOP Sought To Bankrupt Calif.

Let California go bankrupt?  Is that really the attitude of some Republicans?  I wonder if this isn’t just an extension of the attitude of people like Rush who said they want Obama to fail.  Back in 2003 the charge was made that the Bush Administration wanted America to be bankrupt in order to get rid [...]

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Index of Home Prices Falls by Record Amount

I really feel for people in places like Phoenix.  We have a family member who lives there and who just lost his job due to layoffs.  Now he has a house he can’t sell for what he paid for it and no job.
It may be spring on the calendar but housing prices are locked into [...]

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URGENT: Protect yourself from the Conficker worm

Please go to the Microsoft Security page and follow the directions for your operating system.
I just installed the patch for my OS on my desktop, my laptop didn’t need one. Even if you download and try to install a patch you don’t need MS Windows will let you know it is not needed and [...]

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Judge Must Release Woman Sentenced to Jail for Being Poor, ACLU Says in Court Papers

Has it really come to this in our country….debtor’s prison?  This is really shocking to me.  Frankly, I wasn’t aware the state was supposed to be reimbursed for a stay in a juvenile detention facility.
Here is the link to the brief filed on Ms. Nowlin’s behalf.
March 30, 2009
DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of [...]

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Jim Webb’s courage v. the “pragmatism” excuse for politicians

Reform of our criminal justice system is way over due and I’m very happy that our new senator from Virginia is taking this issue on.
Saturday March 28, 2009 09:02 EDT
Jim Webb’s courage v. the “pragmatism” excuse for politicians
There are few things rarer than a major politician doing something that is genuinely courageous and principled, but [...]

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In Homeowners’ Latest Woe, Banks Are Skipping Foreclosures

The owner kicks the tenants out as the house is being foreclosed on and then the bank refuses to take possession of the property.  The bank holding the mortgage is defunct and the original mortgage holder can’t find the records of the  mortgage.  Now the homeowner is responsible for a property that fell into complete [...]

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Obama Says Automakers Not Moving ‘Fast Enough’

Obama is of the opinion that the companies aren’t changing fast enough to survive in this economic recession.  If the companies don’t restructure in a manner that will make them competitive they will have to use the bankruptcy code to accomplish the restructuring.
President Gives GM, Chrysler New Deadlines to Complete New Turnaround Plans
By William Branigin [...]

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GM CEO resigns at Obama’s behest

There appears to be a double standard at work. How many CEO’s of banks have been asked to resign?
The Obama administration asked Rick Wagoner, the chairman and CEO of General Motors, to step down and he agreed, a White House official said.
On Monday, President Barack Obama is to unveil his plans for the auto [...]

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UPDATE: Officer Robert Powell and Ryan Moats incident (includes interview with Moats)

On March 27, the Dallas police officer who prevent Ryan Moats from reaching the bedside of his dying mother-in-law, issued this apology:
“I wish to publicly and sincerely apologize to the Moats family, my colleagues in the Dallas Police Department, and to all those who have been rightfully angered by my actions,” he said in a [...]

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Judges guilty of sending kids to prison for cash get 7 years in a plea bargain

Why were these judges allowed to plea bargain? Seven years for ruining the lives of thousands of children is an insult to the children and their parents and to society as a whole. We have a sick system and the abuses may start at the top but often occur at the local level [...]

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