Author: btchakir

It has been so easy lately for anyone who disagrees with anyone else in politics to label them as radically as possible. In the past week or so, for instance, I’ve heard Obama, with his handling of the Economy and his...

As I said in an earlier post on my blog today, yesterday I went with a group from Full Circle Theater on a tour of both the East and West campuses of St. Elizabeths, washington DC’s historic Mental Institution campus. Dr....

Robert Reich posted the best commentary on the AIG scandal… and this REALLY is a scandal!… and I agree with him 100%. Here it is in total: The real scandal of AIG isn’t just that American taxpayers have so far...

Norm Coleman has had several vote quests struck down by the Minnesota Second District Court, and Al Franken told a conference of Democratic Senators today that he can see a “light at the end of the tunnel.” I hope...

Citigroup, according to a piece I just heard on MSNBC, has had two profitable months in the first quarter of 09, yet the government has had to buy close to 40% of its stock. So, is the bank failing? Citi says it is profitable,...