The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays is coming to its close. In its place we are entering a period of consequences.” -Winston Churchill While this quotes context pertained to the days shadowing WWII, it still applies to the U.S.’s unsupportable spending and racking debt. A period of consequences [...]
The economic trends at the beginning of the year could be called “promising” and current trends could be looked upon as “not-so-great.” Some still find hope that the economy will soon recover, but when recent trends are compared with ones during the Great Depression it gets a little too close for comfort. Last Friday stocks [...]
This is a summary of the news this week, June 20-June 26. Politics President Obama met with Russian President Dimtry Medvedev over a diplomatic hamburger to talk about helping Russia join the World Trade Organization (WTO.) “Not quite healthy,” noted Medvedev on the hamburger, but “you can feel the spirit of America.” General Stanley McChrystal [...]
