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• A Failure to Frame

  The great unwinding of our governmental competence is finally complete. Having mis-managed the FDA, FEMA, the SEC, the war on terrorism, the Justice Department, and US-Russia realtions, just to name a few areas, this week we failed to respond to the global... Posted Oct 02 2008, 08:21 AM by KTrapani with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: the media, public policy, economy, consumer debt, recession, Bailout

• Hail McCain, the great uniter!

  "The global economic crisis was barely averted today by the courageous efforts of US Presidential candidate, John McCain, who selflessly set aside his campaign -- putting country first, while rival Barack Obama practiced for a debate -- to work around... Posted Sep 26 2008, 07:44 AM by KTrapani with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: the media, public policy, economy, consumer debt, recession, Obama, McCain, Bailout

• You and I now underwrite mortgage-backed securities...

  Our current economic model -- implemented all across the globe as the partner platform to advancing "democracy" in developing nations -- is not sustainable. The time has come for us to recognize that any model that is dependent on over-consumption... Posted Mar 12 2008, 09:48 AM by KTrapani with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: values, public policy, economy, consumer debt, recession, postponing gratification