Is the US government "Too Big To Fail?" As I see it, Too Big to Fail means "Too Big to Function" I think the term was coined to encompass a situation where poor decisions land an abnormally large group of people in a bad situation. The answer (at lea… more »

It's already starting; Moodys is starting to point to a downgrade in the US "AAA" bond rating. Strange considering that borrowing more was supposed to fix the credit problem. The US is starting to operate a lot like General Motors. The government has ma… more »

It's interesting that when Egypt is in real trouble there is nothing on the front page of US newspapers, but the blog section of the New York Times has insight. This is a very important development. Remember we had the President of The United States say… more »

Obama wishes his policies were easier to mandate. I have known for quite some time that Obama takes issue with the fact that laws limit our government. more »

If you thought that Social Security is solvent; check this out. Factcheck.org Some senior Democrats are claiming that Social Security does not contribute "one penny" to the federal deficit. That’s not true. The fact is, the federal government ha… more »