Daily Archives: April 4, 2009

Control. Direct. Command.

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Gaius

Barack Obama’s command economy: I must be naive. I really thought the administration would welcome the return of bank bailout money. Some $340 million in TARP cash flowed back this week from four small banks in Louisiana, New York, Indiana … Continue reading →

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Irony

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Gaius

That bastion of left-wing causes, The New York Times, is threatening unions at the Time’s Boston Globe paper. Unless the unions make major concessions, the Globe will be shut down in 30 days. The New York Times Co. has threatened … Continue reading →

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First Extortion, Now Money Laundering

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Gaius

The mob is running the White House. In all seriousness, I have never seen anything like this. Obama signed the law specifically requiring AIG to pay out contractually required bonuses to executives. Then he started calling for those executives to … Continue reading →

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