Glittering Prizes and Endless Compromises
By Mitch Berg
Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism from 11AM-5PM:
- Volume I “The First Team” – Chad and Brian and John kick things off from 11-1.
- Volume II “The Headliner” – Ed and I will take over from 1-3. .
- Volume III, “The Final Word” – King and Michael will be dishing the Minnesota smack from 3-5.
So tune in to all six hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network, the Twin Cities’ media’s sole guardians of sanity. On the air at AM1280 in the Metro, or streaming at AM1280’s Website, or via podcast at Townhall.
And don’t forget the David Strom Show, with David Strom and Margaret Martin and the bird-friendly Prius, from 9-11!
July 13th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Maybe you should discuss the impending failure of Fredie Mac and Fannie Mae next week and the need to bailed both PRIVATE companies out. I mentioned it 2-3 years ago on this blog Mitch, in that there was a 7 Trillion dollar debt between the programs which the government in one breath says isn’t theirs, and in the next, has to say they’ll help cover, and voila’ now they are going to have to help cover – you denied there were any real issues – is that a tune you would still care to sing?
Good thing economic cycles are in fact, cyclical, because this is supposed to be the ‘up’ time of the decade, due to Bush’s tax cuts, I’m so looking forward to the down time, how about you? I also sure am glad this President who has ‘mostly gotten things right’ (MBerg) – and is a ‘business’ President – is yet again (like in Bear-Stearns) going to bail out his rich buddies. Sure am glad you conservatives don’t spend the people’s money irresponsibly, sure am glad of that. Yep. Now, it’s not that we could HAVE Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae fail, but when this alarm bell was sounding 4 and 5 years ago, what did ole’ Business Bush do? Nothing.
July 14th, 2008 at 12:27 am
you denied there were any real issues – is that a tune you would still care to sing?
That sounds like nothing I’d say. And given how frquently you misquote poeple (say, Scalia), I have little reason to believe you’re quoting me correctly. Or at all.
This is a lousy situation. Although some of your other remarks frankly beggar imagination; there’s no “up side” to the decade; cycles don’t operate independently of events.
July 14th, 2008 at 8:36 am
Mitch,
Thanks for the continued occaisional RUSH tidbits!!!
July 14th, 2008 at 9:06 am
Fingers,
My pleasure, as always. Of course, in this case it’s a “radio” reference – but Spirit of Radio is a great source of one-line snips, especially given the subject of the show (Obama’s “endless compromises”).
July 14th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Fredie Mac and Fannie Mae are “GSE”‘s..that’s Government Sponsored Enterprise.
They were created by congressional edict to provide cheap home loans…which is what they did.
Investors assumed that because they were created by Congress, they were backed by the full faith and credit of the US government…which they were really not.
But of course, the taxpayers will end up holding the bag anyway.
This is what happens when government sticks its nose into the markets.