Canada's Worn-Out Military
Canada's Afghan mission has so depleted its armed forces that they may need a full year to recover before being able to deploy again overseas. As Canada prepares to leave Afghanistan, a weakness in our military is inadvertently revealed in comments by Lt.-Gen Peter Devlin, Commander of the …The GOP's New Line: Defaults Don't Matter
As the GOP latches on to the false idea that a default is manageable, even the debts of the United States have become another tool of politics. Noah Kristula-Green makes the important point that Stanley Druckenmiller's weekend WSJ interview has blossomed in a matter of days into something like …Toomey Brushes Off Debt Default Danger
Senator Pat Toomey might not want to face a default, but he also thinks it wouldn't be the end of the world. Would markets feel the same way? Senator Pat Toomey claims that he doesn’t want the US to face a default, but he is definitely interested in the arguments made by conservative op-ed …Is Strauss-Kahn a Repeat Offender?
Ben Stein may want to take note: stories are now surfacing alleging that Dominique Strauss-Kahn committed other attacks in the past. Attention Ben Stein: seems DSK may well have done it before ... and before that ... TweetMore Businesses Opting Out of Obamacare
More and more businesses are having to face up to Obamacare's fundamental flaw. To paraphrase Jimmy McMillan: the cost is too damn high. Last week, the Obama administration approved over 200 new waivers for the Democrats’ health reform bill, more proof that businesses realize the plan is …Is Ryan Trying to Spook the Markets?
Rep. Paul Ryan's comments Tuesday on CNBC downplaying the odds of a debt deal were careless. Fortunately, this time the markets didn't take him seriously. In an appearance on CNBC Tuesday, Rep. Paul Ryan claimed that holders of US government debt would accept missing payments "for a day or two …Don't Pick on Big Oil For Having Big Profits
Congress' decision to attack oil companies is a weak diversion from their own inability to control prices at the pump. Repeal the so-called subsidies to oil and gas? Ostensibly this is a punitive measure that targets oil companies for the rise in the price of gasoline at the pump, even though …Discovered: Strauss-Kahn's TripAdvisor Review of New York Sofitel
Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn might have second thoughts about the New York City Sofitel after his most recent stay. SOFITEL NEW YORK 45 West 44 th Street, New York City, NY 10036 Hotel Website E-mail hotel TripAdvisor Popularity Index Ranked #17 for …