http://outriderbooks.com/cryingoutloud Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:14:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For Crying Out Loud! The neo-conservatives who drove our country over a cliff are now complaining about the parachute. http://outriderbooks.com/cryingoutloud/?p=23 For crying out loud! Economic stimulus by the federal government at this time is absolutely essential. You may argue the finer points of where and how a stimulus should be applied, but the fact of the matter is that no other entity has the wherewithal to jump-start a stalled global economy ... http://outriderbooks.com/cryingoutloud/?p=21 Grover Norquist and his Libertarian ilk famously declared their intent to shrink government down to a size where they could "drown it in the bathtub" With the help of the Bush Administration they succeeded to the tipping point where both they and the world economy fell in head-first. And now they beg for rescue from the very government they hoped to ... http://outriderbooks.com/cryingoutloud/?p=19 The conventional wisdom of the moment is that the housing market, and bad mortgages in particular, is to blame for the current global economic crisis. Conventional wisdom is wrong, or at least short-sighted Look back in time just eight months, before the metaphorical "house of cards" began to fall, and you'll find ... http://outriderbooks.com/cryingoutloud/?p=15 We live in an age of fear and anxiety. Ominous portents surround us; terrible threats make us tremble. Only deligent awareness can protect us. Be alert! Look for the signs. Warning label on a 40,000 BTU wood stove: "Hot when in operation." Warning label on a baby stroller: "Remove child before folding." Warning ... http://outriderbooks.com/cryingoutloud/?p=1