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Here are some thoughts on the proposed and likely confirmation for Secretary of Treasury nominee Tim Geithner. 1) If a proposed secretary of the treasury cannot figure out our tax code, how is it that the rest of us should be expected to? 2) Conversely, if it’s not a tax complexity problem, how is it [...]

Senate Maj. Leader Harry Reid is adamant that he will block any nomination for Obama’s former Senate seat put up by Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Adamant he may be but the strategy of keeping Blago in the media limelight is just a bad one for Democrats. What’s really interesting is that some conservatives, while no fans [...]

They tried in 2000 and came close to theft. They appear to be doing so in Minnesota. What’s really interesting (i.e., fraudulent) is that 25 precincts now have more ballots than voters who signed in to vote. Here’s gateway pundit: More… The Wall Street Journal reported today that 25 precincts now have more ballots than [...]

Washington Post: Internal Freddie Mac documents show that senior executives at the company were warned years ago that they were offering mortgages that could pose dangers to the firm, hurt borrowers and generate more risky loans throughout the industry. At Fannie Mae, top executives were told it was necessary to develop “underground” efforts to buy [...]

[Ed Morrissey] Now ABC reports that Obama’s new chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, sat on the board of Freddie Mac during the critical period: President-elect Barack Obama’s newly appointed chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, served on the board of directors of the federal mortgage firm Freddie Mac at a time when scandal was brewing at [...]