No Plan B?
Body: Bob Woodward's releasing a new book, so we are now seeing articles based on it. A few days back, The Washington Post published the ”Inside story of Obama’s struggle to keep Congress from...
View ArticleDoes the Debt Ceiling Have to Be Raised?
Body: Lately, the word out of Washington, DC from the plugged in people is that there will be no debt ceiling crisis coming up before the election. Politico says so, and so does the National...
View ArticleWhat Now?
Body: Today, John Boehner bowed to the inevitable logic of the impending political season and placed a “clean” debt ceiling increase bill on the floor of the House. At this writing, the bill passed...
View ArticleThe Platinum Coin Returns
Body: Upon my oath, I didn't intend to bring back the coin proposal until much later in the re-newed process of Republican hostage-taking over the debt ceiling. After all, there's not much chance that...
View ArticleSome Platinum Coin Objections from the Mainstream: Part I
Body: As I was working my way through the series of posts beginning with this one, news was announced that Republican and Democratic Party leaders in Congress, along with the President had come to...
View ArticleSome Platinum Coin Objections from the Mainstream: Part II
Body: I began a lengthy critical reply to Philip Wallach’s reply to my earlier analysis of his paper in Part I of this series. There I covered some preliminary mis-characterizations of what I said and,...
View ArticleSome Platinum Coin Objections from the Mainstream: Part III
Body: This is Part III of my lengthy reply to Philip Wallach’s reply to my evaluation of his views on the platinum coin proposal and other options for settling debt ceiling conflicts. In Part I I...
View ArticleSome Platinum Coin Objections from the Mainstream: Part IV
Body: This is Part IV of my reply to Philip Wallach’s reply to my evaluation of his views on the platinum coin proposal and other options for settling debt ceiling conflicts. In Part I I discussed some...
View ArticleSome Platinum Coin Objections from the Mainstream: Part V
Body: This is Part V, and the conclusion, of the series providing my reply to Philip Wallach’s reply to my evaluation of his views on the platinum coin proposal and other options for settling debt...
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