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Hope for Homeowners hedging terms

…rather than less, investors are going to be better off,” said Tom Miller, the attorney general of Iowa and a leading proponent of aggressive loan modifications. So far, disputes over…

Pulled from Comments

at Erin’s place. Tom puts an end to the “oh, they were just mistakes” tax argument: The thing about [Sarah Palin taking her spouse and especially her kids with her…

Equity in return for aid

rdan Hat tip K Harris for this link to National Public Radio and this thought as well regarding Tom’s post below: The issue at hand is that Treasury resisted the…

Brokaw and Social Security

rdan Dean Baker at Beat the Press notes Brokaw’s definitive pronouncement about Social Security: If Social Security Was a Private Corporation Then it Would Sue Tom Brokaw for Every Penny…

Credit Where Due, Brad DeLong edition

The defences of Alan Greenspan at Grapsing Reality… are legendary. (This response to Tom is my favorite of the lot, and rather representative.) Which makes today’s conversion announcement all the…

Goldman, Morgan to Become Bank Holding Companies

…A couple posts worth I hope. The draft proposal is reviewed and linked on stormy’s post and Tom’s post Solidarity Pt. 2. Robert’s post Toxic Sludge talks about the necessities….

Chase Rooster Palin

…In an idle moment, find out your name if Palin had been your mom. Chase Rooster Palin Pro Growth Liberal is Muzzle Mammoth Palin (When is your next post?) Tom

More on the McCain Health Care Plan

I have posted a deliberately unsophisticated discussion at my other blog After the jump, I try to add something to Tom Bozzo’s post below (which you should read first because…

Saying It All

…Leonhardt tries to put a positive spin on things. In the immortal words of Tom Paxton, he “fails miserably” when he also tells the truth: But if you take a…