Linda Ketner, Liberal Democrat, on the Economy and Deregulation: Part II

One of Linda Ketner’s recent ads during the campaign is to rail against the Republicans for deregulation. In her ad she states that eight years ago the Republicans passed into law legislation that overturned laws from the 1930’s which were designed to protect Americans from Wall Street … or something pretty close to that.
I don’t [...]

Linda Ketner, A Different Kind of Democrat? Part I

Being a resident of South Carolina’s First Congressional District, I am curious whether Linda Ketner is actually a different kind of Democrat. Is she actually going to bring change or is she just going to be another rubber stamp for Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank?
So, I decided to start out by reading her biography which [...]

Bail out, Investment or Moot Point?

This afternoon the House of Representatives has finally passed it’s version of the finance bill which has been commonly referred to as a “bail out” bill committing the American taxpayers to $700 billion in financial guarantees for commercial and investment banking firms trading on Wall Street.
My personal view of the bill is that it wasn’t [...]