BernieHund: The Political Watchdog

Phil Gramm Steps Down, but Probably Not Out of McCain’s Campaign

Yep, Phil Gramm still thinks we are a nation of whiners. He tried a little spin to soften the original blow to American citizens by saying that he was talking about Washington insiders, not citizens. But, as we like to say in the south, that dog wouldn’t hunt. On Friday, to save the cause Phil Gramm [...]

Indicted Tomatoes Acquitted!

The FDA prosecution of the tomato proved once again that criminal indictments are often tunnel visioned and have a malicious effect on the indicted. How many criminal cases in this country focus on one suspect to the exclusion of all others? Well, that was the case with the tomato. The investigators, eager to nab a suspect… in this [...]

Jesse Jackson Demeans Himself

Reverend, practice what you preach! That’s our advice to the Reverend Jesse Jackson, following the FOX disclosure that during the castration comment Jackson made about Barack Obama he used the “N-word.” It seems that Jackson, having been removed from the spotlight some years ago, has turned to shock tactics to get his name back in [...]

Bush Claims Executive Privilege

“Evecutive privilege” and “signing statement”, closely followed by “veto” have fast become words or phrases that come from the administration on a daily basis for one reason or another. We have heard about signing statements almost every time Bush has signed into law anything that he didn’t 100% agree with. Veto has been his stamp [...]

IndyMac is the 5th Bank Failure in 2008

So, we can’t blame everything on the government… but… IndyMac is the third largest bank failure in the nation’s history. And, of course, by now we all know that the bank has been taken over by the government. Is that going to make us sleep better at night? Probably not. Over the weekend it was disclosed that [...]

Freddie and Fannie Good for Today

The government is racing to prop up our financial system, unveiling a new plan to keep Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae afloat… at taxpayer’s expense. The plan, unveiled Sunday, is intended to signal the government is prepared to take all necessary steps to prevent the credit market troubles that erupted last year with losses from subprime [...]

July 11: Week in Review

Talk about a week of ups and downs. We’ve had another one. So, what happened this week? The FDA has warned us about eating certain types of tomatoes. And, we took heed. The tomato farmers have plowed under fields of tomatoes, acre after acre. Now the FDA isn’t sure that the salmonella poisoning is a result [...]