Ace notes something that I had observed yesterday, but didn’t have the time to comment on, given the events:

BizzyBlog corrects a bit and notes that the NYT (accidentally!) put a brief AP blurb about the story on page A22,

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Dan Drezner:

Last week I asked which major party was going to be more trade-friendly.Yesterday, Hillary Clinton provided part of the answer. The Financial Times’ Edward Luce summarizes:

Hillary Clinton, frontrunner for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination,

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Eric Florack on October 10th, 2007

Ive said it before, I will say it again, the Unions are killing America.

DETROIT — (AP) The United Auto Workers has set a deadline of 11 a.m. Wednesday to agree on a new contract with Chrysler LLC or workers

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Eric Florack on October 8th, 2007

Dick Morris:

 I give political analysis, not financial advice. But sometimes, the two closely merge. So here’s what I think: Hillary Clinton will cause the stock market to crash as her likely election as president approaches.

Yeah, well, she’s gotta

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davidl on September 28th, 2007

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I’ve said it before, and I say it again.  Mrs. Clinton is simply not smart enough to be president.  Devlin Barrett, reports on Mrs. Clinton’s latest brain malfunction:

WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday

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davidl on September 26th, 2007

According to Simon Kennedy, the UAW and the GM have settled their strike:

LONDON (MarketWatch) — The United Auto Workers reportedly reached a tentative contract agreement Wednesday with General Motors Corp. that will end a two-day strike and

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Eric Florack on September 24th, 2007

So American auto companies have been struggling for these last twenty years, trying to keep things afloat, and usually not succeeding by much.  What does the united auto workers union figure is the answer to that problem?  A strike.

DETROIT

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davidl on September 15th, 2007

It is utterly inane to use foodstuffs for motor fuel.  Yet we do.  Rick Moran, American Thinker:

Fallout from the ethanol scam continues to hit the economy. Not only has the rise in the price of corn due to diverting

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Eric Florack on August 24th, 2007

hillarysm.jpgThe NY Post is reporting this morning:

August 24, 2007 — WASHINGTON – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday raised the prospect of a terror attack before next year’s election, warning that it could boost the GOP’s efforts to hold on

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Michelle Malkin this morning,points to the Democrat screaming  for some kind of loan relief, and says:

Insane: Take from responsible taxpayers and give to homeowners who made bad investments and are up to their eyeballs in debt.

True enough. 

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davidl on August 22nd, 2007

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[O]ur friends on the left side of the aisle loudly lament that America is seen as arrogant, a bully, an imperialist power meddling in the affairs of other countries… and then they turn around and tell the Iraqis who their

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Eric Florack on August 17th, 2007

As a presidential candidate, Democrat John Edwards has regularly attacked subprime lenders, particularly those that have filed foreclosure suits against victims of Hurricane Katrina. But as an investor, Mr. Edwards has ties to lenders foreclosing on Katrina victims.

The Wall

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Eric Florack on August 13th, 2007

Jane Galt is amusing, this morning:

This morning I saw that Paul Krugman had written a column on the little difficulties we’re currently having with our financial markets. And I thought, before I even opened it “You know, I

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davidl on August 8th, 2007

Let it be known, there is no such thing as a “temporary” goverrment rax.

In 1898, Congress passed a levy of one cent per telephone call to help raise money for the Spanish-American War. By 1990, the tax had

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davidl on August 7th, 2007

Huugo Chavez with Sean PennThis one was simply way too easy to pass up on.  Hugo Chavez staged a photo-op with Sean Penn.  Ian James, Associated Press:

LA GRITA, Venezuela – Aboard the presidential jet, a grinning Hugo Chavez put a hand on

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