tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3621163082932888130.post7387042561244466421..comments2023-10-30T08:17:13.498-04:00Comments on The Firecracker Report: Paul Volcker: Obama Does NOT Rely on My Advice AnymoreThe Firecracker Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694696775084707280noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3621163082932888130.post-33045023808256847402009-10-02T02:51:42.525-04:002009-10-02T02:51:42.525-04:00You are absolutely right. Why bother to retract an...You are absolutely right. Why bother to retract and ruin your reputation?The Firecracker Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07694696775084707280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3621163082932888130.post-9264461030322007092009-10-01T20:49:41.690-04:002009-10-01T20:49:41.690-04:00I'm sort of surprised the Volcker retracted a ...I'm sort of surprised the Volcker retracted a little bit, after all he doesn't have much to lose. Certainly remaining true to his economic principles will preserve his legacy, but if he isn't being listened to in any form why hang around?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3621163082932888130.post-24418333114385018182009-10-01T09:55:10.338-04:002009-10-01T09:55:10.338-04:00Although this is hardly surprising its something t...Although this is hardly surprising its something that we all weren't actually looking forward to hear, you have to remember that so far Obama's achievements have been dismal at best and there is a surreal feeling that we may have changed the color of things, but things haven't really changed at all! Check out the top 3 news articles in business today<br />1) Lewis finally comming to realize his colosal failures<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/business/01auto.html?bl<br /><br />2)Saturn finally facing the delayed inevitable <br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/business/01auto.html?bl<br /><br />3)"Unexpected"rise in Jobless claims<br /><br />http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/01/news/economy/initial_jobless_claims/?postversion=2009100108<br /><br />All this is something that anyone with any sense of basic economics could have and did predict before the American tax payer shelled out billions and billions of dollars to keep these leeches on “life support” and waiting to watch the inevitable. Regulation was promised, regulation won’t happen, a government free from lobbyist was promised, that will never happen…what a waste of all the excitement.tracabhinoreply@blogger.com