The Exquisite Contrarian

Like most of America that was still awake I took the time to watch Jay Leno’s almost-gone 10 o’clock show, like I’ve often done  as a precursor to nodding off since its inception oh those many months ago. After the monologue and before we got our daily dose of sometimes amusing headlines, Leno took a [...]

House Republicans take their ball and go home while Democrats can’t even pull a simple majority to push through TARP. Will Americans look back at Congress’ total ineptitude at this critical moment as the first step toward a complete financial meltdown?