New Orleans Darrell Issa, the emerging Chair of the House Investigations Committee was interviewed the day after the election about how he saw his “work” shaping up. It was a little late for Halloween, but it was scarier than the worst fright movie. Some commentators took Issa’s remarks as conciliatory, which must be the result …
Category: National Politics
Brewer, Bankers, and Union Busters – Election Day!
New Orleans Yesterday was the first day of our future and from all reports it was much, much scarier than Halloween might have ever hoped to be. Look at the cases in point. In the federal hearing on immigration madness in Arizona, Governor Brewer took time out of her campaign schedule (ok, that’s a lie; …
Bank Conflicts of Interest on Foreclosures and Modifications
New Orleans My god, pinch me! Unbelievably the august New York Times in its editorial today has bellied up to the right side of the bar in pointing out the obvious and long noted (including by me!) conflicts of interests enjoyed by banks in the foreclosure game where they often pretend to be chicken, but …