Author Archives: Mike Bock

George Will and Liz Cheney Defend The Indefensible — Israel’s Flotilla Attack

The Sunday ABC show “This Week” featured a roundtable with George Will, Liz Cheney, Arianna Huffington and Markos Moulitsas. Jack Tapper, the moderator, noted that the United States was the only Western country in the world that refused to condemn … Continue reading

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Joseph Stiglitz: Failure To Enact Meaningful Derivative Reform — “A Sad Day For Democracy”

Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel prize winner and Columbia University professor, writes that big banks are pushing hard to stop any government regulation on derivatives. He writes that, “the Obama administration and the Fed, in opposing these restrictions, have clearly lined … Continue reading

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Proposal To Stop Democratic Primary Endorsements in Montgomery County Quashed At Reorganization Meeting

My motion to amend the constitution of the Montgomery County Democratic Party at the Reorganization Meeting last night received a polite hearing, but was overwhelmingly rejected. There were 117 delegates in attendance and a generous estimate is that my motion … Continue reading

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