Posts tagged mccain

• The Ignorance of the SEC

  Paul Kiesel | January 27, 2009 2:42 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A Preface Concerning The Washington Times Maybe, I think, I can get the Washington Times expelled from the association (the American Society of Newspaper Editors. - Al Franken on the scandalous...

• NYT: Former SEC Lawyer, "Phil Gramm is the Single Most Important Reason for the Current Financial Crisis"

  Paul Kiesel | November 17, 2008 9:06 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  If there's no such thing as bad publicity, why is it that 2008, for former Republican senator Phil Gramm, has been nothing but bad publicity for the man who John McCain once credited with saving his...

• Senator Barack Obama Discusses the Problems with Senator McCain's Mortgage Plan

  Paul Kiesel | October 21, 2008 5:38 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In Tampa, Florida yesterday, Senator Barack Obama addressed an estimated crowd of 10,000 supporters about his plans to revitalize a sagging economy. He illustrated his plan to fix the foreclosure...

• "The Four" Who Helped Usher in the Economic Crisis

  Paul Kiesel | October 13, 2008 6:48 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There were those that predicted the current economic, foreclosure, housing, and mortgage crisis (Paul Krugman, who incidentally just won the Nobel prize in economics, Robert Shiller, Dr. Nouriel...

• Obama Proposes 90-Day Moratorium on Foreclosures

  Paul Kiesel | October 13, 2008 2:39 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Senator Barack Obama called for immediate action to help relieve the struggling economy and to mitigate the housing crisis, by proposing a 90-day moratorium on home foreclosures at some banks and a...

• McCain Mortgage Plan: The Wrong Approach

  Paul Kiesel | October 10, 2008 10:40 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  John McCain announced, during the last Presidential Debate, that he has a plan to combat rising foreclosure rates and curb the amount of underwater mortgages throughout the country. McCain proposes...

• WSJ, Los Angeles Times, and Zillow: One in Six U.S. Homeowners are "Under Water"

  Paul Kiesel | October 09, 2008 8:33 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  From the Wall Street Journal: The relentless slide in home prices has left nearly one in six U.S. homeowners owing more on a mortgage than the home is worth, raising the possibility of a rise in...

• The Second Presidential Debate and the Mortgage Crisis

  Paul Kiesel | October 08, 2008 7:44 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The beginning of last night's Presidential Debate focused on the economy, naturally. Both candidates laid out their plans for how they would fix the economic woes many Americans face and will...

• When it Comes to the Bailout, Some Refuse to See the Facts

  Paul Kiesel | September 30, 2008 9:58 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There are a lot of different news outlets and political blogs pointing fingers at who's to blame for the financial crisis and why Americans should or should not support the failed bailout (or...

• Loan Modification and Foreclosure Mitigation Efforts in the Bailout Bill

  Paul Kiesel | September 29, 2008 8:04 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A key provision added to the bailout bill by Democrats last week, and a provision that likely dissuaded about two-thirds of House Republicans from voting "Aye" on the failed bill today, deals with...