http://publictrough.com Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:40:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The case of General Motors and our Federal Government  is becoming suspicious. The intent of the bailout, according to our government, is to provide stabilization of GM in order to protect thousands of job losses and protect automotive suppliers from financial disaster, all in an effort to protect from collapse our ... http://publictrough.com/2009/03/31/lincoln-obamas-mentor/ The greatest power held by a President is his or her ability to persuade.  That was the premise of late author Richard E. Neustadt, written in his 1960's book, Presidential Power. Neustadt opined that a president only has the power to persuade both the public and congress to enact his vision ... http://publictrough.com/2008/10/21/presidential-persuasion/ http://publictrough.com/2008/10/04/entertainment-news/ http://publictrough.com/2008/10/04/officials-finish-at-fossett-site-as-storm-nears/ http://publictrough.com/2008/10/04/bush-bailout-is-not-a-quick-fix-for-the-economy/ The financial bailout proposal is both an educational experience and a revelation of the quality of your representatives. Clear all of the political smoke and take heed: If you ever wanted a lesson in representative government and see first hand how our representatives handle a crisis, pay close attention because you’re ... http://publictrough.com/2008/09/30/the-perfect-storm/ Here is an article that I wrote on December 8, 2007 regarding the imminent ecomonic crisis: Everyone should prepare to withstand imminent economic turbulence in 2008. Without being an economist, I feel confident in making this assertion just by looking at very simple, but huge indicators that anyone can witness and evaluate. Our ... http://publictrough.com/2008/09/29/economic-turbulence/ Ron Paul posted this article recently regarding our government's plan to bail out Wall Street: The financial meltdown the economists of the Austrian School predicted has arrived. We are in this crisis because of an excess of artificially created credit at the hands of the Federal Reserve System. The solution being ... http://publictrough.com/2008/09/26/my-answer-to-the-president-by-ron-paul/ Ron Paul issued this article regarding our government's proposal to bail out Wall Street: "Whenever a Great Bipartisan Consensus is announced, and a compliant media assures everyone that the wondrous actions of our wise leaders are being taken for our own good, you can know with absolute certainty that disaster ... http://publictrough.com/2008/09/24/time-is-running-out-by-ron-paul/ Ron Paul's statement regarding the current economic crisis: "Many Americans today are asking themselves how the economy got to be in such a bad spot. For years they thought the economy was booming, growth was up, job numbers and productivity were increasing. Yet now we find ourselves in what is shaping up ... http://publictrough.com/2008/09/23/ron-paul-on-economic-bailouts/