You have to appreciate the set dressing that went into Barack Obama’s visit to Parliament Hill today. Centre Block was awash in flags and stage lighting. It did provide some impressive shots. Most notable was the PM/Prez Presser in the Reading Room of Centre Block. In an innovation instituted by the Harper Conservatives, they [...]
Archive for February 19th, 2009
Why you should bail out your neighbour
Posted in Economy, US Politics, tagged Bailout, CNBC, Economy, Journalism, Rick Santelli, US Politics on February 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Rick Santelli, CNBC’s Chicago Mercantile Exchange Correspondent, gained new found fame today when he exploded in rage on live television. (Watch it here) His point was this: the US Government Bailout was rewarding bad behaviour. Too many, he felt, purchased beyond their means and failed to properly account for the risk. Now, instead of facing [...]
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