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NYT: Debt Limit Deal “A Nearly Complete Capitulation to Hostage-Taking Demands of GOP Extremists” – 8/1/11 (via Tarpon’s Swamp)

On By southwerkIn business ethics

This is an accurate description of the situation. I am hoping for much more savage denigration of the current holder of the Oval Office. I am going to do some of it myself.

James Pilant

The liberals at the New York Times don’t like the Debt Limit Deal President Obama and Leaders of Congress have agreed to. That’s always a good sign. Here’s some of their bluster in an editorial published this morning: NEW YORK TIMES: There is little to like about the tentative agreement between Congressional leaders and the White House except that it happened at all. The deal would avert a catastrophic government default, immediately and probably … Read More

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Workers at Japan Nuke Plant ‘Lost the Race’ to Save Reactor, Expert Says – FoxNews.com (via To Your Health)

On By southwerkIn business ethics1 Comment

That would be a full meltdown.

It probably happened more than a week ago.

If it is, and it probably is, we are about to see an enormous amount of money spent to limit the damage.

James Pilant

Workers at Japan Nuke Plant 'Lost the Race' to Save Reactor, Expert Says - FoxNews.com Workers at Japan Nuke Plant ‘Lost the Race’ to Save Reactor, Expert Says – FoxNews.com. Workers at Japan Nuke Plant ‘Lost the Race’ to Save Reactor, Expert Says Published March 29, 2011 | FoxNews.com Workers at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant appeared to have “lost the race” to save one of the reactors, a U.S. expert told the Guardian. Richard Lahey, who was head of safety research for boiling water reactors at General Electric when … Read More

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