Since the start of the "war on terrorism", the "firm" - unofficially valued at $13.5bn - has taken on an added significance.
The Carlyle Group has become the thread which indirectly links American military policy in Afghanistan to the personal financial fortunes of its celebrity employees, not least the current president's father, George Bush Sr.
And, until earlier this month, Carlyle provided another curious link to the Afghan crisis: among the firm's multi-million-dollar investors were members of the family of Osama bin Laden
31 August, 2008
republican economics
Under the republicans, the typical American got nothing out of the last economic expansion. Adjusted for inflation, the median wage is lower than it was in 2000, and jobs are less secure.
McCain's pick of Palin
Lawmakers in Alaska will hire someone within a week to investigate whether Governor Sarah Palin abused her power in firing Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. The legislative council approved 100,000 dollars for the investigation that will find out whether Palin was angry at Monegan for not firing an Alaska State Trooper who went through a messy divorce with Palin's sister.
On Monday afternoon, the Joint Legislative Council, filled with Republicans and Democrats, voted 12 to 0 to formally call for an investigation against Governor Palin in a manner—that they are stressing—will be unbiased and done in a timely fashion.
Legislators approved hiring a special investigator to look into the controversial firing of former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan.
Monegan was fired two weeks ago without explanation and has said he was pressured by the governor and her staff to fire a trooper who was once married to Palin's sister.
On Monday afternoon, the Joint Legislative Council, filled with Republicans and Democrats, voted 12 to 0 to formally call for an investigation against Governor Palin in a manner—that they are stressing—will be unbiased and done in a timely fashion.
Legislators approved hiring a special investigator to look into the controversial firing of former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan.
Monegan was fired two weeks ago without explanation and has said he was pressured by the governor and her staff to fire a trooper who was once married to Palin's sister.
24 August, 2008
surge was for reconcilliation by Iraquis
Out of the more than 151,000 families who had fled their houses in Baghdad, just 7,112 had returned to them by mid-July, according to the Iraqi Ministry of Migration. Many of the displaced remain in Baghdad.
McCain on social security
McCain unambiguously called Social Security "an absolute disgrace." This is not a quote taken out of context. John McCain called one of the most successful and popular government programs, which uses the tax revenues of current workers to support retirement benefits for the elderly "an absolute disgrace."
This is shocking -- and if uttered from Obama's mouth would dominate the news coverage and the Sunday shows, as pundits would speculate about the massive damage the statement would cause him among retirees in Florida.
This is shocking -- and if uttered from Obama's mouth would dominate the news coverage and the Sunday shows, as pundits would speculate about the massive damage the statement would cause him among retirees in Florida.
19 August, 2008
McCain's ignore kin
read today---NPR reports that, despite what she says, Cindy McCain is not an only child. Turns out Cindy's dad, beer distributor Jim Hensley, had a daughter named Kathleen with his first wife, before he met and married Cindy's Mom.
But not only does Cindy routinely deny the woman's existence, multimillionaire Daddy Dearest gave his first child only $10,000 and a few bucks for college tuition, but no share of his vast estate. And Cindy has never rectified the slight.
Imagine how devastating it must be for Kathleen and her son to hear Cindy say last month, ""I'm an only child. My father was a cowboy, and he really loved me very much, but I think he wanted a son occasionally."
As Cindy lays her head on one of the many pillows on the many beds in one of the eight homes she shares with husband John, does she ever ponder how unfair it is to deny your own kin?
Or does she simply forget about Kathleen in the same way she ignored John's first wife -- the one he was married to when he met Cindy?
John Edwards certainly gives adultery a bad name. But John and Cindy have found a way to give marriage a bad name, too.
But not only does Cindy routinely deny the woman's existence, multimillionaire Daddy Dearest gave his first child only $10,000 and a few bucks for college tuition, but no share of his vast estate. And Cindy has never rectified the slight.
Imagine how devastating it must be for Kathleen and her son to hear Cindy say last month, ""I'm an only child. My father was a cowboy, and he really loved me very much, but I think he wanted a son occasionally."
As Cindy lays her head on one of the many pillows on the many beds in one of the eight homes she shares with husband John, does she ever ponder how unfair it is to deny your own kin?
Or does she simply forget about Kathleen in the same way she ignored John's first wife -- the one he was married to when he met Cindy?
John Edwards certainly gives adultery a bad name. But John and Cindy have found a way to give marriage a bad name, too.
McCain affairs
read today---The most relevant question is - if John Edwards' political career is done, why isn't John McCain's?
John McCain had a well-documented affair on his first wife, with his current wife. He has admitted in the books he has written about his life, that he ran around with several different women while still married to his first wife.
And don't forget that he left her for a younger, richer woman - multi-millionaire Cindy Hensley who is now Cindy McCain - after his first wife had been severely hurt in a car accident. (and he claims the high moral ground?)
John McCain had a well-documented affair on his first wife, with his current wife. He has admitted in the books he has written about his life, that he ran around with several different women while still married to his first wife.
And don't forget that he left her for a younger, richer woman - multi-millionaire Cindy Hensley who is now Cindy McCain - after his first wife had been severely hurt in a car accident. (and he claims the high moral ground?)
McCain
McCain has become "a pale, diminished shadow" of his former self, so desperate to win the election that he has sacrificed "his deepest principles and his personal honor" and allowed "men he once despised . . . to manipulate him."
07 August, 2008
McCain
This Friday will mark the four-month anniversary of the last time McCain actually cast a vote in the Senate. Since April 8, he's missed 103 consecutive floor votes, including several on energy-related issues. That's a remarkable streak, even for a presidential candidate.
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