Brian T. Edwards

Cool dude.
Fri Jul 3
ASCAP calls music ringtones "performances" and wants you to pay...
In a brief filed by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) against AT&T Wireless and Cingular Wireless, ASCAP argues that the music ringtones that you have on…
Wed Jul 1
Readthebill.org: Sunlight Foundation Project Pushes for Mandatory 72-hour Period for Congress to Read Bills Before Voting
Readthebill.org is a Sunlight Foundation Project lobbying for a mandatory 72-hour period between the close of debate on a particular piece of legislation and the and the final vote on…
Exclusive Iraq oil deals go to Chinese and British...
It was very encouraging to see Iraq award exclusive oil deals to British Petroleum (BP) and China National Petroleum Company (CNPC) for the right to work in the Rumaila Field,…
Tue Jun 30
Final draft of proposed financial regulatory reforms released today...
Below I have embedded the final 89 page report, found at FinancialStability.gov, which outlines the scope of reforms sought by the the Obama Administration to the financial system. The…
Mon Jun 29
Obama speech endorsing indefinite detentions for "preventive" purposes...
Rachel Maddow is a very liberal political commentator on MSNBC who typically gives Barack Obama the benefit of the doubt on everything he says/does. However, in her reporting of…
Thu Jun 18
Draft of Obama's Regulatory Revamp
Today was a truly historic day for the financial industry as President Obama released his long anticipated plan for overhauling the financial regulatory system. Embedded below is a draft of…
Wed Jun 10
Kennedy-Dodd Health Reform Bill: Mandates and Subsidies
Below I have shared a terrific outline of the Democratic health care reform package, which has been dubbed the Kennedy-Dodd Health Care Reform Bill, as it currently reads. The outline was…
Mon Jun 8
Health Care Information Technology Must Come First
President Obama has made no secret of his desire to forge ahead with ambitious health care reform legislation despite the economic crisis and soaring current account deficits with no end in…
Fri Jun 5
The Coming Collapse of America: Understanding the scope of US entitlements
For those of you that love reading about the impending collapse of our great country, here is an article from Forbes about two weeks back that summarizes the findings of two Federally…
Mon Jun 1
RE: How long will FDIC be able to guarantee deposits?

I actually think 37 or 38 banks have failed this year.  But that is a very small number and of no real concern.  I expect we may have several hundred bank failures before this is over and that…