Tag Archives: debt ceiling

I Love Donald Trump, but…

Posted on December 20, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 20, 2024 …I love my country more. Those were the words of a right-wing extremist in the House of Representatives, explaining why he voted against Trump’s insistence on suspending the debt ceiling for two years, as the … Continue reading →

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Bipartisan Politics

Posted on September 30, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 30, 2023 It wasn’t too many years ago that politicians ran for office promising to work across the aisle. They believed it would put them above the partisan fray, and voters rewarded them for it. But so … Continue reading →

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Burn It All Down!

Posted on June 3, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 3, 2023 The fake soap opera over the debt ceiling is finally over. It might be wishful thinking, but the resounding final vote in the House of Representatives that passed the bill formed from the bipartisan compromise … Continue reading →

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Far Right Overreach

Posted on April 27, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 27, 2023 Whenever right-wing extremists gain a foothold of power in the United States they overreach, and it always backfires. But as investment managers like to remind us, past trends are not guaranteed to continue in the … Continue reading →

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Kevin McCarthy is Engaged in a Fight He Can’t Win

Posted on April 20, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 20, 2023 I can’t recall a better case study for the aphorism, “Be careful what you wish for,” nor a better example of Former White House Counsel John Dean’s warning about succumbing to blind ambition. As leaders … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Obstruction

Posted on March 17, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, March 17, 2023, “The minority wins when Congress accomplishes less.” Long time Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD) attributed that statement to former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA). In a nutshell, it summarizes the philosophy of obstructionism that has … Continue reading →

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Financial Instability

Posted on March 13, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, March 13, 2023 The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and its subsequent shutdown by California regulators and the FDIC brought back nightmarish memories of the financial crisis of 2008. That one happened so fast, we didn’t have much … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein’s Monster

Posted on January 6, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 6, 2023 We all know the story of Frankenstein, the obsessed scientist who creates a living creature from used body parts. There are different versions, the original Mary Shelley novel, and four Hollywood movie screenplays, but they … Continue reading →

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The Challenges We Face

Posted on September 30, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 30, 2022 The phrase, “When it rains, it pours,” is usually a reference to problems piling on top of each other. Not to strain the metaphor too much, depending on what those problems are, they can lead … Continue reading →

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A Pox on Both Houses

Posted on September 27, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 27, 2021 This week will probably be the most difficult one this or any recent Congress has faced in years. The need for bipartisan agreement is more desperate now than at any time I can remember, but … Continue reading →

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