Jason's View from DC

These are pictures from the third floor of the museum. This used to house the U.S. Patent Office many years ago. This is an exhibit on champ...

This story about AIG is why people hate the bailout . It seems that: just last week, about 70 of the company's top performers were rewa...

Gee I didn't want a 401k plan anyway. At least one that was worth anything. Well another fun day. I thought we really needed something t...

Or maybe it's bailout hangover. Whatever it is things are sure on the skids. I've started to receive my quarterly financial reports ...

I'm cleaning like mad because Ed and Jennifer will be out here for a visit starting Wednesday afternoon. I've shampooed the carpets ...

I've been trying to make some sense out of the mortgage securities that the government is going to be buying up from banks. That's t...

By a big margin (263-171), this time around, the House passed the bailout bill. There is still the question of if this is really going to so...

I have to say that I could only watch about 30 minutes of the VP debate. I must admit I find Sarah Palin's voice and mannerisms to be un...

In a nod to Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke, this is exactly what we have here in terms of the “bailout.” I’m not sure if this arrogance on th...

Wow what a mess. 777 points the Dow is down in one day. I can hardly wait to see my 401k report for this quarter. Lots to talk about but I t...

Here are some shots from Crafty Bastards. This is an arts and crafts show sponsored by The City Paper. My friend Tina is in it. That's ...

I went down to the National Book Festival yesterday and saw three authors speak. Rick Atkinson, Bob Schieffer and Cokie Roberts. Rick Atkins...

I have to say I enjoyed Bob Schieffer the best out of the three speakers. I saw him several years ago and was equally impresses. He just see...

The final speaker I listened to was Cokie Roberts. She was there talking about her books Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation a...

So we had our first presidential debate. I have to say this is the first time in a long time that I actually watched one. I will say that at...

I'm trying to understand what the "bail out" would do. More to the point what's going to happen to all these "toxic...

McCain Grandstands That’s the only thing I can think of to call what McCain did Wednesday by cancelling his campaigning and returning to Was...