Here's the President's quote - "The goal that I set, to defeat Al Qaeda and deny it the chance to rebuild, is now within our reach."So I'm former military, but [...]

...Going on in the intersecting world of consumer financial reform and help for servicemembers.  This is the area that I'm hoping to stay in for the rest of my working [...]

I've long advocated that Dems should adopt the same "take no prisoners" style of politics that the GOP has practiced the last 20 or so years.  So, I'll just say [...]

I'll use this article as the preface to my mini-rant about the GOP and deficits.  Kevin Drum talks about an article by Charles Krauthammer.  As Drum says, Mr. K is [...]

I know as a true Blue Oyster Cult fan, I should really be into their early stuff, Fire of Unknown Origin and Cultosaurus Erectus.  Don't get me wrong, I like [...]

Here's a nice little piece from The Economist's DIA blog.  As they say, "Welcome to the world of the budget choices you need to make, when you refuse under any [...]

Four areas where the President doesn't go far enough (or goes in the wrong direction) from where I think U.S. policy should be going: Drug legalization (or decriminalization); Use of [...]

I have heard some commentators mention Paul Ryan as the "bold" choice for Mitt as his VP candidate.  As opposed to some safer picks, adding Ryan to the ticket would [...]

Here are a couple of links talking about the CFPB's new prototype tool to help students and their families figure out how to finance a college education. As the Agency itself [...]

I mentioned below that I'm currently working at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  In my position, I deal with consumers and the problems they have with their mortgages, lenders and [...]