Common Sense 134 – Immediate Gratification

Was it just plain Greed that led to the recent bloodletting in the U.S. financial sector or was there more going on? Dan has some Martian thoughts on the subject. Also: Riffin’ on the News.

Show Notes:
1.”From the Gut” by Thomas Friedman for the New York Times, September 9, 2008.
2.”U.S. Troops repelled from Pakistani border: Officials” by Agence France-Presse, September 15, 2008.
3.”Pakistan orders troops to open fire if U.S. raids” by Stephen Graham for the Associated Press, September 16, 2008.
4.”Joint Chiefs head, Pakistanis meet as airstrike kills six” by Nahal Toosi for the Associated Press, September 18, 2008.
5.”Saudi: OK to kill owners of ‘immoral’ TV networks” by the Associated Press, September 12, 2008.
6.”NATO rapid-response unit proposed to address fears about Russia” by Julian Barnes and Paul Richter for the Los Angeles Times, September 19, 2008.
7.”Russia defies West on Georgian pullout” by Steve Gutterman for the Associated Press, September 21, 2008.
8.”Proposed new FBI rules draw civil liberties worries” by James Vicini for Reuters News Service, September 12, 2008.
9.”History will judge” by Charles Krauthammer for The Washington Post, September 22, 2008.
10.”The American secessionist streak” by Christopher Ketcham for The Los Angeles Times, September 10, 2008.