I actually agree with someone who may be a pro-illegal immigration radical! Who would have thunk it? Also: I support the black candidate.

Today, CNN published an article written by Contributor Ruben Navarrette Jr.

After reading it, I'm shocked:  I agree with much of what Ruben has written!

Banking analyst Dick Bove: But remember, the US government is not a company...

On Tuesday, CNBC reported:

"The US credit rating would be even worse than its recent downgrade from Standard & Poor's if the nation was judged as a private company, banking analyst Dick Bove told CNBC Tuesday.

Speaking amid the hotly contested debate over whether the US should have lost its coveted triple-A rating in favor of the new Double-A plus, Bove said the US balance sheet and the burdensome national debt tell a clear story.

"You've got a company which is losing about $1.4 trillion this year, probably will lose somewhere around a trillion dollars over the next couple of years. It owes $14.4 trillion (and) over the next five years that will get up to $20 trillion," the Rochdale Securities analyst said. 

"So there's no likelihood whatsoever that this particular company is able to pay down from its own resources the amount of debt that it has, nor is there any likelihood that it's going to get rid of its deficit," he added. "If that was a real company, of course, that would be a junk bond."

Before I critique his argument, let me be clear:

Matt Damon: How do you define "incentive"?

I rarely write articles about celebrities.  In fact, I believe I've written only one.

This will be the second.

The stock market plunged 635 points today. Here's one reason why the collapse might get much worse...

I realize that my headline is alarming.  If it's even possible to be more alarmed, after today's events!

Here are a couple more intense debates between readers and myself...

I've created a series of articles highlighting several passionate, revealing and lengthy debates I've had with readers.

This article was the first article in the series.

Below is a selection of excerpts from more debates.   Just enough excerpts to give you a feel for the intensity and intelligence level of the particular debate!