Join Livingston Dems for Movie Night on Friday!

So you think you understand the 2008 financial crisis that brought the nation's economy to its knees. Or maybe you're a little fuzzy on the details.

Either way, here's a chance to get the inside scoop on the disaster. Livingston County Democrats are hosting a movie night featuring an award-winning film on the financial crisis on Friday (July 8, 2011). The film is worth a second viewing even if you were able to see it in the theater.

An ice cream social will follow, featuring ice cream with all your favorite toppings.

The event begins at 7 p.m. at party headquarters, 10321 Grand River Road, Suite 600, Brighton. Suggested donation is $10 per person or $15 for a couple.

Call (810) 229-4212 or email livcodems@sbcuc.net for more information.

So Wall Street Likes Socialism Now?

After months of hearing uninformed Republicans deride Sen. Barack Obama as a socialist for reasons that have never been clear to me, imagine my surprise to learn that the stock market went up like a rocket Monday after the Bush administration agreed to buy a stake in some of the nation's banks.

So Wall Street, that bastion of American capitalism, likes socialism now?

Is that kind of like the old canard that there are no atheists in fox holes?