I wonder what the Republican complaint about this will be. How dare you raise taxes on the wealthy? Are they not screaming about the deficit right now? Well he is tackling it and proposing cutting Government spending, something they are always calling for. So it should be amusing watching them make it so that somehow it will be bad for the Country and not what they would do. They probably will be for spending then and of course more tax cuts. It will be interesting to see how they respond...
Obama aims to cut deficit in half by 2013
Saturday, February 21, 2009
http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE51G5X720090222
Arrest soon in Chandra Levy murder case, mother says
http://m.cnn.com/cnn/lt_ne/lt_ne/detail/252671;jsessionid=750D9F6232B447E0F4F83358B9B09A93.live4i
I don't buy it. Condit worked closely with the prison system. He easily could of had her go there knowing of the crimes that had happened before. Condit had something to do with it.
Clinton: Chinese 'human rights can't interfere' with other crises
http://m.cnn.com/cnn/lt_ne/lt_ne/detail/252677;jsessionid=724011D26A8E8EFC740A64BF4AD0B225.live5ib
Human Rights can't interfere???? I would say human rights would be really fucking important...
In a Letter, a Leader of Hamas Urges Talks
Friday, February 20, 2009
http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=330019&f=20
Its the only way there will ever be Peace. I hope he does it.
Obama administration keeps Bush view on Afghanistan detainees
http://m.cnn.com/cnn/lt_ne/lt_ne/detail/252565;jsessionid=9CDC7D1671CD10E9577777C944C314A4.live4i
It was my understanding that the foundation for any Democracy must include fair Justice. The Obama Admin is making a mistake. The rules are very clear and excuses don't cut it. If those people are suspected then evidence should be brought forward and they should be charged. If not holding someone that's suspected indefinitely is not justice. You cannot try to promote justice around the world and then not follow it yourself or twist it to fit your needs. If we are to have other people accept Democracy we need to be what they look up too. The policies we practice now are the policies of Dictators and tyrants all in under the Guise of protecting us from evil. Evil? Has anyone walked through east LA? Americans are very good at protecting themselves. We shouldn't be scared or them scare us. We do not need to twist what's right to protect ourselves. Doing what's right is what will ultimately protect us.
It was my understanding that the foundation for any Democracy must include fair Justice. The Obama Admin is making a mistake. The rules are very clear and excuses don't cut it. If those people are suspected then evidence should be brought forward and they should be charged. If not holding someone that's suspected indefinitely is not justice. You cannot try to promote justice around the world and then not follow it yourself or twist it to fit your needs. If we are to have other people accept Democracy we need to be what they look up too. The policies we practice now are the policies of Dictators and tyrants all in under the Guise of protecting us from evil. Evil? Has anyone walked through east LA? Americans are very good at protecting themselves. We shouldn't be scared or them scare us. We do not need to twist what's right to protect ourselves. Doing what's right is what will ultimately protect us.
RNC gives verdict of first month: Disappointing
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/20/rnc-gives-verdict-of-first-month-disappointing/
They are right it was Disappointing for the Republicans and their actions that is...
Netanyahu picked to form Israeli government
Iraqi shoe thrower: Bush's 'soulless smile' set me off
Thursday, February 19, 2009
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/19/iraqi-shoe-thrower-bushs-soulless-smile-set-me-off/
That guy did what I think most of us would love too. His smile makes me sick too, he has nothing to smile about...
Finally, U.S. lawmakers visit Gaza for first time in 8 years
http://m.cnn.com/cnn/ne/politics/detail/251490;.live4i
Well its about time. Its nice to see little pieces of change happening everyday so far....
GOP poised to leap on spending abuses in stimulus
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/avantgo/2008759921_apstimuluspolitics.html
Why didn't the GOP care this much when they were spending us into this mess?? Now all of a sudden they are concerned how tax payer money is spent...
Bloggers blast Holder for 'nation of cowards' remark
http://m.cnn.com/cnn/ne/politics/detail/251641
If they blast him its because they are ignorant, or they are lying to themselves...
RNC chair plans 'off the hook' campaign, tells critics to 'stuff it'
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/19/rnc-chair-plans-off-the-hook-campaign-tells-critics-to-%e2%80%98stuff-it%e2%80%99/
The Republicans think going Hip Hop will help them?
Greenspan Backs Bank Nationalization
It is going to have to be done....
Greenspan Backs Bank Nationalization
Wednesday 18 February 2009
by: Krishna Guha and Edward Luce, The Financial Times
Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan has come out in favor of nationalizing some banks. (Photo: Reuters Pictures)
The US government may have to nationalise some banks on a temporary basis to fix the financial system and restore the flow of credit, Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman, has told the Financial Times.
In an interview, Mr Greenspan, who for decades was regarded as the high priest of laisser-faire capitalism, said nationalisation could be the least bad option left for policymakers.
"It may be necessary to temporarily nationalise some banks in order to facilitate a swift and orderly restructuring," he said. "I understand that once in a hundred years this is what you do."
Mr Greenspan's comments capped a frenetic day in which policymakers across the political spectrum appeared to be moving towards accepting some form of bank nationalisation.
"We should be focusing on what works," Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator from South Carolina, told the FT. "We cannot keep pouring good money after bad." He added, "If nationalisation is what works, then we should do it."
Speaking to the FT ahead of a speech to the Economic Club of New York on Tuesday, Mr Greenspan said that "in some cases, the least bad solution is for the government to take temporary control" of troubled banks either through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or some other mechanism.
The former Fed chairman said temporary government ownership would "allow the government to transfer toxic assets to a bad bank without the problem of how to price them."
But he cautioned that holders of senior debt - bonds that would be paid off before other claims - might have to be protected even in the event of nationalisation.
"You would have to be very careful about imposing any loss on senior creditors of any bank taken under government control because it could impact the senior debt of all other banks," he said. "This is a credit crisis and it is essential to preserve an anchor for the financing of the system. That anchor is the senior debt."
Mr Greenspan's comments came as President Barack Obama signed into law the $787bn fiscal stimulus in Denver, Colorado. Mr Obama will announce on Wednesday a $50bn programme for home foreclosure relief in Phoenix, Arizona. Meanwhile, the White House was working last night on the latest phase of the bailout for two of the big three US carmakers.
In his speech after signing the stimulus, which he called the "most sweeping recovery package in our history", Mr Obama set out a vertiginous timetable of federal decisions in the coming weeks that included fixing the US banking system, submission next week of the 2009 budget and a bipartisan White House meeting to address longer-term fiscal discipline.
"We need to end a culture where we ignore problems until they become full-blown crises," said Mr Obama. "Today does not mark the end of our economic troubles… but it does mark the beginning of the end."
Attorney General: America a 'Nation of Cowards' on Race
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
http://twp.com/news.jsp?key=352207&rc=trail_po
He is totally right and I think it is refreshing to hear that type of honesty from our Justice Dept. Again...
Stimulus At Work Already On New Bridge
http://www.localwireless.com/wap/news/text.jsp?carrier=google&sid=144&nid=369495274&cid=964&scid=-1&title=Top+Missouri+Stories&ith=9
Looks like things are going pretty quick to me....
Track your tax dollars on stimulus-bill Web site
http://m.cnn.com/cnn/ne/tech/detail/250985;.live7ib
Change you can Google...
Thousands of Golden Rays off the coast of Mexico
Thousands of Golden Rays are seen here gathering off the coast of Mexico. The spectacular scene was captured as the magnificent creatures made one of their biannual mass migrations to more agreeable waters.Gliding silently beneath the waves, they turned vast areas of blue water to gold off the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula. Sandra Critelli, an amateur photographer, stumbled across the phenomenon while looking for whale sharks.
Measuring up to 7ft (2.1 meters) from wing-tip to wing-tip, Golden rays are also more prosaically known as cow nose rays.
They have long, pointed pectoral fins that separate into two lobes in front of their high-domed heads and give them a cow-like appearance. Despite having poisonous stingers, they are known to be shy and non-threatening when in large schools.
The population in the Gulf of Mexico migrates, in schools of as many as 10,000, clockwise from western Florida to the Yucatan .
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Two professors theorize on bin Laden hideout
PostMaster General Took In Over $800 Grand While Agency Makes Cuts
http://www.localwireless.com/wap/news/text.jsp?carrier=google&sid=120&nid=369490279&cid=155&scid=-1&title=&ith=14
Looks like we need to drastically cut the pay of the PostMaster General and get a new one while we are at it. There is no excuse for making that much money in a Government Office...
Republicans, analysts question Obama's foreclosure plan
http://m.cnn.com/cnn/lt_ne/lt_ne/detail/250916;jsessionid=7581819D7126BD55D92101CFDE7172EB.live5ib
Ok CNN, Republicans questioning Obama's plans is not News and will be a daily story the entire time he will be in office...
Schwarzenegger sends out 10,000 layoff notices
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
http://m.cnn.com/cnn/ne/politics/detail/250314;jsessionid=0C060A030F035FDDFBFF56A48B96FF42.live23i
Wow, that was fast. I don't like how he uses people's jobs and education as a bargaining chip though. I say all the elected State officials should have their Pay Cut until they agree...
Ending the Hidden Agenda Behind Tax Cuts
Great Article....
Ending the Hidden Agenda Behind Tax Cuts
Tuesday 17 February 2009
by: Joe Brewer, t r u t h o u t | Perspective
Something as simple as a metaphor can mean the difference between shared prosperity and widespread suffering.
It's time to tell the truth about tax cuts. This phrase dominates political discourse and is coughed out every time a conservative public figure opens his mouth. It is treated like the basis of sound reasoning, yet no one points out what should be obvious - that "tax relief" and "tax cuts" are just code words for destroying the capacity of government to serve the public.
We've heard over and over again that the source of society's problems is the government. The solution that follows is to "trim the fat," "cut out the waste," "shrink the government" and provide "relief" to millions of citizens who suffer the burden of exploitation by Washington elites. This story flies in the face of the facts, yet it makes sense to a significant portion of the US population. How can this be?
The answer has to do with how we make sense of things in the world. Our experiences shape what seems legitimate by reinforcing (or undermining) our ideas about the way things work. So, for example, a progressive politician may speak honestly and forcefully about the positive role of government in our lives. But this will fall on deaf ears if our typical experience is at odds with such claims. This observation demonstrates a key element of what George Lakoff and I have dubbed the Cognitive Criterion for Public Support:
An effective policy must be popular if it is to stand the test of time and it must be popular for the right reasons, namely because it promotes the right long-term values in the minds of citizens, reinforced through the lived experience.
The reason many people accept conservative claims about taxation and government is that they hold up for many common experiences, especially when conservatives are in control of the government. Conservative officials enact policies that make life worse for people while claiming that things will get better. Then they draw upon these negative experiences to advance their agenda. No Child Left Behind is an excellent example. The strategy works like this (a more detailed analysis can be found here):
1. Declare that the agenda is to "improve" public education.2. Pass legislation that cripples public schools.
3. Cry out for "reform" when people see how bad our schools are doing.
4. Get rid of public schools and replace them with private schools, especially schools that teach conservative ideology (e.g. elite charter schools, religious schools, etc.).
This strategy demonstrates how *cognitive policy* works. Emphasis is given to how people understand what is happening. The goal is to ensure that our experiences are interpreted through a conservative lens. It is not literally the case that taxation is a burden (a provocative metaphor), but rather that our common sense is influenced by a combination of our experiences in the world and the interpretive filters that give them meaning. (A key feature of how the political mind works, as I discuss in The Great Political Blind Spot.)
Back to the hidden agenda behind tax cuts; we can apply this insight to see that conservatives *want* people to have negative experiences with government. Why? Because it supports decades of propaganda - and an underlying belief that stems from their worldview - that government is the problem. In the early 1970's, conservative elites started investing heavily in the creation of idea factories to spread their views far and wide so that they eventually became the new common sense of our culture. They had to work tirelessly for years to change the underlying values of American citizens because our long history has been devoted to advancing our most cherished values, which happen to be progressive. But, as we can see by the pervasiveness of their ideas today, this effort has been catastrophically successful.
Now is the time to nip their bankrupt idea about taxation in the bud. The way to do it is simple. Take their reasoning to its logical conclusion and see what happens if it is applied to the real world. We can test the conservative belief about taxation against our own and decide what's best by looking at the outcomes.
First, we'll need to be very clear about just what conservatives and progressives mean by taxation. Then we can apply these understandings to the world to see their consequences. (The insights that follow come from linguistic analysis of cognitive "frames" that shape political thought.)
Taxation as Conservatives Understand It
I've already alluded to an interesting metaphor that helps make sense of conservative thought about taxes, which I'll call Taxes Are a Burden to make it explicit. The understanding of taxation that follows from this metaphor can be seen in this story:
Hard-working Americans are in need of some tax relief. Years of mismanagement by tax-and-spend liberals have taken money out of the hands of working people and put it into bloated government programs that serve special interests. We need to cut taxes, return fiscal responsibility to government, and put money back in the hands of taxpayers who know best how to spend it.
This perspective is grounded in two beliefs: (1) The world is comprised of individuals; and (2) People are inherently bad and must learn right from wrong through self-discipline. I like to call this the "Me First" perspective because it assumes that people must help themselves before thinking about others. It can be summarized with the declaration, "You're on your own!" The Me First perspective assumes that any assistance from the community would be "coddling" or "spoiling" us. This claim is asserted as truth in the conservative worldview.
Taxation as Progressives Understand It
Progressives have a different understanding of taxation that can be expressed through a variety of metaphors: Taxes Are an Investment, Taxes Are Membership Dues, Taxes Are Pathways to Opportunity, Taxes Are Infrastructure and Taxes Are a Duty. (Read more about progressive taxation in "Progressive Taxation: Some Hidden Truths") Reasoning that emerges with these metaphors can be seen in this progressive story:
Our great nation was founded on a promise of protection and opportunity. Through our shared wealth, pooled together by taxation with representation, we have invested in the public infrastructure that makes possible the creation of new wealth. We have a sacred trust to keep this promise alive throughout our lifetimes, expand it as we are able, and pass it along to our children.
This perspective is grounded in the beliefs that (1) Individuals are influenced significantly by our communities; and (2) People are inherently good and benefit from cooperation with others. I like to call this the "People First" perspective because it assumes that people must help each other in order to enhance their ability to help themselves. It can be summarized with the declaration, "We're all in this together!" The People First perspective assumes that we are greater than the sum of our parts and that new opportunities emerge when we make wise investments with the common wealth we share.
Truth and Consequences
Now that we have a clear sense of what taxation means to conservatives and progressives, we can see what happens if these different ideas are used as governing principles for shaping society. This analysis accomplishes two purposes. First, it reveals key truths about taxation that complicate arguments made by conservatives, truths that don't get talked about nearly enough. And second, it exposes a covert agenda that deceptively exploits real concerns of people to advance an otherwise unpopular agenda.
What happens if the Me First perspective is applied to taxation? Just look to the world we find ourselves in today. A problem defined as "too much spending" leads to budget cuts. This results in a diminished capacity to provide vital services. Public goods like education, civil and criminal courts, road maintenance and fundamental scientific research are too costly for individuals - or even multinational corporations - to afford. So these services are cut and people lose their jobs. Thousands of teachers no longer cultivating young minds. Countless construction workers laid off when city and state governments halt infrastructure projects. Graduates with advanced degrees unable to find work because public agencies are "tightening their belts" and cutting back on grants to academia, nonprofits and the private sector.
Beyond the direct human suffering of disrupted lives, there is substantial reduction in government programs that protect the public against harm. The FDA cannot staff enough inspectors to keep toxic peanuts out of the food supply. The EPA lacks capacity to keep drinking water clean in cities and towns across the country. The SEC is unable to keep a watchful eye on runaway speculation and our economy spins wildly out of control. Bridges crumble and levies break because funds are in short supply.
The consequence of conservative ideology is a self-fulfilling prophecy. People are forced to be "on their own" with no protection against serious threats and no assistance to get them beyond their current means. When disasters strike, there is widespread suffering and death because the tapestry of society - our precious safety net - has withered and decayed. Think I'm exaggerating? I'll just say one word - Katrina.
And despite their claims to the contrary, conservative leaders want this to happen.
Contrast this with the People First perspective. Again, we can let experience be our guide. A decade of rampant deregulation, perpetrated by a conservative mindset about the relationship between government and the economy, led to the great stock market crash of 1929. A visionary progressive leader, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, stepped in and vastly expanded a wide variety of public programs. The flood of revenues accompanying this expansion was enough to put millions of unemployed back to work. New programs that embody the spirit of progress emerged in the decades that followed. Social Security, the GI Bill, Medicare and the FDIC are a few examples of the legacy this pooling of resources delivered to the American people.
Along with this massive investment in societal infrastructure, Americans experienced tremendous growth of shared prosperity. For the first time in our history, an entire generation of children from working-class families moved up the economic ladder with college degrees in hand. Home ownership skyrocketed. Literacy rates went through the roof and new skills emerged to expand the capacity of markets. And two generations of people experienced the benefits of cooperation in their daily lives, codifying the ethic that we're all in it together as a bedrock of sound reason.
I can attest to this from personal experience. Both of my parents came from working-class families. I was the first to get a college degree. Federal and state scholarships delivered me from the rural farm to the hallowed halls. And now society gets to benefit from the fruits of my labor as I work to transform our political system for the betterment of society. The cognitive policy of the People First perspective is a foundation of my identity in the world.
The Hidden Agenda Exposed
The progress of our nation is being held hostage by a malicious metaphor. Treating taxation as nothing more than a burden is tantamount to declaring that citizenship is nothing more than getting all you can for yourself … everyone else be damned. Conservative elites have undermined the responsibilities we have to one another to advance their agenda. They are fully committed to crafting the world in their image, as we've seen all too clearly these last eight years and throughout the current debate about economic recovery under the Obama administration.
I say enough is enough. Let's call this tactic out for what it is. People are hurting in every corner of the land and they're looking for help where they haven't dared to look for quite some time - in the service of our representatives in the federal government. Conservatives will try to convince us that our hardships are caused by excessive government. The truth is that we are suffering under excessive conservative ideology of governance, which is a very different beast. They continue to claim that we can't get ahead because we're overtaxed. This claim is absurd!
Not a single home foreclosure throughout this crisis has been caused by excessive taxation. The misfortune of illness in a dysfunctional health system has burdened people with horrendous debt. Where did this problem come from? Profit-driven health care created under the Nixon administration.
Banks haven't failed catastrophically through oversized personal W-2 forms. Radical deregulation is the culprit. Who deregulated the market? Conservative ideologues from both political parties. (This is what the word "centrist" really means - conservatives who've infiltrated the Democratic Party.)
Companies haven't been driven to huge layoffs because their tax burden is too high. They are victims of an unraveling market. What undermined the integrity of the global economy? An extremist philosophy of governance that is blind to the role of the regulatory frameworks that give stabilizing structure to our markets.
What can we do to stop the conservative agenda? Call it out for what it is. When someone says, "People need tax relief," respond by letting them know that "We really need to invest in one another." Make it clear what the consequences of tax cuts really are - the destruction of our mechanisms for protecting and empowering one another. And let's stop taking their language for granted just because everyone is doing it. That logic didn't make much sense in middle school. It's all the more dangerous to follow as adults. Challenge the conservative meaning of taxation directly. Declare that we are decidedly NOT on our own. Point to the benefits we've taken for granted too long, things like education and schools and roads and courts.
We mustn't stop with a critique of their ideas either. We need to fervently argue for our own. Together we are greater than the sum of our parts. A prosperous community is a place where neighbors pool their efforts for the greater good. Taxes provide resources for investments larger than anything we could build on our own. And these benefits create a space for new ideas to take hold and expand our wealth.
Ideas matter. Words are important. We cannot afford to let a radical minority set the tone of public debate any longer. The time is ripe for moving beyond the era of misguided individualism. Let's take the momentum we've built in the last few years and place the United States back on a course that resonates with our deeply held values - caring for one another, expanding freedoms to the marginalized, and recognizing that our shared prosperity is at the core of our success as a nation.
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Joe Brewer is founder and director of Cognitive Policy Works, an educational and research center devoted to the application of cognitive and behavioral sciences to politics. He is a former fellow of the Rockridge Institute, a think tank founded by George Lakoff to analyze political discourse for the progressive movement. This article has been previously published on the Cognitive Policy Works site.
Blocked Budget Means 20,000 Pink Slips
http://wap.nbcsd.com/detail.jsp?key=418703&rc=ln_ne
What's the name of the 1 Republican holding up the budget?? I think that person should be named. Seeing as they are causing 20,000 people to be layed off...
Did Prescott Bush Help Steal Geronimo's Skull
http://foxnews.proteus.com/content.html?contentId=25668
Give it back...
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Ex-Border Patrol agents released early from prison
http://m.cnn.com/cnn/ne/politics/detail/250260;jsessionid=3ACF5BF27F53DD4C9C321B69AD0CFD1E.live23i
I don't care how justified they think they were. They shot an unarmed man and covered it up. If they were in the right, they should never of covered it up. They should of stayed in jail.
Burger King Exposed
2. Enter the contest
3. Take the poll
What would you do with an extra $18,000 in your pocket?
That's the amount of extra cash each and every Burger King employee in America would have received last year if Goldman Sachs (one of the fast-food chain's largest owners) had shared its bailout billions with rank-and-file workers. Instead, Goldman Sachs squandered 6.5 billion of our taxpayer dollars on bonuses for their financial staff. These were some of the highest bonuses on Wall Street! Meanwhile, Burger King workers earn wages averaging just $14,000 a year -- well below the federal poverty line for a family of three.
Watch the harmful effects of Wall Street's greed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wABI2dwbQMQ
Goldman Sachs has been having it their way with Burger King workers for too long. It's high time you had it your way with Goldman Sachs. Tell the Wall Street giant how they could have used the $6.5 billion blown on bonuses. We're looking for the most creative, constructive, or comical ideas to curb corporate greed and help fix the financial crisis. We will send all ideas to Goldman Sachs as a reprimand for their wastefulness. The winner of the Have It Your Way with Goldman Sachs contest will have their idea featured in our next video. The contest ends March 3.
Pass this video and contest to your friends and family, and don't forget to digg it. Tell them working people all over the country are pushing back against Wall Street excess. Tell them we're joining with SEIU and others to stage demonstrations and hold Goldman Sachs accountable! And tell them it's time to end this era of corporate greed and impunity.
Yours,
Robert Greenwald
and the Brave New Films team
P.S. - Do you think Goldman Sachs should be forced to give back their bailout money to taxpayers, should they have to raise Burger King workers' wages, explain their spending to the government, or be left alone because they are living the American dream? Vote now in our online poll.
California to lay off 20,000 if budget deal isn't reached
Monday, February 16, 2009
http://m.cnn.com/cnn/lt_ne/lt_ne/detail/249807;jsessionid=FF1AD2C13CF52D819C25CF0201B0BCE0.live23ib
Looks like we will be holding onto those IOU's for awhile....
Chimp Shot to Death After Mauling Lady
http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=327952&f=22
Awww that sucks. Stupid people, that's what you have to expect when you have an animal as a pet, especially a Chimp. I like how he cornered the cops in their cars...
Founder of Islamic TV station accused of beheading wife
http://m.cnn.com/cnn/lt_ne/lt_ne/detail/249749;jsessionid=118DE2971A9103576F8F5F9EA28B321D.live4ib
Damn! Looks like he failed at his goal of ending stereotypes...
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Weird | Texans report fireball in sky, sonic booms
Sunday, February 15, 2009
http://m.cnn.com/cnn/lt_ne/lt_ne/detail/249120;jsessionid=8100C477BE3B02235E82B5A8E3E90085.live4i
That's weird that there is no official report on what it was. Skunkworks plane maybe? Or Satellite debris. I guarantee we are hoping to get a piece of the Soviet satellite. Could be the reason for the silence maybe. Nothing official until they have checked it out...
Will Doc Cavazos Flip
http://www.agingrebel.com/?p=435
I think Doc is screwed...
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Republicans Obstructing At The State Level Too
http://foxnews.proteus.com/content.html?contentId=25470
Is the Republican party involved in a unified effort to obstruct everything at all levels? It seems so....
Congress One-ups Obama on Banker Pay Cap
http://wap.nbc30.com/detail.jsp?key=418406&rc=nn_ne
Way to go Dodd and shame on the Obama Administration for not backing his plan. Or at least all the aspects of it. No more free rides, if they are going to take the money they need restrictions, tough restrictions. If executives want to leave then there are other qualified execs to take their place. There is no excuses for Dodd's plan not being put into place. This catering to the financial industry has to stop. We can't let them scare us with their claims of dire impact if they can't have their bonuses. if anything without paying the bonuses they will have more capital to get themselves out of their mess. I'm sure a worker would love to get promoted and do what's right for the company for 500 grand a year...
McCain Unhappiness With Stimulus A Good Thing
http://wap.nbcsd.com/detail.jsp?key=418445&rc=nn_ne
What do expect him to say? This should not be news. This should be expected. The fact that Republicans are mad is a good thing. That means that issues they have overlooked because of their principles are finally being addressed. Did anyone expect for politicians to be happy with a change in how things are done in Washington? I actually want to see more Dems getting pissed off with changes because that will show that changes are being made. Politicians have become too comfortable with how things go in Washington and the changes that need to happen Should make them unhappy. Obama gave McCain a couple chances at his ear and he turned him down. Now he cries about not being included. I'm glad Republicans are pissed, that means some people that need help are finally going to get help. That means our environment will finally get the attention it needs. That means a lot of issues that have been ignored are now being championed.
So McCain being pissed off, is a good thing... Just think if he was President right now with Lindsay Graham and Phil Gramm running the economy. It would be Corporate Tax Cut Heaven with not a drop of money for anything else but Bombs for Iran...
In rural Alaska villages, families struggle to survive
http://m.cnn.com/cnn/lt_ne/lt_ne/detail/248975;jsessionid=B86452856108D03FDB353E54A41C01E4.live5ib
Wasn't Palin bragging about how she made it so everyone received money in Alaska? Sounds like it missed these folks. I would think the true Alaska Natives would have seniority on the oil revenue funds that are dispersed or at least be included. Especially since much of the drilling is done up by them. Sounds like maybe the wrong people are benefiting from the oil wealth up there. That oil is part of the land and those Indians worked that land before any of us. Wealth that comes from that land should benefit them in some way I would think...
They Sure Showed That Obama
http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=325704&f=28
Frank Rich is a word smith...
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