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Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, we have deficits? Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, we...
Sen. Bernie Sanders proposes amendment to make the wealthiest in US shoulder the costs of the bailout
Why pollute the earth with more superfluous Obama buttons? The old ones from his 2004 Senate campaign work just as well: Sure, the Illinois part is wrong, but that's nothing a sharpie can't fix. My mom sent me this button four years ago, around the time that the whole country was super enthused...
Well, so today was the big day when the House voted on the proposed bailout. And the House failed to support the bailout. Personally, I don’t know if this is good or bad. The market lost about 780 points, the largest single-day point drop in history, but not even in the top 10 drops in terms of...
So, the financial rescue plan before Congress hinges on the assumption that once the banks are solvent with cleaned up balance sheets (after dumping all their toxic waste on the taxpayer), they will begin lending to business and consumers again to keep the economic system going with fresh borrowed...
Am so utterly frustrated by the events in Washington to Wall Street and back since last Thursday that I did something I haven't done in a while. I wrote to my House Representative and both Senators. I also think I burst a blood vessel in my right eye screaming at the television watching Treasury...
I am reading and learning more about the financial bailout that the Administration wants, and it scares me even more!! In a nutshell…. Give us $700B (that’s a B, not an M) Give us power to use it in any way we see fit We’ll buy up bad loans without having any knowledge of the risk and rewards...
Hang on to your hats. The Nats have decided to elect Barnaby Joyce (pictured at left) their leader in the Federal Senate. This is going to get very interesting and I think it pretty much puts an end to the amalgamation with the Libs. For you non-Aussies, Barnaby is a bit of a maverick and able to...
Tonight was going to be a regular evening, make a little dinner, check out my neighbors blogs, watch a little tv.. And I taped the latest Oprah to watch, and it was beyond shocking... You figure that you watch enough crime dramas & violence on TV to handle just about the worst of humanity. But I...
God's prophetic Word to the shepherds of God's flock, and to the people of God in these last days.
Senator Barack Obama turns 47 today and here is what the paper says is in store for him this year… From today’s Washington Post: Today’s Birthday: Your stock goes up this year. Within the next 10 weeks, it will be amazing how powerful you feel. The problems you wanted someone else to solve...
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has been the leader in Congress to fight outrageous pork spending of the tax and spend Democrats. Coburn’s anti-pork spending agenda has even stepped on the toes of some of his fellow Republicans who view pork spending as a prize for their constituents rather than as...
Sen. Stevens indicted: 7 false statements counts By Lara Jakes Jordan – 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator and a figure in Alaska politics since before statehood, was indicted Tuesday on seven counts of failing to disclose thousands of dollars...
"When it comes to picking our next president, I can't decide if I prefer the smooth-talking, inspirational candidate who promises to give my money to people who don't work as hard as I do, or the old, short, ugly, angry guy with one good arm who graduated at the bottom of his class and somehow...
This video is dedicated to the First and Fourth Amendments to the United States Constitution and a special shout out to the United States Bill of Rights. The FISA Amendments Passed. FISA Amendments Act Basics 1. The law retroactively legalizes a massive electronic operation to spy on the personal...
There Bush and those Republicans go again. Go after seniors on fixed incomes. Smart move guys. Say goodbye soon. WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat, accused Republicans of putting seniors and military families at risk by siding with President Bush against a measure to prevent...
From Judgment and Jesse Helms - Washington Post ...In 2002, just before he retired from the Senate, Helms agreed to meet with the rock star Bono, one of the world's leading advocates for fighting the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Helms, who had spent many years slashing foreign aid budgets, had rendered...
In May of this year the Senate Judiciary Committee summoned top executives from the petroleum industry for what Chairman Pat Leahy thought would be a politically profitable inquisition. Leahy and his comrades showed up ready to blame American oil companies for the high price of gasoline, but the...
On Wednesday night, Natasha gave her valedictory speech in the Senate (starts p77). Having been there on the day she was sworn in, and the night she gave her maiden speech in Parliament, it was quite an emotional time. I was very proud of myself though - I didn't cry. I felt I was going to at the...
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