March 2009 Archives

Here's a story that won't get much coverage on the mainstream media and none on Fox Noise...Barack and Michelle Obama are not using public money or donations to renovate their living quarters or his office.  They're using their own money.  That's right, their own money.Every four years, Congress appropriates $100,000 for the President to use for renoavations in the White House.  The Obamas have turned that down and will pay for whatever work they do...

In his farewell address to the nation on January 17, 1961 President Eisenhower warned the country to be vigilant about the relationship between the government, the armed forces, and the industries and commercial interests they support–what he called the "military-industrial complex." Eisenhower spoke of what he called the "grave implications" of allowing the power and influence of that triad to get out of control: "Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the...

Infighting on the inside of the GOP spilled out on national television yesterday when a hastily released pamphlet raised more questions than it answered.  In a press conference, Republican reps John Boehner and Eric Cantor waved the 19 page pamphlet around calling it their "budget".  When, in fact, it was simply an attack on President Obama's plan.  After reading the pamphlet, I have discovered the Repubs ground-breaking proposal to bring the economy around, replace millions...

You've probably already heard the diatribe that Bloviator in Chief at Fox Noise, Bill O'Reilly, spewed last August blaming a woman for her own rape and murder in New York the previous week.  As you know, Billo has had his own brush with sexual harassment charges in the last couple of years, so is not a reliable source to give opinion or advice in this area.  Oddly, O'Reilly was asked to speak at a fundraiser...

A recurring theme among the detractors of President Obama has been his reliance on a teleprompter. Anyone who spends time on the internet has seen it on an almost daily basis. In the minds of some this apparently is an indicator of a lack of intelligence, as ridiculous as that is when speaking about a Harvard graduate, editor of The Law Review, and author of 2 books. One of the bloggers on the far-right, John...

Here's what I'm reading today and find interesting:TPM Muckraker:  Stanford may be hiring DeLay attorney Raw Story: Texas Bill allows creationists to get Master of Science degree.  Geez... Pollster: Zogby, compared to other national polls, shows bias even worse than Rasmussen.Politifact: Rep. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., earns Pants on Fire award.Election officials in Kentucky arrested by feds for vote stealing with electronic machines.Newshounds: Fox Noise complaining about presser being boring a week after saying Obama is frivolous. Have a...

Tim Geithner released details of his government backed,private investment plan to take toxic assets out of the banks, and, contrary to the talking heads nay-saying on Monday morning, dazzled the market, kicking off a 497 point rally yesterday.  That being great, that's not what I want to talk about today.  I'm more focused on the long term, systematic fixes that our economy needs.Steve Forbes had an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal last week,...

As we all know, there is no intelligence test for those running for Senate or the House, so we don't always get the brightest bulbs on the tree representing hard working taxpayers in Washington.  This fact became glaringly apparent last week with comments made by appropriately named Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on national television and radio.Here's a very funny segment from Morning Joe talking about LaTourette's speech from the floor...

All, I just discovered a new political blog with hard hitting, articulate commentary from someone you'd never expect.  I just had to share it with you.el quapismoHave a great Sunday.jefe...

On Wednesday, one of the Repubs biggest smear targets, Congressman Barney Frank, answered his critics in an opinion piece in the Huffington Post.  Dubbed "Is There an Andidote to the Republican Amnesia?", Frank points out the absurdity of the right wing's charges that he somehow single handedly caused the current economic crisis.It's a good read, and brings into clear focus the actual history of the years of harsh GOP rule and their gleeful dismantling of...