President Obama, David Axelrod and the rest of the administration’s merry men are being straight up dishonest when they continue to blame
I never understood or bought the notion that our government MUST do something to get high speed Internet access to those who do not have it. That is the job of broadband companies. The only thing government needs to do is to drop all the silly regulations so that it makes it easier for these […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
SAN FRANCISCO — (AP) The nation’s public schools are falling under severe financial stress as states slash education spending and drain federal stimulus money that staved off deep classroom cuts and widespread job losses. School districts have already suffered big budget cuts since the recession began two years ago, but experts say the cash crunch […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Geithner’s Fed Told AIG to Limit Swaps Disclosure === “But the final irony is that many of the detainees may not even want to be transferred to Thomson and could conceivably even raise their own legal roadblocks to allow them to stay at Gitmo. Falkoff notes that many of his clients, while they clearly want […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I took a recent interview from WRJ (who covered this story) and remixed it. No reason. I just wanted to add the music. This is how you buy votes. Residents Get Chance At Stimulus Money “DETROIT — Detroit’s homeless and low-income residents have another opportunity for a chance at millions of stimulus dollars. The money […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
USA Today reported on the recent release of the GAO (Government Accountability Office) and its findings on the effectiveness of the stimulus bill that was signed back in February of this year. “The report says that as of mid-June, states had received about $29 billion of the estimated $49 billion in stimulus funding they are […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The stimulus spend-a-thon was nothing more than one big PR stunt to convince folks that the government can single-handedly create jobs where their was no market demand. Foolishly, too many people stood in line for this kool-aide to top all other kool-aides only to find out it was nothing more than flavorless, colored sink water. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As news began to trickle down to us common folks that the stimulus money was doing basically nothing to slow down the decent of the American economy, it was mostly conservatives who began to call President Obama out on it. In the meantime, the Obama fan base kept trying to paint the picture that critics […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“It’s safe to say we have stepped back from the brink, that there is some calm that didn’t exist before,” he told a crowd sprinkled with celebrities, including actors Jamie Foxx, Marisa Tomei and Kiefer Sutherland. (President Obama at a fundraiser held at the Beverly Hills Hotel on 5/27/09) Let’s take a quick scan on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Since the recollection of history of some these days is more like a buffet line, allow me to spoon up a side item from the past. 2006 From the Democratic Policy Committee (link) President Bush’s Budget Would Harm African American Families On February 6, 2006, the President submitted his Fiscal Year 2007 budget request. Rather […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior administration officials says President Barack Obama is ready to ask federal department and agency chiefs to find $100 million to cut from the budget when he holds his first formal Cabinet meeting. (more…) Here’s your slice of perspective, sir. Cost of stimulus bill: $787 billion Total cost of stimulus bill […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another voice from the left is making his voice heard on the bad policy of throwing taxpayer dollars at failing banks. At the end of the day, political ideology will always take a back seat when it comes to money. The political world is made up of a cast of characters–each having their own unique […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
BOSTON (AP) – State officials overseeing the federal economic stimulus program in Massachusetts say they have no idea how the White House came up with one key pledge—the promise to save or create 79,000 jobs in the state. They say they’re not even sure how to measure saved jobs—and fear the jobs figure sets an […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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