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CBO: Three-Quarters Of Stimulus Unspent
Only $100 billion of the $787 billion stimulus package passed nine months ago has actually been spent by the federal government so far, with another $90 billion of stimulus coming in the form of tax reductions, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported Monday evening. That leaves three quarters of the package — and its stimulative effects — yet to come.
Slow as that pace...
Don’t expand occupation of Afghanistan — end it →
November 2009
2 posts
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February 2009
23 posts
In The USA we Americans trust Obama On The...
Assessing Obama’s Job Approval at the One-Month Mark
Receives solid approval
by Lydia Saad
PRINCETON, NJ — President Barack Obama remains highly popular among the U.S. public at the end of his first month in office. However, the 63% of Americans currently approving of his job performance is down slightly from his initial 68% rating in January. The percentage disapproving has doubled, from...
At Least 22 Lawmakers Have Touted The Money From...
First Republicans demanded and received concessions in the creation of Obama’s economic recovery package. Then once they voted against it (on ideological grounds) they are back home promoting the benefits of the stimulus package. We should be grateful to sites like THINK PROGRESS for keeping track of these phony baloney good-time-rock-en-roll Republican hypocrites.
On Wednesday, ThinkProgress...
Unions Are Good for the American Economy
By David Madland, Karla Walter
February 18, 2009
State fact sheets: Alaska | Nebraska | Pennsylvania | Wisconsin
U.S. fact sheet (pdf)
Interactive map: Unions Are Good for Workers and the Economy in Every State
Press call: Robert Reich, Beth Shulman, and Karla Walter
The essence of what labor unions do—give workers a stronger voice so that they can get a fair share of the...
Politico’s David Rogers Catches Republicans Lying...
From YGLESIAS:
David Rogers has a piece in Politico that offers a nice summary of the recovery plan’s actual high-speed rail provisions and the direct role of the White House in securing them:
The $787.2 billion economic recovery bill — to be signed by President Barack Obama on Tuesday — dedicates $8 billion to high-speed rail, most of which was added in the final closed-door bargaining at the...
Conservatives/Repubs were silent over Bush’s...
It has amazed me for a long time how Conservatives/Repubs so upset over domestic spending have recurrently turned a blind eye to the massive miss-spending in the Iraq War. Tax money that goes to rebuild America’s infrastructure, save the auto industry or create jobs is branded as pork. Yet billions of tax dollars lost, stolen or squandered in Iraq generate nary a word from the righties. Early in...
Anti-Stimulus Phony-Republicans now praise Obama’s...
Well it has happened. We knew the Republicans only opposesed the stimulus package as they thought it would help them politically. But now these fake conservatives concerned with out of control spending are now touting Obama’s stimulus back in their home districts:
“I applaud President Obama’s recognition that high-speed rail should be part of America’s future,” the Florida...
Will Bush get away with torture, warrantless...
Actions speak louder than words. If we are to regain any respect in this world, you know that respect that BushCo pissed all over, we must grow up and demonstrate that the majority of Americans do value the rule of law.
President Obama, you said that no one is above the law. So do something, please. - spencers mom
Two-Thirds of Americans Want to See Bush Investigations for Torture and...
Does some “Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy” control...
I used to drive a great deal across country for my job. Before there were progressive radio alternatives I often listen to right-wing radio shows. Hey, I love politics and it was the only thing on. So from Limbaugh and crew to local folks like Rochester’s local blowhard Bob Lonsberry, everyday I put myself through the torture and played the righty radio during my travels. (I am sure I was...
The mainstream media and the ‘liberal bias” myth...
I have written for years about the “Liberal Media Bias” myth. As you see below there is fresh evidence that there is no such thing as a bias from the left in mainstream media. Since all the mainstream media outlets are corporate owned entities, they skew the news to the right. Always have and always will.
The idea of a “Liberal Media Bias” is so deep in the American psyche that even progressives...
Have Congressional Republicans become “Taliban”...
Republicans must think the American people are idiots. They can only oppose, oppose, oppose. Do they think we will forget who caused the current economic crisis? Republicans seem to think they can gain an electoral advantage by posturing and obstructionism. All indications are that their tactics are failing:
Even the U.S. Chamber of Commerce an unfailing bastion of republican/conservative thinking...
“Insurgency, we understand perhaps a little bit...
Now some in the GOP compare themselves to the Taliban. If a Liberal had said that the right-wing blogasphere would have exploded. The Republican opposition is looking more like an insurgency then the ‘loyal opposition” one had hoped for. As Democrats attempt to repair an economy ravished by irresponsible republican deregulation all the fat cats can do is try and maneuver themselves...
Dallas store offers W a job as their door greeter
This is too cool not to pass along. A Dallas hardware store scored some major news coverage by offering George Bush a job as their door greeter.
Elliot’s Hardware — a local Dallas hardware store — has “appealed to former President George W. Bush to spend his new-found retirement working as a part-time greeter at its Maple Avenue store.” “Our greeters are a legendary part of our customer...
Michael S. Steele: US Attorney probed RNC chairman...
The right-wing blogosphere is obsessed with the tax issues involving a small number of Obama appointees (EX: Gateway Pundit). However, they seem to be unconcerned about the scandal developing in their own back yard. The new Republican National Chairman is engulfed in a ruckus of his own and the righties are eerily silent. It looks like the conservative savior may just be another republican hack...
Man who beat civil rights leader, John Lewis, asks...
As a Christian man, I believe in redemption and forgiveness. The story of a racist thug asking his victim for forgiveness is demonstrable proof that anyone can change. I am moved by stories like this in ways that are hard for me to put into words. - Robert
WASHINGTON (AP) - Elwin Wilson was an unabashed racist, the sort who once hung a black doll from a noose outside his home. John Lewis was a...
Dems tell Obama: Let’s pass healthcare reform in...
Get off your butt America, call the President, call your Representatives and demand National Health Care Now!
President Barack Obama
The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500
Phone Numbers
Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 FAX: 202-456-2461
TTY/TDD
Comments: 202-456-6213 Visitors Office: 202-456-2121
By Jeffrey Young
Posted: 02/05/09 05:47 PM...
5 Facts About The New RNC Chairman
From Legum’s New Line:
Former Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele was just elected chairman of the RNC. Here are five facts about the new leader of the Republican party:
1. Steele compared stem cell research to Nazi experiments during the Holocaust.
2. Steele bused in homeless African Americans from Philadelphia to distribute literature in inner-city Baltimore that featured a “Sample...
Watch(ABOVE) On MSNBC, Scott Horton discussed the whisper campaign to mischaracterize President Obama’s decision to stand down the Bush 43 extraordinary renditions program, while leaving open the possibility of renditions as practiced in the Bush 41 and Clinton presidencies.
The righties love to confuse the issues and are using the Obama Administrations use of a revised rendition program to claim...
Regarding the ice storm emergency in Kentucky:...
The righties are making more baseless attacks on Obama. It seems that there is so little they can legitimately criticize they must fabricate things to become irate over. Now the righties are attacking Obama for not helping out white people in Kentucky (Kentucky hit by severe Ice Storm) simply because they are white. EX: See Obama Hates White People @ American Thinker.
The trouble is that Obama’s...
The righties hemorrhage over Obama’s statement...
All over the Right-wing, Limbaughtomite inspired blogosphere; there is criticism because Obama praised the United Nation’s role in the recent Iraq elections (EX: Bloodthirsty Liberal ). The righties also claim that Obama “slapped” our brave troops “in the face” by praising the UN and not mentioning our troops in the same breath. This is just crybaby crap, as we all know: Obama has praised our...
January 2009
32 posts
STOP RUSH LIMBAUGH NOW!!
At this critical point in history, the Republican Party has become a hostage to the likes of Rush Limbaugh. The party has been unable to decide what to do; now it is as if the party has no free will and it must serve Limbaugh as if he were their slave master. It is pathetic that the Party of Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt has become a conduit for a pill-popping fringe political talk radio,...
I have sinned against you my Lord (Limbaugh)
Yesterday, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA), the chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, complained to Politico about how Rush Limbaugh and other conservative talkers are able to “stand back and throw bricks” instead of offering “real leadership” in the middle of high-profile public policy battles. Gingrey’s brave remarks got him in hot water.
Now Republican congressman Phil Gingrey...
President Obama's Call for Common Ground on...
Abortion is a subject I have struggled with for many years. I know it is easier to struggle with this subject because of course I’ll never need to get an abortion. Because of my faith I have an anti-abortion bias. On the same token, I don’t believe “Big Government” should be making the decision on whether a woman gets an abortion or not. The decision to get an abortion needs between a woman, a...
Sunday Morning Shocker:
A Righty demanded recently that I say the surge in Iraq had worked. I replied that the surge in Iraq had improved the horrendous situation which had been caused by Bush’s incompetence in the first place. It was bad enough that Bush sent our troops into a war in Iraq that was unnecessary. It was compounded by Bush Administration’s incompetence i.e. not enough troops, (WMD falsehoods), lack of...
Don't block Obama's Attorney General nominee to...
Some Senate Republicans have already started their quest to obstruct President Obama’s agenda.
President Obama’s nominee for Attorney General, Eric Holder, is eminently qualified - he served as Deputy Attorney General in the Clinton Administration, and was also the first African-American U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
But Senator John Cornyn of Texas has a problem with...
“As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and...”
– President Barack Obama
Obama: Promises made…….
……. And promises kept! Obama is making America great again!
Obama to Shut Guantánamo Site and C.I.A. Prisons
By MARK MAZZETTI and WILLIAM GLABERSON
WASHINGTON — President Obama is expected to sign executive orders Thursday directing the Central Intelligence Agency to shut what remains of its network of secret prisons and ordering the closing of the Guantánamo detention camp within a year,...
Our new President is already kickin ass and taking...
One of Barack Obama’s first official acts as President was to suspend all prosecutions of Guantanamo Bay detainees for 120 days. Right away Obama is keeping promises and attempting to undo the incredible damage Bush has done to the reputation of this great country!
Obama has also put a freeze on Bush’s last minute attempts to make regulatory changes that would weaken environmental and endangered...
As the naysayers and neo-conservatives ramp up...
They want Obama to fail plain and simple. What ever Obama does they will find fault. This reaction from the right is not based on the loyal opposition theory it is based in visceral hate of anything progressive. They hope, not only hope, they prey Obama will fall on his face. Shame on these selfish ultra-partisans who care about nothing but keeping power for themselves and their corporate...
HELP BUSH PACK THis is tooooo funny...... →
You have got to check this out!
“ It has been the privilege of a lifetime to serve as your president. There have been good days and tough days but everyday I have been inspired by the greatness of our country and uplifted by the goodness of our people. I have been blessed to represent this nation we love and I will always be honored to hold a title that means more to me than any other. Citizen of...
Boehner on stimulus: OMG!
You Republicans crack me up by acting like you are fiscally responsible all of a sudden! LOL
John A. Boehner (R - OH)’s speech today was pathetic. He criticized the Democrats on wanting to utilize the remaining monies from the Economic Stimulus Plan to (OMG) stimulate the economy..
Boehner’s fake comment:
“Oh, my God,” Boehner told reporters in a hastily called press conference. “I can’t...
MIDEAST: Some Israelis Cry Out for Peace
Are you Anti-Semitic? Imagine my shock yesterday when that question was thrown in my face. I was talking with a colleague about the war in Gaza and voicing my opinion that Israel’s response to the rocket attacks was way out of proportion to the threat posed by Hamas. Then just because I was critical or questioned the Israeli invasion of Gaza I am suspected of Anti-Semitism. And this was not the...
The Bush Administration’s Most Despicable Act
Reprinted form the blog:
TruthHugger
The Bush Administration’s Most Despicable Act
“This is not the America I know,” President George W. Bush said after the first, horrifying pictures of U.S. troops torturing prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq surfaced in April 2004. The President was not telling the truth. “This” was the America he had authorized on Feb. 7, 2002, when he signed a...
WatchNOTE: Leonard’s Digest strongly supports the State of Israel. We also strongly support an Independent Palestinian State in the West Bank and Gaza. Leonard’s Digest calls on Hamas to immediately stop sending missiles into Israel and for the Israeli Army to stop all military activity in Gaza that is not directly related to it’s own defense. We also request that Hamas and Israel immediately initiate...