Tag: politics
member name: Ariel Storm
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September 24, 2008 02:25 AM EDT --
The Bush administration is placing tremendous pressure on Congress to pass the bailout bill quickly. Bernanke, testifying yesterday, warned that if the bill wasn't passed there was a risk of . . .
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January 29, 2009 05:59 AM EST --
The government has put up a website, recovery.gov, that will show how the newest bailout dollars are being spent. Right now the site says:
Check back after the passage . . .
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November 04, 2008 04:45 AM EST --
I know nothing grander, better exercise, better digestion, more positive proof of the past, the triumphant result of faith in human kind, than a well-contested American national election. Walt Whitman . . .
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July 30, 2009 08:20 AM EDT --
I normally don't post jokes from my email, but this one made me laugh and I wanted to share it with you. I apologize in advance to those who are offended by it.
A man died and went . . .
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December 06, 2008 09:04 AM EST --
During the third quarter of 2008 one in ten mortgages were behind by 30 days or more or in foreclosure, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Given the number of jobs lost in October and November, . . .
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January 06, 2009 06:57 AM EST --
For those of you not familiar with Ann Coulter she is the nation's top selling conservative author. In my opinion she is also a shrew and harpie that should be banned from the airwaves. . . .
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January 07, 2009 06:19 PM EST --
Social Security and Medicare are going to be a central part of President elect Obama's deficit reduction plan. The specifics are not known yet, but I urge everyone on Social Security, SSDI, . . .
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February 04, 2009 09:26 AM EST --
In what could be a crushing blow to the Obama administration right from the start, Senate Democratic leaders conceded they do not have the votes to pass the Stimulus Bill as written.
In an effort to . . .
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February 27, 2009 05:45 AM EST --
A New Era of Responsibility Renewing America's Promise, a summary of the budget highlights department by department, was just released by the Office of Management and Budget. It begins with . . .
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February 21, 2009 04:16 AM EST --
A small group of Republican governors is considering not accepting federal stimulus funds. This group includes, Mark Sanford, SC, Haley Barbour, MS, Bobby Jindal, LA, Rick Perry, TX, Sarah Palin, . . .
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August 26, 2009 06:20 AM EDT --
Edward Kennedy was a long time champion of health care reform. In fact the proposed legislation before the Senate is known as the Kennedy Bill.
There are two possible scenarios that I see . . .
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November 05, 2008 03:20 AM EST --
The 2012 campaign has started. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is making a trip to Iowa.
Jindal, considered a rising star in Republican Party, was often thought to be on McCain's short list . . .
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October 15, 2008 11:55 AM EDT --
Tonight is the final presidential debate. How important, if at all to you is this debate? Will you watch it? Or is your mind already made up? Or are you just sick of politics already?
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November 02, 2008 02:48 AM EST --
Today in history President Truman surprised the experts by winning a narrow upset over Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey. All the polls show Obama leading McCain,in both the popular vote and the . . .
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November 12, 2008 03:44 AM EST --
The Republican Governors Association meeting begins today in Miami with early positioning expected for the 2012 election cycle. Among the Republican governors that will be in attendance that are . . .
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November 18, 2008 06:20 AM EST --
GM, Chrysler and Ford are begging Congress for a $25 billion rescue package. The majority of this money would not go to fund ongoing operations, but instead to pay pension and health and welfare benefits. . . .
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November 21, 2008 05:40 AM EST --
The online edition of The Wall Street Journal reported that Citigroup executives are in preliminary stages of discussing a possible sale of the company or auction off parts of comapny. Unamed sourced . . .
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February 12, 2009 05:51 AM EST --
President Obama'a first speech to a joint session of Congress is scheduled for February 24, 2009. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, his star rising ever higher in the Republican Party has been selected . . .
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February 14, 2009 05:59 AM EST --
Banks are failing at an ever increasing rate. Four banks were just seized and shut by state regulators, bringing this years total of failed institutions to 13.
The banks that were closed, and the . . .
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August 02, 2009 04:49 PM EDT --
Under the House bill every American will be required to have health insurance coverage that Congress would define as "acceptable coverage." Under the terms of the bill, existing coverage . . .
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