Archive for February 24th, 2009

In Your Face Wingnuts

Filed in National by on February 24, 2009 1 Comment
In Your Face Wingnuts

Yes. 64% of Americans favor helping other Americans facing foreclosure. Only ridiculous, irrelevent Republicans think that foreclosed people should be scorned and spit upon.

Continue Reading »

What A Lying Baby

Filed in National by on February 24, 2009 17 Comments

Talk Left has more, but let me highlight. Rick Santelli, now famous for his CNBC rant, has donned his victim hat while telling a big ol’ whopper.  Get this exchange with G. Gordon Liddy concerning WH Press Secretary Gibbs comments. SANTELLI: He started that press conference saying, “I don’t know where he lives, I don’t […]

Continue Reading »

Eeewwww

Filed in National by on February 24, 2009 5 Comments

This is the kind of press advisory I used to hate when Minner was in office. Gov. Markell, DEDO Director Levin to Make Economic Development Announcement When: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 10 a.m. Where: Barclays, 125 S. West St., Wilmington. It usuually meant that we were about to throw a bunch of tax breaks at a […]

Continue Reading »

Carper still favors capitulation

Filed in Delaware by on February 24, 2009 6 Comments

h/t Politico: “The majority has to be inclusive,” Obama told about 150 legislators and expert gathered at his accountability summit, “But the minority has to be constructive… The minority then has to come up with… ideas, and not just want to blow things up.” Later, when Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) implored him to continue reaching […]

Continue Reading »

Obey

Filed in National by on February 24, 2009 3 Comments
Obey

I’m no Shepard Farley, but it was fun to do.

Continue Reading »

My Father, the Typical GOP 30%

Filed in National by on February 24, 2009 17 Comments

My Q to him: So the stock market, the housing problem, the bank’s failing, circuit city going out of business is Obama’s fault? A: YUP!! As I said to you a long, long time ago; it is a psychological war. Before the conventions, they (e.g., Reid, Pelosi, etc.) were all saying how bad things were […]

Continue Reading »

RNC To Crush Dissent

Filed in National by on February 24, 2009 24 Comments

h/t Politico, although their title features the hilarious typo “disssidents”: RNC Chairman Michael Steele has threatened to withhold party funds from three GOP senators who voted for the stimulus package. : “Will you, as RNC head, recommend no RNC funds being provided to help them?” Steele was asked on Fox News. “Oh, yes, I`m always […]

Continue Reading »

Credit Where Credit is Due: Mike Castle At White House Summit

Filed in National by on February 24, 2009 0 Comments

Castle was in a breakout session dealing with healthcare. Rep. Mike Castle: Community health centers deliver health care to the uninsured. Pharmaceutical companies do programs that provide low cost drugs. The administration should draw attention to resources that are out there that the uninsured isn’t taking advantage of. “More services are out there.” The administration […]

Continue Reading »

Four Bad Bear Markets

Filed in National by on February 24, 2009 4 Comments
Four Bad Bear Markets

Click on the image to view the larger and more readable graph. Courtesy of dshort.com.

Continue Reading »

Ironic Thought of the Day

Filed in International by on February 24, 2009 1 Comment

Interesting that the top H1B companies are not even US companies; they are “major Indian offshore IT services firms.” Sweet.

Continue Reading »

New Poll Suggests Obama Shouldn’t Waste Time On Republican Antics

Filed in National by on February 24, 2009 16 Comments

Another failed Republican strategy? Let’s face it, Republicans aren’t good at subtlety. Did they really believe the American people wouldn’t see their obstructionist tactics as, well, obstructionist tactics? A newly released NYT/CBS Poll spells even more trouble – if that’s even possible – for the GOP. A majority of people surveyed in both parties said […]

Continue Reading »

Don’t Let ‘Em Play the ‘Class Warfare’ Card

Filed in National by on February 24, 2009 11 Comments

Rethugs, many trained by Newt Gingrich, have mastered the art of Orwellian double-speak. ‘Death Tax’, ‘Reaganomics’, and the like. They have used these terms in large part to turn the tax code on its head through Kemp/Roth and the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy while misleading the public with verbal sleight-of-hand. President Obama, starting […]

Continue Reading »

Is this going to hurt Beau Biden’s Senate run?

Filed in National by on February 24, 2009 10 Comments

It stinks to high heaven (Reuters) – A fund of hedge funds run by two members of Vice President Joe Biden’s family was marketed exclusively by firms controlled by Texas financier Allen Stanford, charged by regulators with an $8 billion fraud, the Wall Street Journal said. Paradigm Global Advisors is owned through a holding company […]

Continue Reading »