Archive for March 17th, 2009

Did Obama Administration Screw Up on AIG?

Filed in National by El Somnambulo on March 17, 2009 • 22 Comments

8-ball sez, “Signs Point to Yes.” In a NYTimes article(read the whole thing, it’s excellent), it appears that lots of people were aware that a significant round of bonuses were due to be paid out on March 15, but those people did not include Timothy Geithner: Mr. (Representative Elijah) Cummings said he had been communicating […]

Will Republican Leaders Listen To Republicans

Filed in National by pandora on March 17, 2009 • 5 Comments

Greg Sargent points out the trend. Republicans aren’t happy with their Republican leaders. The approval rating of GOP leaders among Republicans has plummeted 12 points in a month, down from 55% in February to a minority of 43% now. That’s striking. Not only that, but approval of GOP leaders overall has dropped to 28% overall […]

Up With Absolutes.

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on March 17, 2009 • 14 Comments

At risk of starting up this conversation again, I do have address two issues from Le Affair de Liz Allen. So, I made the rounds and read Mike Matthews’ opinion and Dana Pico’s opinion at their respective sites. As you see in Dana’s post, he accurately lays out the issue here. We are not talking […]