I posted about California’s GOP punishing some of its members for voting for tax hikes the other day. It looks like that notion is picking up steam as the RNC’s Michael Steele is now talking about punishing senators Collins, Specter and Snowe for their support of the stimulus. (h/t AmericaBLOG) Something we used to hear […]
That’s what Politico is trying to push: When CNBC’s Rick Santelli argued last week that President Barack Obama’s mortgage bailout plan would force hardworking Americans to pay for their neighbors’ mistakes, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed him as a know-nothing derivatives trader out of touch with Main Street. But if the White House […]
Following up on the results of the poll I posted earlier, we see that people like Rick Santelli really don’t have the pulse of the American people. Let’s start with image 1 from the poll. But let’s not beat up on poor Rick too much. He seemed to really like helping out the banks. I […]
A new CBS/NYTimes poll has been released. While some numbers are to be expected, such as Obama’s 63% approval rating, there are other numbers that really stand out at me – particularly the publics view of bipartisanship and the Republicans. For starters, let’s look at the Republican opposition to the stimulus bill. What is the […]
AIG has already received over $150 billion from the government, and now they want an additional $60 billion: American Insurance Group, the insurance giant that is 80-percent owned by the US government, is in discussions with the government to secure additional funds so it can keep operating after next Monday, when it will report the […]
I been checking out some blogosphere reactions to last night’s Academy Awards. It seems the reactions have basically followed the same as years past – blah. I have to disagree though. I think last nights awards were surprisingly fresh. The format was pretty much the same, but it had changes in all the right places. […]
Here comes more proof that the Republicans believe in ideology before people: The California Republican Party has approved a measure reprimanding six GOP lawmakers who voted for the largest tax increase in state history. The measure to deny the six party funding for the 2010 election was approved Sunday by delegates during the party’s convention […]
Not only are we facing a new great depression, but it looks like the dust bowl could also be on the comeback: Federal water managers said Friday that they plan to cut off water, at least temporarily, to thousands of California farms as a result of the deepening drought gripping the state. U.S. Bureau of […]