Bill and his “War on Christmas”. Oh how it ends up making him look like a buffoon. Link: O’Reilly tries to use the Klan as an example in his argument and says that courts wouldn’t allow them to make their own displays. Of course he is using MLK Day as his example in this, but […]
The economy sheds 533,000 jobs in November, the worse in 34 years: The report from the Labor Department is sure to raise fresh concerns about the depth and length of an ongoing recession, and could figure into hearings on Capitol Hill today about a proposed bailout of the Big Three Detroit automakers. The unemployment rate […]
I thought the Republicans were for all this tort reform and getting rid of frivolous lawsuits. Well then why are so many right wingers suing, trying to claim Obama isn’t a citizen?
Look at this headline on ABC’s World Newser Blog: Gift Certificates for an Abortion? Sounds like something to really get the religious right up in arms – don’t it. The story they are talking about is this one, which I posted about last week. The network of 35 clinics across the state announced it is […]
Now that Baghdad is asserting their sovereignty and will be able to prosecute contractors who violate the law, Blackwater is looking towards new business opportunities: The private security firm Blackwater is planning to offer a new service to make money: protection from the pirate-infested waters off the coast of East Africa. “Blackwater’s push to land […]
Eliot Spitzer is back, this time as Slate’s newest columnist: Last month, as the financial crisis and the government rescue plan dominated headlines, almost everyone overlooked a news item that could have enormous long-term impact: <a href=”http://www.avbuyer.com.cn/e/2008/30063.html”>GE Capital announced the acquisition of five mid-size airplanes—with an option to buy 20 more—produced by CACC, a new, […]
The Politico: Chris Matthews is dead serious about running for the Senate in Pennsylvania – and shopping for a house in the state and privately discussing quitting MSNBC as proof of his intense interest, according to NBC colleagues, political operatives and friends. Even so, some NBC insiders think it’s all simply a negotiating ploy to […]
The hope of 60 seats in the Senate is now dead: Relieved Republicans celebrated a resounding win in Georgia’s hard-fought U.S. Senate runoff, a victory that denied Democrats a filibuster-proof majority and cemented the state’s reputation as a GOP bastion. Sen. Saxby Chambliss trounced Democrat Jim Martin Tuesday night, winning his second term by a […]
He failed at running the RNC and has failed at being a senator: U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, who has struggled to boost his approval ratings because of close ties to President George W. Bush, announced Tuesday he will not seek a second term in 2010. His seat was widely seen as vulnerable in […]
Ford’s CEO agrees to a paycut: Ford Motor became the first of the three U.S. automakers to unveil its turnaround plans to Congress Tuesday, but the plan contained little in the way of new cost cuts or other changes beyond what the company had previously announced. The company announced that the salary of Ford CEO […]