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 […]
One thing I have always had against interest groups is their ability to look at a situation as a whole. I am an avid environmentalist, but if there was a scenario in which 1000’s of acres of forest had to be leveled for a group of people to survive then I say go for it. […]
Or Republican Governor refuses stimulus money because of some failed far right ideology: When President Obama signed the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act last week, it included three different provisions to benefit unemployed workers. The first provided funding to states that allowed for a $25 per week increase in benefits. The second extended the Emergency […]