This is a man who can take whatever the Republicans want to throw at him: “We are not standing on the brink of recession because of forces beyond our control,” Obama told a town hall forum in Austin. “This was not an inevitable part of the business cycle. It was a failure of leadership in […]
So this is supposed to be an example of our “missile defense” system that we have dumped billions into. They can’t launch today due to bad weather. Morale of the story – Pray that our enemies only launch attacks against us on clear, sunny days.
That’s what it kind of sounds like: The cash-strapped National Republican Congressional Committee released a statement Friday suggesting a former vendor has engaged in fraudulent activity with regard to the committee’s financial audit process. The statement from NRCC Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.) is the only information the committee is providing at this point, and the […]
8:08 – Opening on the economy. HRC: Wants to invest in green technologies to create jobs. Bush’s rebate plan will leave 50-60 million people out. She did highlight that includes seniors on social security and their expenses have gone up more than their income. BO: Starts with quoting MLK. GWB has skewed our tax code […]
From the party of “small government” and “fiscal responsibility”: The Homeland Security Department spent more than $90 million to create a network for sharing sensitive anti-terrorism information with state and local governments that it has decided to replace, according to an internal department document. The decision was made late last year but was not announced. […]
It looks like a well known prankster called “Filipino Monkey” may have been behind these threats against our ships. So we start beating war drums without confirming the so called threat? Considering the billions we spend a year on intelligence, I think we are due for a refund!
Last month was the warmest January on record. It isn’t shocking. Here in Ohio we had days in the 60’s and sickness was high (myself included). Now we just got through below 0 days. I know people will rush to say “well then everything averages out”, but one effect of global warming is the huge […]
Wolf Blitzer just got done with a White House briefing. They are saying that Army and Marines will have their tours extended 3-6 months. Also additional National Guard will be called up as well as reserves. The financial side of this is “well into the billions”. This will throw a renewed voice into the debate […]
The Republicans have once again said “fuck middle America” and spent their time giving tax breaks to the rich: The Senate gave final approval Thursday to a $70 billion election-year package of tax cuts that will extend lower rates for investors and also save billions for families with above-average incomes. The Senate passed the measure […]
Bush has admitted to the declassification of parts of the pre-war intelligence: Bush acknowledges declassifying Iraq intelligence President George W. Bush acknowledged on Monday he ordered the declassification of parts of a prewar intelligence report on Iraq to respond to critics. But Bush said he could not comment on an assertion that he authorized Vice […]