Here in the greater Cincinnati area we saw 16 tax levies on the ballot yesterday. Of those 16 only 5 passed. The local news reports showed people all saying the same thing; “we want to support it, but the economy is just too rough”. Of course a lot of the levies were for schools and […]
One of my favorite vacation destinations is in trouble: A coastal wildfire spread early Thursday toward one of the busiest tourist stretches in South Carolina after destroying more than three dozen homes. No injuries had been reported in the fire that started Wednesday afternoon west of Myrtle Beach, but officials said gusty winds were making […]
It looks like GM employees are going to get that perk that is usually limited to those in the teaching profession: General Motors Corp. is planning to temporarily close most of its U.S. factories for up to nine weeks this summer because of slumping sales and growing inventories of unsold vehicles, three people briefed on […]
Keith took on President Obama’s decision to not prosecute those involved with torture with a special comment last night: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy I guess it kind of put a damper on the wingnuts constant claims that MSNBC is a spokesperson for Obama.
A new Washington Post/ABC news poll has come out, and it finds President Obama still enjoying a 66% approval rating. 42% also think the country is heading in the right direction. Compare that to when Bush was in office: Right Wrong No direction track opinion 3/29/09 42 57 1 2/22/09 31 67 2 1/16/09 19 […]
The DSCC has a new ad out hammering the Republicans on the economy and putting the blame on their blind following of George Bush. The best part is that the ad ties in the obstructionism of the Republicans when it comes to fixing the economy, using the Republicans own words.
Last night, Keith Olbermann took on the banks with a special comment. He went after this whole notion of “too big to fail” that we constantly here about parts of our financial industry. Maybe its time to change that. */ Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
One thing about Rasmussen – they never cease to amaze: Edward C. Johnson III, chairman of Fidelity Investments, said recently of government efforts to jump-start the economy, “We can only hope that the government’s cure doesn’t further sicken the patient.” Sixty-five percent (65%) of U.S. voters agree with Johnson in a new Rasmussen Reports national […]
Of course that isn’t the headline Rasmussen went with from this poll. Instead they chose to go with this: 49% Say Obama Should Delay Health Care Reform Until Economy Is Better So take a number the right will love and use that, instead of the truly astonishing number that says over 3/4 of this country […]
Without reading past my headline, I wonder how many on the right would quickly see that, especially if it appeared on a site like DKos or Huffington Post, and start yelling calling me an America hater? Well I don’t wish for our troops to fail in the least. That’s why I never said things like […]