Simply Giddy

Congresswoman Maxine Waters on This Week discusses the possibility of nationalizing some banks. She says, no doubt in defference to Senator Graham, “but not yet”. Disturbing. But wait there’s more.

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We’re Screwed

Congresswoman Maxine Waters thinks bipartisanship is removing pork. Senator Schumer thinks adding a fix to the AMT is bipartisanship. Senator Graham … “We’re screwed” and he doesn’t mean the Republicans. Feel free to comment. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVyE2jRmGZg Bipartisanship is including the opposition in the drafting of the bill and accepting some ideas of others as your own. Eliminating pork in…

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The 111th Congress Shall Live In Infamy

No need to name that party this time … no Republicans in the House and only three in the Senate. As for the rest, well you know who they are … and “The Other McCain” says never forget. Join the Facebook group. The guilty shall be named and remembered. They shall regret this travesty but…

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United Against The Porkapalooza … for what its worth.

Well House Republicans stood strong against the Porkapalooza that will saddle my children with an unbearable burden they don’t deserve. $800 billion to a trillion dollars (with interest) and that’s just this year and doesn’t count TARP or SON OF TARP. $3 trillion I heard. I’ve lost track. I will find some links to help…

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The Caterpillar Flap Continues

It began with a statement by Obama yesterday, when he told reporters that the CEO of Caterpillar would hire back laid off workers as soon as the stimulus passed … and followed with a statement by the CEO of Caterpillar that … well no … he still would likely have to layoff more people. It’s…

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Porkapalooza Update – Update

Update II:Have you read the stimulus … like members of Congress … read fast. UPDATE: Red State has a great breakdown on the RAWDEAL PORKAPALOOZA. The Democrats’ trillion dollar spending bill provides $1.10 per day in tax relief to workers, while saddling every American family with $9,400.00 in added debt. Following are some very tentative…

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Get In On The Fun … Play The Stimulus Game

Here’s your chance to grab a piece of the porkapalooza pie and be just like a big time Democrat VIP (sorry Senator Dodd). The game is fun and easy to play and will make you feel like a Big City Mayor, Federal Bureaucrat, or community organizer extraordinaire. Click here to play … and don’t forget…

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Banker explains why he turned down TARP funds: “Strings”

The banker is Steve Buster, CEO of California community bank “Mechanics”. Alexis Glick conducts the interview and it’s a great one. Part one, Buster tells Glick they wanted the money, could have used the money but it came with too many strings. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3cub9XHaog Here in Part Two Glick asks … “what strings?”. Buster says they…

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800 Billion Reasons To Be Worried

So who gets the money from the Porkapalooza … Reason on line … did the homework. Ughhh. Make sure you read it all … but here’s a sample. 1. Billions of dollars in spending exclusively devoted to benefit federal employees. $5.5 billion for making federal buildings “green” (including $448 million for the Department of Homeland…

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Heads we lose, Tails they win…

GM has unveiled at least two portions of their recovery plan, submitted to and funded by the First, the bad news… “General Motors Corp. will cut 10,000 jobs, or 14% of its salaried work force, this year as the auto maker struggles to cope with a steep drop in world-wide vehicle sales. The job cuts…

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