Posts Tagged ‘economic stimulus’
Depression … Specter Caves
You either believe in this kind of spending on every government program conceivable (schools, union roads, blada blada blada, plus pork) or you don’t. You either believe that money is best spent by the people who earn it or not. Specter, Collins, Snowe? What is it exactly that they believe in? What gets me is…
Read MoreGood News … Water Park Out
Do these dumb Senators realize how dumb they sound. No .. but at least Neil Cavuto does … and he seizes the moment in today’s Neil Cavuto Moment. Make sure you watch all the way to the end. Alaska Senator Mark Begich (D- please don’t let him be Croatian too) assures Neil there’s not that…
Read MoreThin Skinned?
What we seem to have learned about the young President is that when things don’t go well for him he returns to the old partisan candidate that we saw on the campaign trail. Not bad when running for office but not what you expect from President. Too bad it looks like the change he was…
Read MoreBreaking down the current Senate porkapoluza
I don’t remember seeing so many details about a bill being reported in the press. Then again, the stimulus bill is so damn big, I guess it’s not too hard to pick out all of the spending items and create a list or two. We tried it here, but just did not have the time…
Read MorePorkapalooza Updates
Update: Things not going well for Harry Reid. Fox just reported that Harry is looking for just 3 Republicans to join him and is targeting well Snowe and Collins … but so far they will not cave. Looking for more head on over to Michelle’s site here. We now return you to last night’s post.…
Read MoreThe Porkapalooza Details
The Sound Off Brother sent me this link last night. It is well worth the read. But here’s a sample. • $2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen, a near-zero emissions coal power plant in Illinois that the Department of Energy defunded last year because it said the project was inefficient. • A $246 million tax…
Read MoreUnconstitutional?
Is Obama’s imposed limit on executive pay constitutional. Fox Legal Expert Judge Andrew Nepolitano thinks not.
Read MoreWaiting For Bad News
I found the White House Press briefing just a little disturbing today. Reporters continued to note throughout the presser that public opinion is turning against the Porkapalooza … as we have noted here. But when it came to the question of changing the bill substantially (perhaps cutting tax rates for people and business or at…
Read MoreNews Flash: STDs are a stimulus too
Barney “Fannie and Freddie Are Not A Problem” Frank, noted banking expert and mortgage specialist, explains to Obama adviser George Stephanopoulos how all that money for STD prevention ($335 million) is a stimulus. As a bonus, FFANP Frank explains how tax cuts never saved a firefighter’s or police officer’s job. Only Government spending can do…
Read MoreZombies
Ya know Bob Hope was right … they are zombies. Here’s exhibit A … Caren Benjamin never changes vocal tone, never strays from message no matter the question … and I think at some point Neil Cavuto’s head will explode. Neil asks Caren from Americans United For Change to explain how money for fish dams…
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