WASHINGTON — President Obama will send an additional 17,000 American troops to Afghanistan this spring and summer in the first major military move of his presidency, White House officials said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by tothewire on February 17, 2009
WASHINGTON — President Obama will send an additional 17,000 American troops to Afghanistan this spring and summer in the first major military move of his presidency, White House officials said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by tothewire on February 17, 2009
DENVER — President Obama has not ruled out a second stimulus package, his press secretary, Robert Gibbs, said on Tuesday, just before Mr. Obama signed his $787 billion recovery package into law with a statement that it would “set our economy on a firmer foundation.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by lawman2 on February 17, 2009
The one-sided nature of Congress’ votes on the economic stimulus package, the plan to turn around the worst financial crisis facing the country in more than 50 years now carries not only enormous fiscal stakes but political stakes that are nearly as large.
The final bill, which was split into 64 percent for spending and 36% in tax cuts, earned only three Republican votes in the 100-seat Senate, while no Republicans voted for it in the House of Representatives, Reuters reports.
The Republican Party is betting that the stimulus package that Democrats rushed through Congress will have been deemed a failure by the 2010 elections, leading voters to reward the GOP with much-needed victories.
Wait! Did he just say $13.00 in my pocket? Wow! I think I will run out and buy something with it, to help stimulate the GOVERNMENT. After all they are suffering too…hell they can’t even pay their own taxes! Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by lawman2 on February 17, 2009
public says:
There once was a woman without a brain,
She was a bit touched, some called her insane.
The girl had 6 children already on California’s dime,
And said “Hey I think I will do this one more time!”
Poor Nadya’s mom working so hard, to help support,
Wishing now, she herself would have chosen to abort!
lawman says:
Naughty Nadya! You selfish bitch!
Neglecting your 6, just to get rich!
Nadya says:
“Don’t just implant 1 or 2 eggs, plant all 6!
I can afford them all, with my bag of tricks!
Don’t look so worried, it’s not all doom and gloom!
I live in mom’s small house, she’ll make more room!
No need for a big fuss, I have no worries here,
Taxpayers have been payin’ my way for years!
My new State check will be big, this is for sures!
And I’ve saved my money, while living on yours!”
By Lawman2
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Posted by lawman2 on February 17, 2009
Julian Jessop at Capital Economics writes in a note Monday that President Obama’s stimulus plan is “better than nothing,” and could easily add a percentage point to GDP growth in 2009 and 2010. Unfortunately, he writes, “we (and presumably most others) had already factored this sort of boost into our forecasts, and it is unlikely to prevent the economy from continuing to shrink well into 2010.”
He has three main concerns about the plan:
source WSJ
I am just a caveman, but… His three bullet points, which I can mostly agree with, would not support his original assertion that “it’s better than nothing.” In fact, his three points may suggest that it’s worse than nothing.
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Posted by tothewire on February 17, 2009
President Obama fulfilled one campaign promise and violated another recently with an executive order revamping the White House office for religion-based and neighborhood programs. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by tothewire on February 17, 2009
“Everybody does it,” is what high school students say when caught committing an offense. And now that the economy has plummeted, it’s the defense offered by lenders, borrowers, brokers, investors, credit agencies, government regulators and elected officials alike. Read the rest of this entry »
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