Archive for January, 2009

Meet The Press For 1/18/09

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Meet The Press, Video

Rahm Emanuel previews the inauguration theme of “leading by example” and talks about cutting spending. Also, the political roundtable talks about the stimulus. Thoughts?

January 18th, 2009 | Permalink| No Comments »

Poll: Americans Hopeful, But Patient For Change

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Barack, Economy, Polls

Some encouraging numbers for Obama today because they signal that folks realize how awful things are right now and that it won’t change overnight. From NY Times: While hopes for the new president are extraordinarily high, the poll found, expectations for what Mr. Obama will actually be able to accomplish appear to have been tempered [...]

January 18th, 2009 | Permalink| No Comments »

Israel Declares Cease Fire

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Foreign Policy, Israel, The World

They say that they’ve achieved their goals, but with nearly 1,200 Palestinians dead and the cease fire not actually involving Hamas, I can’t help but think that this is a tenuous peace at best. From BBC: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel had achieved its goals and Hamas – which has been firing rockets at [...]

January 18th, 2009 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

Obama courts GOP, as the Left throws shoes, demands prosecutions

By John Burke | Related entries in Conservatives, Democrats, Left, Obama, Republicans

President-elect Obama and McCain meet in Chicago Wth his Inauguration three days away, Barack Obama continues to talk, plan and act as if he’s every one’s President and intends to govern from the center — with respect to both domestic and foreign affairs.  He has been aggressively courting Republicans and conservatives, inviting their input and working [...]

January 17th, 2009 | Permalink| 6 Comments »

(ANP Video) Bank CEO and TARP Recipient Says Government Bailout is Failing Community Banks

By American News Project | Related entries in Bailouts, Bush, Crazy, D.C., Economy, In The News, Maryland, Media, Money, Ron Paul, Video, WTF?

You’d think that Ron Paul, CEO of Eagle Bank, would be thrilled to receive $38 million dollars in TARP funds. But, it turns out, he’s pretty frustrated. This is Danielle Ivory from the American News Project. As another $350 billion goes out the door, ANP looks at one small bailed-out bank. Eagle Bank is having [...]

January 17th, 2009 | Permalink| 1 Comment »

From The Vault: SNL Talks Stock Investment

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Comedy, Economy, Video

I’m sure this hits too close to home for many Americans. (h/t: The Big Picture)

January 17th, 2009 | Permalink| No Comments »

Obama Plans To Keep His Blackberry

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Barack, Technology

But there are still some problems… From AFP: Obama did not divulge just how he will overcome legal constraints, given the requirement of the post-Watergate Presidential Records Act of 1978 to keep a record of every White House communication. Nor did he say how he would persuade his Secret Service protectors that the Blackberry does [...]

January 17th, 2009 | Permalink| 1 Comment »

There Is One Person Americans Dislike More Than Bush

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Cheney, History, Polls

Not that he really cares, but nonetheless… From NY Times: Americans’ historically negative assessment of the administration is not limited to the president. Vice President Dick Cheney’s favorability rating in the new poll is 13 percent, the lowest of his time in office. So will he stay off the national stage? Maybe… In an interview [...]

January 17th, 2009 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

21,000 Jobs Gone In One Day

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Economy, Jobs

As we’ve heard from nearly every circle, including Obama’s, is that it’ll get worse before it gets better. This news seems to bear that out. From Bloomberg… More than 20 companies said they were cutting jobs, ranging from Amonil SA, Romania’s second-biggest fertilizer maker, to Fiat SpA’s Magneti Marelli auto-parts division. Hertz, the second-largest U.S. [...]

January 17th, 2009 | Permalink| No Comments »

Meanwhile, In Minnesota…

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Law, Minnesota

Coleman is suing to challenge Franken’s lead. The saga continues… Republican Norm Coleman’s trial challenging DFLer Al Franken’s lead in the U.S. Senate recount will begin Jan. 26, according to an order issued this afternoon by the three-judge panel that will hear the case. The order did not map out when specific issues would be [...]

January 17th, 2009 | Permalink| 4 Comments »