Archive for April, 2009

GOP’s Budget Projections Extend To 2080?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Democrats, Money, Republicans

Anybody see the Republican budget today? Well, here it is, but it’s seriously stretching credibility to call it a budget. This is much more of an outline of some of their core ideas that will be included in a budget. And sure, it’s much more involved than the document they provided last week, but it’s [...]

April 1st, 2009 | Permalink| 7 Comments »

Quinnipiac: 81% Of Americans Want Executive Pay Caps

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Business, Money, Polls

Of course this is populist rage, but it goes to show you how angry folks are about how out of whack the pay is right now; especially when it come to corporations that receive bailout money. The numbers… American voters say 81 – 16 percent that the government should limit executive compensation at companies receiving [...]

April 1st, 2009 | Permalink| 5 Comments »

AP Stretches Credibility On Obama Cigarette Tax Hike

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Media, Taxes

As I’ve said before, all the press ultimately cares about is conflict. They want to stir the pot because it sells papers and that’s fine. But claiming they have an inherent bias is pointless. Yet another example…this roundabout claim that Obama is taxing those making under $200,000… WASHINGTON -One of President Barack Obama’s campaign pledges [...]

April 1st, 2009 | Permalink| 37 Comments »

US And Russia Agree To Arms Deal Within The Year?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Military, Nuclear, Russia, United States

Some good news already from G20: After a meeting between the two men in London, on the eve of the G20 summit, President Obama also accepted an invitation to fly to Moscow in July, by which time both sides hope negotiators from both countries will have worked out an arms control deal to replace the [...]

April 1st, 2009 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Ol Clean Coal

By donar | Related entries in Cartoons, Energy, Environment, Political Graffiti
April 1st, 2009 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

The Disaster That Is Michael Steele

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Boy Was I Wrong, Republicans

I thought his moderate conservative credentials were a sign that he’d provide some good leadership within the party, but he’s floundering…big time. Take the latest advice from the GOP chairman…. Speaking at a Republican fundraiser in Maryland Tuesday night, Steele said the GOP needs to emulate him and be “unconventional, unpredictable…to do from time to [...]

April 1st, 2009 | Permalink| 4 Comments »

Republicans Already Talking Revolt?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Partisan Nonsense, Republicans

We’re less than three months into this new presidency and we’re already hearing people on the right wing talking about how people could start rioting. Why? Because some dishwasher detergents are being banned in Washington. I’m not kidding. Between this and the Tea Party stuff, I really think Republicans are cutting any credibility out from [...]

April 1st, 2009 | Permalink| 17 Comments »

FinancialStability.Gov Launches

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Barack, Technology, Transparency

The site got some meat on it a couple days ago, and here’s what you can expect to find there right now. A map that details the local impact of the Capital Purchase Program, which is basically the “Don’t Let Banks Fail” program. Some states, like Missouri, haven’t received any money because our banks are [...]

April 1st, 2009 | Permalink| 1 Comment »