I don’t watch the Today Show but I’m kind of sorry I missed this… it’s the funniest thing I’ve seen on television in a long time: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy I guess the moral of this story is: Never work with Ewoks (or at least don’t give […]
Archives for October 2009
NY-23: Scozzafava Quits!
Dede Scozzafava, the hand-picked choice of the New York state GOP has suspended her campaign for the 23rd Congressional District and is releasing all her supporters: Dede Scozzafava, the Republican and Independence parties candidate, announced Saturday that she is suspending her campaign for the 23rd Congressional District and releasing all her supporters. The state Assemblywoman […]
Third Quarter GDP Rises to 3.5%… But…
From Reuters: The U.S. economy grew in the third quarter for the first time in more than a year as government stimulus helped lift consumer spending and home building, fueling an unexpectedly strong advance. Signaling the end of the worst recession in 70 years, the Commerce Department on Thursday said the economy expanded at an […]
Joe Lieberman: I’ll Block Vote on Harry Reid’s Health Care Reform Plan
From Politico: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Tuesday that he’d back a GOP filibuster of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s health care reform bill. Lieberman, who caucuses with Democrats and is positioning himself as a fiscal hawk on the issue, said he opposes any health care bill that includes a government-run insurance program — even […]
This Time it’s Going to be Different… Trust Me…
Ouch, that’ll leave a mark. Seriously though, don’t get up caught up in the “Macs are better PCs” or “PCs are better macs” games… Computers are productivity tools it doesn’t matter whether you use a PC or Mac, if you can accomplish everything you need to accomplish with it that that’s all that counts. I’ve […]
NY-23: Palin Endorses Hoffman
If the pop culture obsessed soundbite media wasn’t following the November 3rd special election in New York’s 23rd congressional district they will be now that Sarah Palin has endorsed Doug Hoffman: The people of the 23rd Congressional District of New York are ready to shake things up, and Doug Hoffman is coming on strong as […]
Dede Scozzafava? What the Heck Were Republicans Thinking???
I have to confess the November 3rd special election in New York’s 23rd congressional district wasn’t even on my radar until I read this Wall Street Journal article… Since then I’ve been keeping a close on the race between erstwhile Republican Dede Scozzafava, Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman. I can’t for […]
Fact Check: The U.S. Ranks 37th in the World in Health Care.
Health care reform advocates love to quote the World Health Organization report that claims the U.S. ranks 37th in the world in health care. That study is as Carl Bialik, the Wall Street Journal’s numbers guy, explains in today’s edition is nearly a decade old and relies on statistics that are even older or incomplete: […]
Democrats Lock Republicans Out of Committee Room
Most ethical Congress in history? Heh… From The Hill: Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) locked Republicans out of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee room to keep them from meeting when Democrats aren’t present. Towns’ action came after repeated public ridicule from the leading Republican on the committee, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), over Towns’s failure […]
Jack and Squat: Obama Not Leading on Health Care Reform, Says Dem Congressman
From The Hill: President Barack Obama is falling short as Democrats’ leader in the fight for health reform, according to a freshman Dem lawmaker. Freshman Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) openly lamented the Obama administration’s calculated decision to let the House and Senate craft their own health bills, with the congressman blaming the president for the […]
Senate Finance Committee Approves Health Care Reform Bill
The Senate Finance Committee voted largely along party lines to approve committee chairman Max Baucus’s Health Care Reform Bill earlier today: A key U.S. Senate committee endorsed a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Tuesday, gaining the support of an influential Republican and delivering President Barack Obama a victory on his top domestic priority. The Democratic-controlled Senate […]
Weekend Briefing – Saturday, October 10, 2009
I’m going to be tied up with family all weekend but here’s a collection of must read links: CBO: Budget deficit hit record $1.4T in 2009 – Associated Press Proposals to create jobs add up to second stimulus – Associated Press A Nobel for Obama – New York Sun Barack Obama’s peace prize starts a […]
Obama to Accept Nobel Prize as ‘Call to Action’… DNC Says Republicans Siding with Terrorists
This day just keeps getting more and more surreal… First it was the news that Pres. Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize, next was the news he’ll accept the award as a ‘Call to Action’: Saying he was “surprised and deeply humbled” by the decision of the Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 […]
Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize… For What?
I’m going to start off by saying Congratulations Mr. President… Although I’m not really sure what you’ve done to warrant such a prestigious award as the Nobel Peace Prize: President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for giving the world “hope for a better future” and striving for nuclear disarmament, in a […]
Harry Reid ‘Likely’ to Make Entire Health Bill an Amendment to Unrelated Tax Bill That House Passed in March
CNSNews.com is reporting that Senate Majority Leader Harry is ‘likely’ to use a tax bill passed by the House in March as shell for enacting the Senate health care bill: A senior aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told CNSNews.com that it is “likely” that Reid will use H.R. 1586—a bill passed by […]