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The public should be able to review this mess before the socialists vote on it. How about the latest economic news featuring jobless claims and retail sales? Sales are up 1% and jobless claims decreased without any porkulus package. Evidence that free markets can improve without government meddling wasting taxpayer money.
Obama nears win on stimulus plan to boost economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers prepared on Thursday to pass a $789 billion stimulus package to revive the struggling economy in a victory for President Barack Obama that some warned may have costly consequences.
Obama’s man Geithner should be having some interesting conversations with the new President lately. If not, Obama is more clueless than originally thought or simply more subversive.
U.S. to weigh if more needed for bank bailout: Geithner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday he would inform Congress as soon as possible if more taxpayer money were needed to salvage the banking sector as part of the effort to reinvigorate the economy.
Cannot help but make the connection between the Senate Intelligence Committee and mutually exclusive terms.
Senate panel approves Panetta to be next CIA chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leon Panetta, U.S. President Barack Obama’s choice to head the Central Intelligence Agency, was approved on Wednesday by the Senate intelligence committee.
There is already a post on this topic at this blog. Mr Hope and Change drops the ball again.
Senate clears ex-lobbyist as Pentagon No. 2
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved William Lynn, a former Raytheon Co lobbyist, to be deputy secretary of defense after he received a special White House waiver from strict new rules meant to close a “revolving door” between government and big business.
And is it any real surprise that the list of tax cheats grows larger and Congress continues to approve them for confirmation to the full Senate? Solis should get a pass on her husband’s tax problems according to the wisdom of the liberal dominated Senate. If she is unable to influence her husband to do the right thing how can she inspire others under her proposed function in government? Not to mention there is no evidence to suggest she had a problem with her husband’s lax attitude toward taxes. If you can approve a tax evader for Treasury Secretary this move is not such a big leap. Unless you believe those in government should be at least as accountable as the rest of us are expected to be.
Obama’s labor nominee advances despite tax problem
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Wednesday recommended that President Barack Obama’s nominee for labor secretary be confirmed by the full Senate, nearly a week after tax questions had put her confirmation hearing on hold.
How’s that for some cranky news commentary?
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