A good read on the implosion of Europe not from war but from economic
stupidity.
http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090506_recession_and_european_union/?utm_source=GWeekly&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email
Read the article and realize if the press had told the truth, Hillary Clinton would have been President.
http://townhall.com/columnists/ByronYork/2010/02/08/why_the_media_ignored_a_scandal?page=1
Iran will inform the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it will begin enriching uranium to 20 percent as of Feb. 9.
I guess the Cairo speech did not have a long half-life.
Top Ten Keys To Black Liberation & Success In America.
Lloyd Marcus
10. Realize you are blessed to have been born in the greatest land of opportunity on the planet.
And the number one key to liberation and success is a belief in a power greater than yourself.
from the Economist:
Which, attentive readers know, is the climate change bill that auctions almost all emission allocations starting on day one, and refunds most of the proceeds to households. Here’s the Economist story. (Technically, it’s just the columnist “Lexington,” but the Economist has a consistency voice and position unlike any other news publication.) Here’s an excerpt:
“Of all the bills that would put a price on carbon, cap-and-dividend seems the most promising. . . . The most attractive thing about the bill is that it is honest. To discourage the use of dirty energy, it says, it has to be more expensive. To make up for that, here’s a thousand bucks.
“This challenges the conventional wisdom in Washington, DC, that the only way to pass a global-warming bill is to disguise what’s in it. Leading Democrats try to sell cap-and-trade as a way to create jobs and wean America from its addiction to foreign oil.”
This sort of gamesmanship is wrong, grow up.
from Politico
SHELBY BLOCKS ALL NOMINATIONS: Republicans don’t need 41 senators – one blanket hold on nominees can stop everything. From CongressDaily: ‘Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., has placed a blanket hold on all executive nominations on the Senate calendar in an effort to win concessions from the Obama administration and Pentagon on a variety of fronts affecting his home state, according to aides to Senate Majority Leader Reid. Reid spokeswoman Regan Lachapelle said Shelby is blocking more than 70 pending nominations. Reid can force a vote on any nomination by filing cloture.
Read this statement by “Republican” Congressman Mike Castle (R?-DE). He sure sounds like a Democrat!
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Response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address
Washington | January 27, 2010 - In listening to President Obama’s State of the Union Address tonight, I am optimistic that this Administration, with the cooperation of Congress, can change course for the benefit of the nation. The President is correct to try and change the focus of Washington towards job creation and boosting the middle class while turning away from excessive spending. With these shared goals, comes a responsibility to work together in order to actually develop and pass policies that can turn our economy around, and improve the financial security of all Americans. This blueprint for 2010 should be fulfilled in a bipartisan, transparent way that puts people before politics.
Delawareans have made sacrifices in the face of this economic downturn and they expect Washington to do the same. The President has proposed a budget freeze for certain domestic discretionary programs and I commend him for this first step in the right direction. To ensure taxpayer dollars are spent well, no program should be exempt from review. It remains to be seen if Congressional leaders have the courage to put the President’s proposal on the Floor for a vote, or if the President will veto the spending bills that go over the limits he has set. I worry that many in Congress do not have the political will to take even the small step he has proposed.
In his call for a new jobs bill, I agree with a straightforward proposal to energize and instill confidence in small businesses, and to help expand access to credit. Yet Congress to date has taken good ideas and added millions in unrelated spending on special programs and projects. I also agree with laying the foundation for long-term economic growth, and see opportunities for the U.S. and Delaware to be a leader around the globe in clean energy and medical technology. I would like to see us send the President individual, targeted proposals to promote economic growth—not a big package that is bogged down with pork and giveaways in order to attract every member’s vote. Educating our young people is also key for economic prosperity, and I support the new proposals outlined by the President to both help Americans succeed as young students and improve the accessibility and affordability of a college education, but again urge for passage of incremental and targeted initiatives.
Over the last year, the American people have been loud and clear in their demands that health care reform must lower costs while improving access and quality. It is, however, clear that there is little public support for legislation that overreaches or that caters to special interests. Congress must begin anew in crafting legislation, and we must move forward and implement policies that enjoy broad support and that are aimed to reduce health care costs for all Americans. Collaboration and compromise with both parties is the best way to write legislation. We have not seen that approach from this Administration on health care, or any other issue over the past year, and I hope we will see a different approach in 2010.
I was first in the House to introduce legislation to implement a systemic risk regulator to monitor the entire financial system and mitigate systemic risks. While I agree with the President that expanded consumer protections, hedge funds transparency, regulation of over-the-counter derivatives, and reform the credit ratings system are important, it is also vital to ensure that taxpayers no longer foot the bill for Wall Street’s mistakes and we don’t continue to throw good money after bad. Coupled with this is the need to review the expenditures of the Federal Reserve to immediately impose greater transparency and accountability.
The role of the federal government must be to help foster opportunities for American families. We must be innovative without creating new cost and oversight burdens the federal government cannot afford. In addition to spending restraint, Congress can take immediate steps to encourage small business growth, reinvigorate manufacturing, support infrastructure, and spur innovation—without adding unrelated spending.
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As health care dies as an issue guess who is making it worse?
The same Senators who use the taxpayer as a door mat won’t let go of
their sweetheart deals.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/32499.html
Does anyone believe such a farce?
cartoon from Townhall
Can you believe this letter? If this means consumer protection, we are doomed.
