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Obama Says U.S. Long-Term Debt Load ‘Unsustainable’ (So we need to SPEND more on Health Care)
On Bloomberg (can’t link due to copyright)
Obama said US Long Term Debt Unsustainable. He doesn’t blame spending BUT health care. So we need to spend more to save money.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aJsSb4qtILhg&refer=worldwide
Specter Humiliated: Democrats Strip GOP Defector of Rank
Sen. Arlen Specter was unexpectedly stripped of his seniority Tuesday night in a humiliating blow from Democrats who earlier had welcomed the former Pennsylvania Republican’s defection from the GOP.
The move not only strips the five-term senator of his legislative clout but also hampers his ability to persuade voters he can still bring influence to issues […]
GOP Rep, Cantor: ‘We’ve got a lot to learn’ from Obama
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor tells CNN’s John King that the GOP still has a lot to learn from President Obama.”President Obama is a great communicator. We understand that,” he said in an interview that aired on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday. “He’s also been very adept at adopting the technology of today to […]
Clinton-era appointee dead in apparent DC suicide (Mark Levy)
An attorney who served in the Clinton administration was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide at his Washington law office.
Kilpatrick Stockton, an Atlanta firm, confirmed in a statement that attorney Mark Levy had died.
“Mark Levy was well known and highly respected for his successful appearances before the Supreme Court of the United States,” said […]
Cable News Domination:Fox News Channel Beats CNN and MSNBC Combined (April Ratings)
How’s this for cable news domination - Fox News beat CNN and MSNBC combined in every hour from 6amET to MidnightET in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo for April 2009.
FNC had the top 11 cable news programs in Total Viewers and 12 of the top 15 in the demo. FNC is the #2 […]
Economy lost 742,000 jobs in March: America, this is what you voted for.
In a sign the recession is spreading unemployment woes, private sector employers cut 742,000 jobs from payrolls in March, according to ADP’s national employment report released Wednesday.
The decline was nearly 80,000 more than the average analyst forecast of 663,000 job losses and the largest monthly payroll decline since ADP began tracking it in January 2001.
ADP […]
CBS ‘60 Minutes’ Steve Kroft to Obama: “Are you punch-drunk?”
President Barack Obama said he believes the global financial system remains at risk of implosion with the failure of Citigroup or AIG, touching off “an even more destructive recession and potentially depression.”
His remarks came in a “60 Minutes” interview in which he was pressed by an incredulous Steve Kroft for laughing and chuckling several times […]
The Weekly Standard: “Obama in Trouble”
At his bizarre town hall last night, President Barack Obama joked that “Washington is in a tizzy” over AIG and the $165 million in bonuses to be paid to its executives. The New York Times yesterday quoted White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel complaining that the whole affair was a “distraction.” At Tuesday’s press […]
Only in America is failure rewarded: AIG executives to receive $165 million bonuses for losing trillion of dollars
It’s an outrage that American International Group executives expect to receive huge bonuses — of more than $165 million — for such ruinous deals that taxpayers have had to prop the company up with $170 billion in bailouts.
If AIG succeeds in taking taxpayers for fools, the White House can kiss future bailouts goodbye.
President Barack Obama […]
America Family Under Attack: Homeschoolers Ordered into Public Classrooms ( It begins… )
A North Carolina judge has ordered three children to attend public schools this fall because the homeschooling their mother has provided over the last four years needs to be “challenged.”
The children, however, have tested above their grade levels – by as much as two years.
The decision is raising eyebrows among homeschooling families, and one friend […]