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So much for the idea that the cool, conceited, competence of Obama and his team would raise our standing in the world and make our allies respect us again. Yeesh, even Italy is lecturing us about fiscal discipline, and Italy’s debt exceeds its gross national product. “If the problem is an excess of debt, the [...]
President Obama specifically asked Representative Schock’s constituents to contact Schock to urge him to vote for the bill. It was a total failure:
From a Blog at the Chicago Tribune. Mayor Richard Daley said today Chicago has compiled a wish list of “shovel-ready projects” to spend federal economic stimulus funds on should Congress approve a plan. Unlike hundreds of other cities, however, Daley said Chicago won’t make its list public. “Yes, we do, we have our list, we’ve [...]
via The Anchoress. Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House. One is from Chicago, another is from Tennessee, and the third is from Minnesota. All three go with a White House official to examine the fence. The Minnesota contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then [...]
This is a brilliant soundbite: Twice today, CNN has done short segments on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s declaration that, To give the proposed economic stimulus plan some perspective, “if you started the day Jesus Christ was born and spent $1 million every day since then, you still wouldn’t have spent $1 trillion.” Both times [...]
UPDATE: This might not be chargeable to Obama: The Obama White House on Monday backed away from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s support for increased federal funding of contraception in the $825-billion stimulus bill now under consideration by Congress. h/t Ace If so, my apologies to Obama and to Catholics for Obama. Let’s see how this [...]
Not the Ramones, Kevin Hasssett on January 12: We are in the midst of a crisis caused by so many financial institutions borrowing too much money. Somehow, a critical mass of policy makers now believes that the correct response is for the U.S. government to borrow too much money. ****** This year may establish a [...]
The Anchoress has one of her amazing link-fests up. Just the sort of thing I would do if I had more energy on a Sunday afternoon. Here’s a sample: “This administration will not torture”: Unless we feel it’s prudent to. Any criticism from the left? :::I hear chirping::: “This administration will ban lobbyists”: Except when [...]
