Posted February 28th, 2009 by editor
“Back in the day, really, when people would talk about our military in a poor way, somebody would shoot em.
And thered be nothing said about that, because they knew it was wrong. You dont talk about our troops. You support our troops. Especially when our congressmen and senators sit there and say bad things [...]
Tags: conflict, congress, congressmen, plumber, senators
Posted February 28th, 2009 by editor
A German shepherd named Astro who has been missing from his family for more than 9 years is finally home.
The Geary family was shocked when they recently received a call from an animal control officer who said that Astro had been found.
Check it out here:http://www.whbf.com/Global/story.asp?S=9916909
Tags: animal control officer, geary family, german shepherd
Posted February 28th, 2009 by editor
Mississippi Democratic Rep.
Gene Taylor blasted the budget outline President Obama submitted to Capitol Hill today, saying I dont like it¦change is not running up even bigger deficits that George Bush did. Pointing to President Obamas inaugural address that called for Americans to make sacrifices, Its certainly not reflected in his budget.
Link:http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/26/dem-blasts-obamas-budget/
Tags: budget change, budget outline, capitol hill, congressman, democratic rep, gene taylor, george bush, inaugural address, mississippi, sacrifices
Posted February 28th, 2009 by editor
The mayor of a California city says he will resign after being criticized for sharing an e-mail picture depicting the White House lawn planted with watermelons under the title “No Easter egg hunt this year.”
Link:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29423045/
Tags: california city, e mail, easter egg hunt, email, watermelon, watermelons, white house, white house lawn
Posted February 28th, 2009 by editor
It felt like a primal whine from rich reporters.
Hasn’t Barack Obama considered that maybe John McCain’s tax policy is the right one? Does Obama not realize that the best way to be a Democrat is preserve conservative Republican tax policy? In a remarkable scene, Gibbs patiently & repeatedly explained that, no really, Obama actually [...]
Tags: barack obama, budget, campaign promises, democrat, gibbs, john mccain, remarkable scene, republican tax, whine
Posted February 27th, 2009 by editor
GM has received $13.4 billion in federal loans and its executives are in Washington, D.C., Thursday to talk to the Obama administration about the company’s request for up to $30 billion more.
Check it out here:http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/26/gm-posts-96b-4q-loss/
Tags: federal loans, gm, washington d c
Posted February 27th, 2009 by editor
On the surface, the stars are aligned.
There is a newly elected Democrat in the White House who is desperate to raise revenues. Killing this tax break would raise $31 billion over five years.
Read the full story here:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/26/will-the-taxman-cometh_n_170082.html
Tags: billion over five years, democrat, hedge fund, tax break, white house
Posted February 27th, 2009 by editor
A ‘fit and healthy’ teenager died 12 hours after taking acne treatment tablets, an inquest has heard.
The full story is here:http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090225/tuk-teen-dies-after-taking-acne-pills-dba1618.html
Tags: acne, acne treatment, inquest, pills, teenager
Posted February 27th, 2009 by editor
The Daily Show’s Wyatt Cenac is excited by Bobby Jindal’s speech giving rise to a vibrant new 3rd party.
The full story is here:http://blog.indecision2008.com/2009/02/26/wyatt-cenac-is-excited-for-the-new-republican-party/
Tags: bobby jindal, cenac, daily show, republicans
Posted February 27th, 2009 by editor
Ending the drug war, diverting funds from drug busts to prevention and treatment, taxing (and rigorously controlling) a regulated market for marijuana and other drugs would help pull the U.S. and the global economy away from the precipice of depression.
Check it:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norm-stamper/ending-the-war-on-drugs-t_b_170267.html
Tags: cop, depression, drug busts, drug war, drugs, global economy, marijuana, precipice, prevention, regulated market, seattle, terrorism