Boy, I hope Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying to set up a good cop/bad cop dynamic with MoveOn and Americans United for Change. The only other alternative I see is depressing.
Scary. I was listening to NPR this AM and thought of Dean Baker when this went on. It appears he was thinking the same thing.
Tonight Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal channeled the worst of Al Gore and Bert (of Bert and Ernie fame) in his GOP response to President Barack Obama’s economic address to congress. The contrast with Barack Obama’s speech made things even worse. Obama was gracious and addressed major issues with the maturity and importance that [...]
Senator Charles Schumer says we should stiff governors who want to take only selective stimulus money for political gain. I agree – this isn’t a game, it’s a world depression. Take the money and do some good – or don’t take it and face your voter’s wrath.
Dear Mr. President,
Recently you discussed wasteful military spending with Senator John McCain, who pointed out that a new naval helicopter assigned to you might reflect wasteful spending. Examples like this, however, aren’t the only examples – even in the Navy.
I am equally concerned about a past practice of having marginally, or perhaps even unqualified [...]
Some federal legislation is confusing and hard to evaluate. Sometimes it’s due to complexity – other times it’s because opponents create complexity to mislead the public. Congressman Peter Roskam recently decided to confuse what the recently passed stimulus package does – and then criticize it for what it doesn’t do.
The federal stimulus package [...]
Wear it.
Roland Burris is trying to make a virtue out of failed fundraising. Never thought I’d have to update this post:
Roland W. Burris will you please go now!
The time has come.
The time has come.
The time is now.
Just go.
Go.
Go!
I don’t care how.
You can go by foot.
You can go by cow.
Roland W. Burris will you please [...]
Tonight after being sworn in as Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn gave a heartfelt speech urging “the people of Illinois to make the sacrifices necessary to address the serious challenges we have before us,” including “the integrity challenge, the challenge of our economy and the challenge that we be able to pay our bills.”
Pat, a long-time, [...]
From the Stephanie Kifowit for Mayor Campaign (www.kifowit4mayor.com):
Alderman Kifowit Abstains from Donations from Contractors and Developers who do Business with the City of Aurora.
Aurora, IL: At the Government Operations Committee last year, Alderman Kifowit called for a complete ban on contributions from contractors and developers who do business with the City of Aurora. [...]
If you’re interested in transportation policy you might want to take a look at my first post at Midwest High Speed Rail – where I use a Google Map to show rail projects that are ’stimulus ready’ for the incoming Obama Administration.
