It has become clear to me that the stimulus vote caused a schism which makes our differences irreconcilable.
Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Spector • On why he’s switching parties. He claims that he always voted based on the issue, not the party line, but the Republicans aren’t happy with him in his state. His switching brings the Democrats closer to a two-thirds majority in the Senate. Less filibusters = more pushing stuff through. Liberals must be getting excited. • source
Good for him! He’s a cool guy. Frank, a Democrat, said he’ll look into taking the roughly $1 billion in bonuses, which the company says it’s legally obligated to give out, away from the company. “We need to find out whether these bonuses are legally recoverable,” Frank said. AIG Financial Products is receiving half of the bonuses – they’re the part of the company that made the credit default swaps that screwed up the economy. source
What is so strange about being honest and saying, I want Barack Obama to fail if his mission is to restructure and reform this country so that capitalism and individual liberty are not its foundation? Why would I want that to succeed?
Rush Limbaugh • During a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Dude basically tried ripping Obama and the Democratic party a new one. He was preaching to a pretty interested choir, which helped his cause. • source
Many, many problems California can’t get a state budget passed, they have a deficit of $41 billion, their governor is a former actor who doesn’t have any support in the state legislature, they’re laying off a bunch of people, and they have the worst credit of any state in the nation. Should we go on, guys? source
Many, many problems California can’t get a state budget passed, they have a deficit of $41 billion, their governor is a former actor who doesn’t have any support in the state legislature, they’re laying off a bunch of people, and they have the worst credit of any state in the nation. Should we go on, guys?
The budget crisis The California state legislature has been going at their budget for days, attempting to get a bill onto to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s desk. They keep getting distracted – today, they randomly honored Hudson Bay hero pilot Chesley Sullenberger. Um, can’t Sully wait for a couple days? source
Many, many problems California can’t get a state budget passed, they have a deficit of $41 billion, their governor is a former actor who doesn’t have any support in the state legislature, they’re laying off a bunch of people, and they have the worst credit of any state in the nation. Should we go on, guys?
The budget crisis The California state legislature has been going at their budget for days, attempting to get a bill onto to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s desk. They keep getting distracted – today, they randomly honored Hudson Bay hero pilot Chesley Sullenberger. Um, can’t Sully wait for a couple days?
And one jerk … … is trying to attach a bunch of unrelated junk to the budget bill, which is making things even more complicated than they already are. Republican State Senator Abel Maldonado is pushing for an open primary system, which Democrats don’t like. Dude, your economy’s about to implode! source
Who was he? Pell, who died today at age 90, was a longtime Rhode Island senator. First elected in 1960, the six-term senator had suffered from Parkinson’s Disease since 1994. source
Who was he? Pell, who died today at age 90, was a longtime Rhode Island senator. First elected in 1960, the six-term senator had suffered from Parkinson’s Disease since 1994.
His greatest act Pell, soft-spoken and friendly, was best-known for sponsoring the 1972 Pell Grant program, which has helped 54 million low-income people attend college. source
Who was he? Pell, who died today at age 90, was a longtime Rhode Island senator. First elected in 1960, the six-term senator had suffered from Parkinson’s Disease since 1994.
His greatest act Pell, soft-spoken and friendly, was best-known for sponsoring the 1972 Pell Grant program, which has helped 54 million low-income people attend college.
Quirky & popular The Democrat, well-known on Capitol Hill, was known for being a little eccentric, jogging in tweed coats, and occasionally absent-minded. Sounds like our kind of guy. source