Posts Tagged “Congress”
- Consumer spending was down sharply in October, which in turn forced retail sales down by a record level. Of course, they could all be saving up for a big holiday buying frenzy–at least that’s what those retail executives believe, along with how their trophy wives will still love them even without all the money…
- President-elect Barack Obama’s transistion office reports that he will meet with Senator John McCain on Monday, with plans for the two to move beyond campaign rhetoric to find some common ground to work together in the future. As a concilliatory gesture, Obama has offered to help McCain find a new MedicareW prescription plan…
 Speaking of meetings with the president-elect, Hillary Clinton huddled with Obama yesterday amid rumors that she is a short-list choice for secretary of state. Earlier front-runners for the job, like Senator John KerryW, are likely perturbed by this development–the fact is, Hillary’s not only a whole lot more popular, she’s a whole lot more frightening…- Auto makers are busily looking for support on Capitol Hill for a $25 billion loan package, on the heels of Democratic congressional support for a plan to keep Amercan car manufacturers from the deep hole they seem to be digging for themselves. I’d think this would be an ideal time to get some real fuel economy concessions from them–like requiring all their SUV’s to be able to travel a significant distance after filling up, or at least to the next gas station…
 The UN is deep inside east Congo, beginning its first large-scale food distribution since fighting between the army and troops loyal to rebel leader Laurent NkundaW have cut residents off from their own crops in this rich agricultural area. People risking their lives so others can eat–it’s just that kind of publicity-grabbing stunt those UN stooges are famous for…- Earth is now in possession of the first photos of 4 planets outside our solar system, trillions of miles away from us and none that could be remotely considered habitable–but the thinking is, from one of the researchers, that it’s only a matter of time before, "we get a dot that’s blue and Earthlike". When we do, is there any chance at all that we can send Andy DickW, Geraldo RiveraW, and Amy WinehouseW’s drug dealer there?
Tags: auto industry, Barack Obama, Congress, economy, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, space exploration, United Nations
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- John McCain and Barack Obama took to the debate stage for the second time Tuesday night in Nashville, and more or less took turns taking shots at one another. Basically, we learned that each of them plan to do exactly what all of us want them to do, and the other guy is responsible for everything that’s messed up in the country now…
- Wall Street continued its worry about America’s economy with a sell-off that sank the Dow another 500 points and set off a chain reaction around the world, including a nearly ten percent decline of Japan’s Nikkei Index–the largest drop there in a decade. I’m tellin’ ya, that Mattress Stuffing Fund is looking like a smarter investment every day…
 Officials of AIG Insurance–who averted a collapse thanks to an $85 billion federal loan–testified before a Congressional committee Tuesday, where they were asked about a corporate retreat held at an exclusive California retreat just a week after their federal bailout–at a cost of nearly a half-million dollars. Those executives testifying claimed they had no idea it had occured–and are probably ticked off that they weren’t invited…- Vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin surprised reporters on her campaign plane Tuesday when she joined them to answer a few questions, explaining her comments about Barack Obama’s relationship with one-time anti-war radical (and now respected university professor) Bill Ayers as a question of Obama’s judgement, then claiming "nobody has anything to hide" regarding her and huband Todd’s Troopergate controversy (see below) in Alaska–despite the fact that both refused to talk to investigators about it. So were the heels off and the gloves on, or the other way around?
 Officials at NASA are worried that the Mars Science Labratory mission is in jeopardy, as total costs for the program are expected to run over budget by at least 30 percent, which would permit Congress to intervene and shut down the entire project on its own. It could be that the future of the whole effort will not literally but definitely figuratively end up on another planet…- Scientists from the US and Japan have won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for their discovery and development of a jellyfish protein. This breakthrough has wide-reaching possibilities–not only has it helped other scientists understand how cancer spreads, it’s provided sushi chefs with a really cool new ingredient…
Tags: AIG, Bill Ayers, Congress, debate, Financial meltdown, John McCain, Mars, NASA, Nobel Prize, Sarah Palin
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- President Bush spoke to the nation Wednesday night, telling Americans and lawmakers that the failure to pass his $700 billion financial rescue plan could wipe out retirement savings, increase foreclosures, cost us jobs and businesses and even, "a long and painful recession". But what happens when we sink our government into unprecedented debt to aid a largely greedy industry–I believe that’s regression…
- The president has also brought in both John McCain and Barack Obama for negotiations to seal the deal on his rescue plan, on which Congress is reportedly close to agreement. He’s either looking for both national party leaders to convince their respective members to support it, or someone else to blame it on…
- More interesting revelations have surfaced about vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, as the grainy video below from the summer of 2005 shows her being blessed by a Kenyan pastor who prayed for her protection from "witchcraft":
 Perhaps Palin thought even then that she would have to compete with Hillary Clinton…
- Hurricane Ike is being blamed for NASA’s decision to postpone a shuttle mission to the Hubble Telescope next month–but the delay is a minor one of just four days. The hurricane cost the crew a week of training time, which is crucially important to make up–apparently they need some practice focusing…
- A new study reports that senior citizens are not embracing the use of generic drugs–as long as someone else is picking up the tab. The research found that seniors favor brand name drugs when their insurer covers them, but generic varieties when they’re the ones responsible for payment–which explains why Grandpa only wants coffee when he’s buying, but filet mignon when I am…
 Federal prosecutors say they will prove that Barry Bonds’ personal trainer supplied him with steroids in November 2000–the offseason prior to Bonds’ record-setting 73 home runs. It is crucial evidence to prove Bonds lied to a grand jury in 2003–which should only be slightly tougher to do than prove he’s an arrogant, egotistical jerk…
Tags: Ba, Barack Obama, Barry Bonds, Congress, financial bailout, Hubble Telescope, Hurricane Ike, John McCain, NASA, President Bush, Sarah Palin
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