Posts Tagged “Hillary Clinton”
- 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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- A new Associated PressW poll reveals that 1 in 7 voters are either undecided or could switch allegiances–and they are more likely white, less likely liberal, and probably backed Hillary ClintonW run for the Democratic nomination. This could give her tremendous clout with a new administration–perhaps even her own White HouseW job as chief shrew and harpy…
- There was grim economic news from the Commerce Department yesterday, as they reported Thursday that personal spending in September fell by 0.3 last month–the worst decline in 4 years, and when coupled with flat results in July and August makes for the worst quarterly performance in 28 years. In other words, we aren’t buying squat–and what we are buying probably isn’t worth squat either…
 Delta Airlines announced Thursday that Northwest Airlines would become its subsidiary and would eventually merge with Delta into a single carrier–but that integration would take at least 2 years to complete. One of the toughest jobs–taping a new logo onto every one of those bags of stale pretzels…- Military whistle-blowers are likely being discouraged from ever taking action, as an investigation of the Pentagon Inspector General–the agency that supposedly protects those who report wrongdoing from being punished for it–has ruled in in favor of the military in over 90 percent of the nearly 3000 cases it reviewed the past 6 years. In many cases, it never even examined evidence supplied by whistle-blowers–which makes being one just about as appealing as drawing point duty on a suicide bomber hunt…
 An Israeli archaeologist says he has discovered a pottery shard from at least 3000 years ago, with what may be the oldest known Hebrew inscription to date–which would suggest that Biblical tales of the kingdom of DavidW may actually be based on written accounts. What’s most fascinating is what the inscription means–translation has been slow, but so far they’ve been able to decipher "Made In Japan"…- Philadelphia is abuzz with excitement today, anticipating a noonday parade featuring their World Series-champion Phillies that will likely be celebrated by a crowd in the hundreds of thousands. The city hasn’t had a big winner in 25 years, so city officials are asking fans to celebrate in a more civil manner–which probably means no cheesesteak looting…
Tags: Associated Press, Delta, economy, Election Day, Hillary Clinton, Northwest Airlines, Pentagon, World Series
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 By all accounts, Hillary Clinton gave a riveting speech to the the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night, stating unequivocally that, "Barack Obama is my candidate and he must be our president". I wonder why she had her fingers crossed behind her back?- A computer glitch in an FAA system that handles flight plans for the eastern US caused widespread delays around the entire nation Tuesday. Passengers stranded for hours and no way to blame the airlines for it–now that is depressing…
- The National Hurricane Center says tropical storm Gustav, which turned into a hurricane as it struck Haiti and then weakened, may intensify into a hurricane again later by Thursday as it makes its way toward the Gulf Coast. Louisiana has already declared a pre-emptive state of emergency–that’s so FEMA will have plenty of time to stall giving assistance, yet still be right on time…
 The federal government is proposing a speed limit for commercial ships along the Atlantic coast to help avoid collisions with the endangered Right Whale–although it reduced this slower speed zone to 20 nautical miles from the original 30 mile limit. While some suggest this is simply a concession to the shipping industry, I’m sure it was due to the much more common Wrong Whale…- The Census Bureau reports that 1 million fewer people lacked health insurance in 2007, the first annual decline since President Bush took office. You mean to say that there are actually average Americans who are better off now–what went wrong?
- A pro-vegan group, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, claims that their new TV ad suggesting hot dogs cause cancer is just a dramatization of research that links processed meats with increased risk of colon cancer. Considering the outcry from not just nutritionists but cancer organizations as well, I think you could say that the people responsible for this campaign are probably wieners as well…
Tags: airline, Barack Obama, cancer, Democratic National Convention, FAA, Hillary Clinton, Louisiana, National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Gustav
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