Posts Tagged “Maine”
- Congressional leaders and the White House completed negotiations on the president’s $700 billion rescue plan late Sunday night, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying, "This isn’t about a bailout of Wall Street, it’s a buy-in, so that we can turn our economy around." So am I the only one a liitle freaked over Pelosi using poker lingo to explain how they’re making everything better?
 Both John McCain and Barack Obama Sunday used carefully crafted words to show their support of the financial rescue plan just completed by the White House and Congressional leaders, with Obama saying he’s inclined to back it, "because I think Main Street is now at stake", and McCain stating, "The option of doing nothing is simply not an acceptable option." McCain running mate Sarah Palin was also asked for her assessment, but she was apparently late for Girls Night Out at TGI Friday’s…- As the world mourned the death of movie icon Paul Newman over the weekend, close associates of his said that he wanted to be remembered most for the establishment of the "Hole In The Wall" camps he started for children with life-threatening illnesses, and that he wanted the charitable work of his Newman’s Own food company to continue after his death. We certainly won’t forget all his gifts to us–including Brick, Hud, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy, Henry Gondorf, Frank Galvin, and Fast Eddie Felson…
- A Chinese space mission returned to Earth Sunday and its crew of three astronauts hailed as national heroes after they completed the country’s first spacewalk, a significant step toward China’s ambitious plan to build a space station and land a man on the moon. Government officials insisted all the astronauts had proof they met the program’s mininum age requirements…
 Hurricane Kyle spent the weekend threatening Maine with its first Category 1 storm in 17 years–but instead delivering little more than a serious soaking to a few Downeast communities before weakening to to a tropical storm and making landfall in Canada’s Nova Scotia. I guess the biggest concern was the wild blueberry crop and the associated shortage of blueberry pies, ruining a perfectly good Maine lobster dinner…- A conservative legal group plans to send the IRS sermons from nearly three dozen clergy members who made pointed political references to candidates from the pulpit Sunday in order to force a legal challenge to a rule that such activities can risk the church’s tax-exempt status. I understand most of the homilies were deemed adequate; however, a few had to be discarded due to their apparent "Vote Pat Robertson for God On Earth" campaign effort
Tags: Barack Obama, China, financial bailout, Hurricane Kyle, John McCain, Maine, Nancy Pelosi, Paul Newman, Sarah Palin
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- It was a Barack Obama sweep over the weekend as he won the Lousiana primary plus the Washington and Nebraska caucuses Saturday as well as Maine’s caucus yesterday. Hillary Clinton’s campaign reacted with some big changes–a new campaign manager and not putting Bill in charge of showing female voters how to caucus…
- The Writers Guild of America will vote tomorrow on a new contract and to end the strike that has been going on now for three months, with indications that it will be quickly and widely ratified by members. I’m sure it will bring a huge sigh of relief to many–particularly to anyone forced to watch The Tonight Show With Jay Leno…
- A new poll find that 6 in 10 Americans believe the nation is already in a recession, even though the official authority says it hasn’t happened yet. Apparently it will once those billions in rebate checks go out…
- A planned spacewalk outside shuttle Atlantis was altered when the scheduled crew member became ill with flu-like symptoms. I certainly hope it wasn’t air sickness…
- Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has again threatened to stop sending oil to the US if Exxon Mobil wins court judgements to seize billions of dollars of the nations’ assets. I personally think giving a wack job like Chavez any consideration is a huge mistake–unless, of course, your company has become filthy rich by doing just that…
- Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates said yesterday that the present drawdown of US troops from Iraq by the end of July may be delayed due to concerns it could result in giving up security gains of recent months. In other words, a few hundred more American dead will make Iraquis feel more safe…
Tags: Atlantis, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, caucuses, Exxon Mobil, Hillary Clinton, Hugo Chavez, Iraq, Jay Leno, Louisiana, Maine, NASA, Nebraska, primary, Robert Gates, Washington, writer's strike
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- Polling experts say Thursday’s Iowa caucus vote may hinge on undecided voters, saying 8 percent of Democrats and 12 percent of Republican likely voters have not made up their mind about who will get their vote for president. Maybe they’re all waiting for Ross Perot to get in the race…
- Some US troops in Iraq have found themselves undertaking an unusual task–helping to put the Baghdad Zoo back into operation, once one of the largest animal sanctuaries in the Middle East. It’s taking longer than expected, because the soldiers have to keep Vice President Cheney from hunting the inhabitants…
- Hilary Clinton caused a stir in an Iowa church Sunday when she appeared to make a campaign appeal–but left before the service was over. Republicans believe it was because she was afraid her horns and tail would be discovered…
- The volume of personal data stolen or leaked in 2007 reached unprecedented levels, and security experts believe the upward trend won’t be changing anytime soon. I’ve developed a powerful strategy to protect my identity–my credit is now so bad no one would want it…
- A heatwave in Brazil’s Sao Paulo has sent the masses to the beach–including swarms of jellyfish, who stung nearly 300 swimmers over the weekend. Maybe next time they’ll be prepared with plenty of peanut butter sun block…
- The new mayor of South Portland, Maine proclaimed during his recent inagural speech that the southern part of the state ought to secede from the north. It’ll never get off the ground–I mean, who would get custody of the lobsters?
Tags: Baghdad, Brazil, caucuses, Democrat, Hillary Clinton, Iowa, Iraq, Maine, Republican, Vice President Cheney, voters
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