Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Government in Hiding
Apparently the House of Representatives and perhaps other parts of the federal government have gone into hiding. This morning I tried writing my elected House of Representatives member and received the following
What? Did we forgot to pay the bill? Did China cut us off? Or maybe someone decided that they couldn't care less what the citizens of this country think? I wonder if the lobbyists and the likes of Rush Limbaugh are having troubling contacting the members of the House of Representatives?
Apparently the House of Representatives and perhaps other parts of the federal government have gone into hiding. This morning I tried writing my elected House of Representatives member and received the following
Messaging Service Unavailable
The House of Representatives is currently experiencing an extraordinarily high amount of email traffic. The Write Your Representative function is therefore intermittantly available. While we realize communicating to your Members of Congress is critical, we suggest attempting to do so at a later time, when demand is not so high. System engineers are working to resolve this issue and we appreciate your patience.
What? Did we forgot to pay the bill? Did China cut us off? Or maybe someone decided that they couldn't care less what the citizens of this country think? I wonder if the lobbyists and the likes of Rush Limbaugh are having troubling contacting the members of the House of Representatives?
Thursday, September 25, 2008
McCain Scuttles Bailout Plan
According to McClatchy and just about everyone else, John McCain and his merry band of Retuhgicans scuttled the $700 billion Wall Street giveaway or economic recovery plan or whatever the hell it is.
According to McClatchy and just about everyone else, John McCain and his merry band of Retuhgicans scuttled the $700 billion Wall Street giveaway or economic recovery plan or whatever the hell it is.
Republicans, in contrast, said there reservations on the bailout plan were principled.Republicans have principles? Really.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Yet More Bush Failure
Don't look now, but while the American economy is cratering under eight years of Republican misrule, one of Bush's "signature" foreign policy achievements is falling by the wayside. Today
Oh and the same McClatchy story notes that
Don't look now, but while the American economy is cratering under eight years of Republican misrule, one of Bush's "signature" foreign policy achievements is falling by the wayside. Today
North Korea told the IAEA that the U.N. agency's inspectors "will have no further access to the reprocessing plant"that the North Koreans used to process spent nuclear fuel into plutonium, which is the stuff the North Koreans used and can use to make nuclear weapons.
Oh and the same McClatchy story notes that
Russia this week pulled out of a six-nation meeting scheduled for Thursday to discuss further sanctions against Iran, freezing for the time being a 3 1/2-year old diplomatic campaign to persuade Tehran to abandon uranium enrichment.Yep. George Bush is doing a bang up job keeping us safe. But, don't worry, I heard there are some good college football games on TV this weekend and that NASCAR thing is starting to look interesting. Oh, and don't forget to go out and shop this weekend, the country needs you to do your duty. And make sure you drive a bunch too since your state probably needs the gas tax money. Don't worry, put it all on the credit card and then ask George Bush to bail you out the next time he invites you down to his ranch to clear some brush. Or maybe you can ask Uncle Dick for the cash the next time you two go quail hunting.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Ownership Society?
With tomorrow's news today, the NYT is reporting that the Fed (that's you and me) is loaning AIG $85 billion and acquiring an 80% share of the insurance giant. I wonder if this is what Bush and the Republicans meant when they said they wanted to create an "ownership society?"
On a related note, if I switch my insurance over to AIG, do I get an owner's discount?
With tomorrow's news today, the NYT is reporting that the Fed (that's you and me) is loaning AIG $85 billion and acquiring an 80% share of the insurance giant. I wonder if this is what Bush and the Republicans meant when they said they wanted to create an "ownership society?"
On a related note, if I switch my insurance over to AIG, do I get an owner's discount?