Category: Depression
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 16, 2009 in ABC News, Afghanistan, Bamboozling, Campaign promises, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, David Axelrod, Depression, Economy, Flip Flopping, Foreign Policy, Fox News, Governance, Harry Reid, Health Care, Hoodwinking, Housing & Housing Crisis, Insurance Policies & Industry, Iran, Iraq, President Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Unemployment, Unemployment/Jobs | 80 Comments
One just has to wonder what prompted the child in the video below to ask Obama the question he did. Maybe people in his household were decrying the lack of it, or maybe this child was picking up on the animosity in the air, or maybe he just wanted to share the good news [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Aug 14, 2009 in Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Depression, Economy, Employment, Energy Policy, Environment, Health Care, National Debt, US Senate | 64 Comments
(bumped up from early afternoon)
See the Update about how many of our Elected Officials will/not be holding Town Hall Forums at the bottom of the page.
Friend to NQ, Kathleen Wynne from HandCountPaperallotsNow made a suggestion after seeing the negative spin the MSM is putting on reports of concerned citizens calling out their representatives on the [...]
By Pat Racimora on May 12, 2009 in American Consumers, Bank Bailouts, Bank Failure, Credit Card Companies, Depression, Economy | 50 Comments
An optimist has been defined as one who would, should a ton of crap be dumped on his doorstep, jump right in and rummage through it, convinced that there must be a pony in there somewhere. I tend towards optimism.
So, while not for one second denying that millions of citizens have been [...]
By John Batchelor on Apr 11, 2009 in Democrats, Depression, John Batchelor, Republicans, TARP | 78 Comments
Originally published today at The Daily Beast, which wrote, “Conservative radio host John Batchelor says it’s obvious: His Republican Party is a corpse. And its response to the financial crisis reveals how and when it died.”
The Republican Party is dead like Lehman Brothers and Robert E. Lee, not to be revived by [...]
By LisaB on Mar 29, 2009 in American Consumers, Charitable Contributions, Depression, Economic Stimulus, Economy, European Union, International Monetary Fund, Judd Gregg, President Barack Obama, Tax stimulus package | 19 Comments
Below, from end-of-the-week economy must-reads: The U.S. Is Not Strong Enough (!) for E.U. Membership … Obama Spouts Pablum (Drivel) … The Atlantic and Real Clear Politics Write Exposés on the State of Our Economy, With the Naked Truth About Who Controls Our Country
1) At BriefingRoom.TheHill.com, Judd Gregg says the U.S. couldn’t even join [...]
By bert on Feb 16, 2009 in Age Discrimination, American Consumers, Banking Institutions, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Depression, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Health Care, Illegal Aliens, Medicare, Social Security | 18 Comments
(bumped up from earlier this evening — it is the most fascinating history, and a true must-read! - Susan)
In the first post on our nation’s Social Security system I tried to give a brief history of how the program came about and the immediate needs of people suffering from the Depression that caused FDR to [...]
By bert on Feb 9, 2009 in American Consumers, Current Affairs, Depression, Economy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Social Security | 62 Comments
(bumped up from early Sunday night)
Editor’s Note: Yes! This essay is written by “bert,” who you all know from her regular comments here. She submitted this superb article for publication, and we are so pleased to share this fine writing and excellent research with you. Below, you’ll see that “bert” also found a shocking [...]
By Larry Doyle on Feb 8, 2009 in American Consumers, Austan Goolsbee, Backfire, Barack Obama, Commerce, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democratic Party, Depression, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Obama Administration, President Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Republicans, Tax stimulus package, Unemployment, Washington Post, stimulus tax package | 55 Comments
Editor’s Note: Don’t miss Larry Doyle’s radio show tonight at 8 p.m. ET, “No Quarter’s Dollars and Sense with LD.”
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The American populace knows that the primary architects in the formulation of the Stimulus Plan working its way through Congress are Rahm Emanuel, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid. This contingent, along with President Obama, have not [...]
By Old Grumpy Guy on Feb 5, 2009 in Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democracy, Depression, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Humor, Nancy Pelosi | 47 Comments
Did you see what Nancy Pelosi had to say about the dire job situation in America? In case you didn’t catch it, she said that 500 million Americans lose their jobs every month that the economic downturn lasts.
That means the country has lost at least 2 billion jobs since the recession began. Even allowing [...]
By Old Grumpy Guy on Dec 25, 2008 in Depression, Economy, Employment, OldGrumpyGuy, Open Thread | 35 Comments
The Christmas to New Year period can be the loneliest time of the year for those not celebrating with family or friends, or who are stuck in the rut of depression. There are many more lonely people out there than most of us can imagine, and in the current economic climate there is no doubt [...]