Category: National Debt
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jul 14, 2011 in Bamboozling, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democrats, Economy, Employment, General Election, Health Care, Hoodwinking, National Debt, President Barack Obama, Stimulus Plan, Unemployment/Jobs | View Comments
One would have to be living under a rock to not be aware of the struggles going on in Washington, SC, over the debt ceiling and the budget. Jay Leno used the following video to sum up the bickering on Capitol Hill: Uh, yeah. That sounds about right.
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jan 5, 2011 in Barack Obama, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Nancy Pelosi, National Debt, Obama Administration, Speaker Nancy Pelosi | View Comments
The new Congress will be sworn in, likely by the time you read this. There is a major shift in power in the House, from the Democrats to the Republicans. Speaker Pelosi returns to simply Congresswoman Pelosi, and Speaker-Elect John Boehner will be sworn in. But you know Nancy Pelosi did not go quietly into [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jul 19, 2010 in Arrogance, Current Affairs, Depression, Economy, Elitism, Florida, Housing & Housing Crisis, Louisiana, Michelle Obama, National Debt, Off-Shore Drilling, President Barack Obama, Unemployment, Unemployment/Jobs | View Comments
One would be hard pressed these days to not know that many people in this country are struggling. New Unemployment claims continue to be over 400,000 weekly, and unemployment benefits have been extended to 99 weeks (yes, almost 2 years). The DOW continues to hover around 10,000. Home foreclosures are skyrocketing. People are struggling, they [...]
By Anita Finlay ("Ani") on Jul 15, 2010 in Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, DNC idiocy, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, National Debt, Obama Administration, Obama's Budget, Obama-Barack & President Barack, Politico, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Speaker Nancy Pelosi | View Comments
In their article Pelosi Vents About Gibbs, Politico writers Jonathan Allen and John Bresnahan shared that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bashed White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Tuesday night, even as the president’s top spokesman continued to backpedal from his assertion that Democrats could lose control of the House in the November election. “How could [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jul 13, 2010 in Bank Nationalization, Banking Institutions, Barney Frank, Christopher Dodd, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Deficit, National Debt, National Infrastructure Investment Bank | View Comments
Oh, you remember Rep. Waters, don’t you? Who could forget her comments regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Just in case, here’s a reminder: Uh, um, hell yes, there was a big problem with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Rep. Waters.
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 11, 2010 in Bailouts, Christopher Dodd, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democrats, Economy, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Governance, Housing & Housing Crisis, Mortgage Crisis, National Debt, Tim Geithner, U.S. Treasury, treasury department | View Comments
And Fannie Mae are not included in the big Financial Reform Bill? I am just curious since they helped create this economic situation in which we find ourselves, and have drained billions of dollars from the coffers over the past couple of years. Now they want MORE. Oh, yeah – Freddie Mac is asking for [...]
By Anita Finlay ("Ani") on Apr 29, 2010 in Bailouts, Bank Bailouts, Banking Institutions, Campaign promises, Credit Card Companies, DNC, Deficit, Democrats, Depression, Earmarks, Economic Stimulus, General Motors & Chrysler, National Debt, Obama Administration, Obama's Broken Promises, Obama-Barack & President Barack, Obamatopia, TARP, Toxic Assets, Wall Street | View Comments
President Obama made a visit to Ottumwa, Iowa Wednesday. As reported by Jake Tapper on ABC’s Political Punch: “We’re going to have to make some tough choices” about the deficit and national debt, President Obama said to a crowded gymnasium full of supporters at Indian Hills Community College, after a lengthy riff on how the [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Apr 28, 2010 in Citizenship, Civil Liberties, Crime, Current Affairs, Ed Rendell, Infrastructure, Latinos, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, National Debt, National Security, Pentagon, Robert Gates, US Senate | View Comments
Recently, I reported that Senators Lieberman and Collins subpoenaed the White House to have access to all of the information available on the Fort Hood Shooting, and Major Hasan. Well, the White House, Pentagon, and Justice Department have all said, “No.” Ah, such transparency: “We have repeatedly sought your departments’ cooperation,” they wrote. “Our efforts [...]
By Anita Finlay ("Ani") on Apr 18, 2010 in Austan Goolsbee, Bailouts, Bank Bailouts, Bank Failure, Current Affairs, Earmarks, Elitism, George Bush, National Debt, Obama Administration, Obama's Broken Promises, President Barack Obama, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Toxic Assets, Wall Street | View Comments
CNN’s John Blake posted an article the other day that is just too rich to let pass without comment. CNN, certainly very Obama-friendly, was probably trying to do our President a solid by posting this piece in an effort to prove to the Tea Party activists and others who are not fans of Mr. Obama’s [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Apr 16, 2010 in Banks, Ben Bernanke, Congress (House & Senate), Credit Risk, Current Affairs, Deficit, Democrats, Depression, Economy, George Bush, Health Care, National Debt, President Barack Obama, Unemployment/Jobs, Wall Street | View Comments
I think we are in for a world of hurt. So does Chairman Ben Bernanke:
By Anita Finlay ("Ani") on Apr 10, 2010 in Bailouts, Bank Bailouts, Banking Institutions, Bernie Madoff, Bush administration, Civil Liberties, Congress (House & Senate), DNC idiocy, Economic Stimulus, Freedom of Speech, Lobbyists, Media Bias, Nancy Pelosi, National Debt, Obama Administration, Obama's Broken Promises, Obama's Budget, Race Card, Stimulus Plan, TARP, Toxic Assets, Wall Street, stimulus tax package | View Comments
Who’s afraid of a little Tea Party? Everyone, fortunately. So says Kevin O’Brien of The Cleveland Plain Dealer, who correctly points out that while Tea Partiers may lean conservative, they are filled with more anti-incumbent fever (for both sides) than anyone would care to admit: Democratic officeholders should be afraid. Republican officeholders, too. For many [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Apr 1, 2010 in Bailouts, Bank Bailouts, Barack Obama, Bush administration, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democrats, Depression, Fannie Mae, Franklin Raines, Freddie Mac, Housing & Housing Crisis, Mortgage Crisis, National Debt, Unemployment | View Comments
~~Bumped Up~~ The DOW continues to be on the rise, which is certainly some good news, particularly for investors. Unfortunately, that is not translating into new jobs. Quite the opposite, in fact. For the second week in a row, first time unemployment benefits have risen, this week close to half a million (484,000), a rise [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 28, 2010 in Chicago politics, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democrats, Hate Speech, Health Care, National Debt, President Barack Obama, Republicans, TARP | View Comments
In light of the recent Health Care vote, the Tea Party marches, and the current sentiment in the country, I found this article by Peggy Noonan to be particularly timely: The Heat Is On. We May Get Burned. Political rage is a national problem, not a partisan one. So where are we? In a dangerous [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 3, 2010 in Backtrack Obama, Bamboozling, Bill Clinton, Campaign promises, DNC idiocy, Democratic Party, Democrats Against Obama, Economy, Emperor's Clothing Syndrome, FISA, Flip Flopping, Health Care, Hillary Clinton, Hoodwinking, John McCain, National Debt, Obama's Broken Promises, Pandering, Republicans | View Comments
Editor’s Update at 7:30 p.m.: Thanks to Larry Johnson, we have received permission to reprint Lynn Forester de Rothschild’s essay in full. Look for it tomorrow. About Barack Obama, as did many of us, but this person is Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, former Democratic Party activist and donor, not to mention a HUGE supporter [...]
By Anita Finlay ("Ani") on Feb 3, 2010 in Arrogance, Bank Bailouts, David Axelrod, Democratic Party, Elitism, Hillary Clinton, National Debt, Obama's Broken Promises, Obama's Budget, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Stimulus Plan | View Comments
AP reported today that President Obama once again told people they shouldn’t waste their hard earned dough in Vegas. Writer Oskar Garcia details the shock of several lawmakers as Obama carelessly singled out Vegas yet again. (Be sure to check out the video below the fold.) Their economy is based on tourism and his comments [...]