A long time ago I lived in Texas, and one of the (few) high points of my stay there was reading Jim Hightower. So I was pleasantly surprised to see him still fighting the good fight in an article about the airlines. Apparently, a number of airline CEOs are claiming that the problem with the […]
© John Sherffius How obvious do Republicans have to be in order to make it clear that they are the puppets of Wall Street?
© Tom Toles Now that the SEC has accused Goldman Sachs of securities fraud, are we going to find ourselves with a new category of company: Too Big to Jail? Or will their defense be more like this? © Walt Handelsman UPDATE: Here’s the best explanation I’ve seen of the fraud charges against Goldman Sachs, […]
© Kevin Siers Thank goodness that Obama finally called out Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. Immediately after having several fundraisers with Wall Street executives, McConnell shifted position and is now absolutely against any banking reform. He even claimed that banking reform would lead to more bailouts. In other words, he is telling us that not […]
Funny or Die creates a funny/serious ad about Obama’s proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Starring Will Ferrell, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Carrey, Dana Carvey, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, and Darrell Hammond.
© Steve Breen Even Obama pointed out that many Republicans are hypocritically claiming the stimulus bill is bad, while simultaneously trying to take credit for projects that the stimulus bill funded in their districts.
Two interesting bits of news: First, a new poll shows that only 6% of Americans think the stimulus bill created any jobs. Second, two non-partisan, well-regarded economic research firms report that the economic stimulus bill passed by Congress has created between 1.6 and 1.8 million jobs and has definitely helped get the economy moving in […]
© Lloyd Dangle Who says Republicans don’t want to solve the problems of small businesses, jobless people, below-water homeowners, the homeless, working poor, unwed mothers, and the destitute?
Why bother to flip-flop when you can simply simultaneously condemn the economic stimulus while praising the results it is having in your home district? This is a must-watch video, especially the last minute or so:
I think this graphic — prepared by Nancy Pelosi using month-by-month job loss data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics — speaks for itself. I hope the Dems show this every time anyone tries to blame Obama for the high unemployment rate. Isn’t it refreshing to see the Democrats finally starting to fight back? In […]
I think this comic captures the essential problem of our current economic mess. Economists pretty much agree that you need federal spending to get us out of the economic doldrums, but at the same time that deficit spending can cause more long-term problems. Not to mention that no matter what he does, Obama is going […]
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