Tag Archives: Congress

On Bonuses and Deductibles

 

Nobody has asked me what suggestions I might have for two of the most vexing problems of the time, but in a moment of clarity at 3:00 AM this morning I received these messages and am now compelled to report them to you, dear reader.
Bonuses
Obama may regard them as "fat cat bankers", but you won’t [...] Read more »

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Valor Versus Venality

 
The "architect", writing in today’s Wall Street Journal, tells the story of his encounters with the Krissoff family. Very briefly, and you should read the story whatever your opinion of Karl Rove, the Krissoffs lost their oldest son, a marine officer, in Iraq in December, 2006. The younger brother is now also a marine officer [...] Read more »

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Using the Constitution When It Suits

It’s safe to say that Jim Clyburn is not very happy with Governor Sanford and those that support the governor’s position on the stimulus funds. In fact, sometimes, it sounds like Mr. Clyburn is pretty damn mad that he cannot reach down into his carefully drawn district and make things happen the way he would [...] Read more »

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Who’s In Charge Here?

 
Rich Galen, author of the wonderful Mullings, points out some finger-pointing rhetorical misdirection on the part of The One in tonight’s press conference:

The predicate to Henry’s answer was a question by CBS’ Chip Reid about the $2.3 trillion difference in the size of the debt between the Administration’s estimates and the Congressional Budget Office. "Some [...] Read more »

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Congress is a Lynch Mob

From The Big Picture and worth repeating in its entirety:

A Lynch Mob!
March 21, 2009
“Let’s go hang ‘em.”
American history is replete with examples of lynch mobs taking control of a situation and inflicting injustice. In the end most lynch mobs have dealt harmful blows to society. Congressional action to punish AIG employees over the bonus issue [...] Read more »

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