Where’s our James Bond to prevent Goldman/Goldfinger from emptying the Treasury? Back in March, in my post Mad As Hell, I referred to the “Wall Street/DC Axis of Evil” and the Treasury Department as “a wholly owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs.” Have to update that today to include the Fed. Turns out that the guy who replaced Timmeh Geithner at …
Well, that didn’t take long. Just last weekend the Rethugs were falling all over themselves promoting their “listening tour.” Then their master, the insidious Darth “Rush” Limpbot laid down the law. So bright and early yesterday morning, Rethug Whip Eric Cantor crawled onto the set of Morning Joe and denied that the listening tour is, well, a listening tour. SCARBOROUGH: …
In a desperate attempt to re-brand themselves as somehow relevant to America’s political future, a number of Rethuglican leaders have taken to the road on a “listening tour,” eager to convince voters that they aren’t the Party of No Ideas, that they have something to offer than just their eternal agenda of tax cuts for the very wealthiest 5%. Not …
An urgent fund raising letter sent to current and prospective donors to the George W. Bush Presidential Liebrary has met with an overwhelming response, yielding over $100 million since the Bush Administration left office.
Or so the Rethugs would have you believe. Obama hasn’t even compiled a list of nominees to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Souter yet, let alone chosen someone to replace him. Doesn’t matter, though. On Wingnut Island, the die has been cast. [Image from photobucket.com] UPDATE: Here’s what Orrin Hatch had to say on This Week: Well, it’s a matter …
Bushie war criminals having an out of body, out of time experience Left wing extremist and commie sympathizer, former General Barry McCaffrey weighs in on the implications of the torture memos the Obama Administration released April 16: Nora O’Donnell: General McCaffrey, let me start with you. The President’s speech was largely a pep rally. How do you think it went? …
With everybody on board except a few hedge fund “speculators” who bought Chrysler debt at a steep discount, President Obama just announced that, despite trying to avoid a Chapter 11 bankruptcy (including offering these greedy bastards another $250 million at the last moment to avoid it), a bankruptcy restructuring was the only way to save the company and 10,000s of …
