Add these $63 billion Washingtons to the ever growing list of “hope and change.” Emphasis mine. WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will seek congressional approval for a $63 billion for a six-year global health initiative, a senior administration official said on Tuesday. The money will go toward efforts to fight AIDS, [...]
Posted on May 5th, 2009 by BlogAdmin
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With the latest national health emergency (150 people in Mexico died, and we have declared an emergency,) concerning the swine flu, the Democrats have come out swining… er… swinging. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., said in a statement… “Not only is pandemic preparation essential to any responsible plan for renewing the U.S. economy, but to the [...]
Posted on April 28th, 2009 by Andy Wahl
Filed under: Congressional branch, Economic, Federal Budget | 6 Comments »
Keith Olbermann has provided us with a new folk hero to compete with Joe the Plumber. I would like for you to meet “Jeff the Unemployed Blogger,” Olbermann’s nickname for the man who attended a Tea Party in Pensacola, Florida… but not because he wanted to add his voice to their call. His real name [...]
Posted on April 23rd, 2009 by Andy Wahl
Filed under: Federal Budget, General | 7 Comments »
The Huntsville Tea Party was a resounding success. We didn’t expect nearly as many people to show up. We backed up I-565 as people tried to get to the rally. We surged outside of our permitted space and almost got in trouble. There were people behind the stage, in front of the stage, beside the [...]
Posted on April 16th, 2009 by CJ
Filed under: Economic, Federal Budget, The US Constitution | 5 Comments »
In what he has promised is the final supplemental spending request for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Barack Obama sent a request for nearly $84 billion to cover costs. He’s taken a lot of heat from conservatives who haven’t done their homework. Sure, Senator Obama talked a big game about ending the war [...]
Posted on April 13th, 2009 by CJ
Filed under: Executive Branch, Federal Budget | 1 Comment »
