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Archive for February, 2009

We Are Obama Of Borg

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, February 16th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obamagasms, Politics, Star Trek

Teach Your Children….To Bow Down To The State

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, February 16th, 2009. Filed under Homeland Security, Humor, Individual Liberty

Some parents aren’t entirely pleased with the latest Playmobil toy:
Playmobil toys depict real-life settings, and not always cheery ones, like a police station, hospital and animal clinic. But one, the Security Check Point, took that philosophy too far for some parents.
The set — which includes armed airport security officers, a metal detector and an X-ray [...]

Obama Reported To Drop Idea Of A “Car Czar”

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, February 16th, 2009. Filed under Auto Industry, Barack Obama, Business, Economics, Politics

With the state of the auto industry quickly returning to center-state, President Obama has apparently rejected one of the worst ideas from the last round of the Big Three Bailout:
DETROIT — President Obama has dropped the idea of appointing a single, powerful “car czar” to oversee the revamping of General Motors and Chrysler and will [...]

Will Twitter’s Business Plan Ruin Twitter ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, February 16th, 2009. Filed under Business, Internet, Technology, Twitter

More details are emerging on just how the brains behind the hottest thing in social networking plan hope to turn their idea into a profitable business:
In his first interview since taking charge of the San Francisco technology company’s mobile business development a month ago, Thau is confident that cellphones will play a crucial role in [...]

Obama’s Broken Promises

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, February 16th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Politics

It took only three weeks and one major piece of legislation, and President Obama is already on course to continue politics-as-usual:
7 Broken Promises in Record Time
1. Make government open and transparent.
2. Make it “impossible” for Congressmen to slip in pork barrel projects.
3. Meetings where laws are written will be more open to the public. (Even [...]

Republican Stupidity, The Video

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, February 16th, 2009. Filed under Dumbasses, Economics, Politics, Republicans

As I noted yesterday, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham can out on Sunday in favor nationalizing the banking industry.
Here’s the video of the whole sad affair:

H/T: United Liberty

Get Your Stimulus Here

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, February 15th, 2009. Filed under Economics, Humor, Politics

Feeling left out of President Obama’s stimulus program ?
Well, there’s still hope.
Thanks to this handy-dandy web link, you can ensure that you are included in the kajillion dollar stimulus package that Saint President Obama will sign into law on Tuesday.
I’ve already taken care of myself (click to enlarge):

General Motors Wants Another Chance At The Public Trough

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, February 15th, 2009. Filed under Auto Industry, Business, Economics, Politics

Less than two months after receiving some $ 13.4 billion in taxpayer dollars, General Motors is about to say that they need more:
General Motors Corp., nearing a federally imposed deadline to present a restructuring plan, will offer the government two costly alternatives: commit billions more in bailout money to fund the company’s operations, or provide [...]

Get Ready For Stimulus, Part II

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, February 15th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Economics, Politics

The “stimulus” bill hasn’t even been signed into law yet, and there’s already talk of a follow-up:
Despite the enormous size of the $787 billion stimulus plan, some economists worry that it won’t make a big enough dent in unemployment and that lawmakers will have to work on another stimulus in short order — something members [...]

Maybe The Republicans Really Are The Stupid Party

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, February 15th, 2009. Filed under Credit Crisis, Democrats, Economics, Politics, Republicans, Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis

Did you ever think you’d see the day when Republicans argued in favor of nationalizing the banking industry.
Well, you made it:
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina of the Senate Budget Committee said today on “This Week” that he is open to “nationalizing the banks.”
“I think if you put most of our major banks under [...]

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