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Archive for February, 2009

Obama, Caterpillar, And The Myth Of Those Returning Jobs

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, February 12th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Economics, Politics

The other day while he was out stumping for his stimulus package, President Obama reported what seemed to be some encouraging news:
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says Caterpillar’s chief executive has told him the company will rehire some laid-off workers if the stimulus bill passes.
The heavy equipment maker announced more than 22,000 job cuts [...]

Once Again, Sully Misses The Point

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, February 12th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Economics, Politics

Andrew Sullivan continues to let his Obama mania cloud his reasoning.
The most recent case in point comes in this post about the Republican opposition to the “stimulus” bill:
Their clear and open intent is to do all they can, however they can, to sabotage the new administration (and the economy to boot). They want failure. Even [...]

Judd Gregg Announces Retirement From Senate In 2010

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, February 12th, 2009. Filed under Politics

Hot on the heels of his stunning withdrawal as Commerce Secretary-Designate, Judd Gregg also announced today that he will not run for re-election in 2010:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg suddenly pulled out as Commerce Secretary nominee today and announced he will not run for re-election in 2010
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In a conference call with reporters on Thursday [...]

Rush Limbaugh: A Big-Government Conservative

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, February 12th, 2009. Filed under Celebrities, Dumbasses, Politics, Rush Limbaugh

If there was any question that Rush Limbaugh was the voice of the future of the Republican Party, this should make that idea laughable:
They will not control government forever, and when our turn comes, we are going to turn the power of government against the left. We are going to investigate them. We are [...]

Judd Gregg Withdraws As Commerce Secretary

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, February 12th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Politics

One week after accepting President Obama’s nomination, New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg has withdrawn as the nominee for Secretary of Commerce:
AP (AP) — — Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire has withdrawn his nomination to become President Barack Obama’s commerce secretary.
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Gregg was named the Commerce nominee a week ago after the withdrawal of former [...]

It’s Time To Rethink How We Replace Presidents

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, February 12th, 2009. Filed under Politics, U.S. Constitution

Patrick Edaburn at The Moderate Voice makes a fairly convincing argument for the idea that we need to rethink the Presidential Succession Act:
Under the terms of the 1947 act if there is no President or Vice President the office next passes to the Speaker of the House, then the President Pro Tempore of the Senate [...]

Happy Birthday, Mr. Darwin

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, February 12th, 2009. Filed under Evolution vs. ID, History, Science

In addition to being the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, it is also the birth of another man whose ideas continue to shape science today:
Darwin did much to facilitate our understanding of evolution, but he did not do it alone and much has happened since his death.
All that I would recommend on this anniversary is [...]

Abraham Lincoln 1809-2009

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, February 12th, 2009. Filed under History

Today we mark the 200th birthday of the America’s sixteenth Presdient.
So, here is the text of what many consider the greatest Inaugural Address ever given:
At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement, somewhat in [...]

Don’t Do It Alex

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, February 12th, 2009. Filed under Baseball, Sports

Once again, Congress is trying to stick it’s nose where it doesn’t belong:
A ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has sent a letter to Alex Rodriguez asking him to meet with committee staff members to talk about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.
Representative Elijah E. Cummings, Democrat of Maryland, [...]

Chart Of The Day

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, February 12th, 2009. Filed under Economics, Politics

This is one of those picture is worth a thousand words things:

H/T: Coyote Blog

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