Progressive Politics from Memphis
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What About the Rest of the Mess?
It’s been a week hasn’t it? The StimPack passed, with new bailed-out CEO pay limits. Three Republicans in the entire Congress voted for it, though they supposedly all support it. What a cop-out! Geitner dazzled the…well…nobody with new but few details about the TARP II package. Judd Gregg realized he was incapable of any kind…
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Anonymous Sources
After all that the previous Administration wrought on journalism with their “Anonymous Sources”, one would think that the use of said “sources” would be met with more than a healthy degree of skepticism. Apparently, this is not the case. There is no question that some in, and/or around the TNDP are dismayed or angry about…
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Trying Out the iPhone App
I just downloaded the WordPress app for the iPhone. I can’t really see writing one of my 500 word screeds on this thing, but it could be a neat tool when traveling. Now if the iPhone just had copy and paste I’d be in business!
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Doing Nothing is an Act of Aggression
Yesterday the Senate passed it’s version of the Economic Stimulus bill. The passage came after over a week of debate, and a great deal of arm-twisting. Now the measure goes to a conference committee to resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions. While passage in the Senate is a positive step, the differences…
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Out of Touch
You’re out of touch, I’m out of time – Hall and Oats Yesterday, the US unemployment rate reached its highest level since 1992. 600,000 jobs were reported lost in the previous month. There has been no significant job creation since January of 2007. We’ve experienced two years of stagnant or increasing unemployment. (Source) The reality…
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Chip In – Final Stretch
It’s the last day of our “Chip In” fundraiser, and we’ve met one of the goals we set, but we still have another to knock down. Early this morning we passed $3000. As it stands right now we’re just 23 donors away from our second goal of 100 supporters. I know we can get this…