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Posted by RodZ on March 26, 2010 · 1 Comment
It started with hope and change during the 2008 elections. He was a bright star rising out of nowhere, his speeches inspiring to millions of people. He convinced independent voters he was a moderate. He was elected to the Presidency of the United States of America. His popularity extended past Americas borders. Around the world [...]
Filed under Bloviate · Tagged with 2008 elections, American recovery and reinvestment act, american voter, Auto Bailout, bank regulators, bright star, brink of collapse, clean energy, economy, Government, Health care reform, House, independent voters, popular vote, President Obama, previous administration, Senate, stimulus, stream media, tarp, unemployment
Posted by RodZ on February 18, 2010 · 9 Comments
119 Congressmen have signed a petition to promote and pass a public option, the Democratic leadership is still pushing for reconciliation to move the bill to the Presidents desk for signature, the proposed bipartisan meeting scheduled by the President to discuss health care reform appears to be more of an ambush than a true productive [...]
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Posted by RodZ on February 17, 2010 · 6 Comments
Deficit commission to be formed by administration to recommend cuts two years from now. Wow there’s a political cover if I ever saw one. Are you telling me that our elected officials have thrown in the towel and are admitting they cannot do the job they were elected to do? You know make the hard [...]
Filed under A Political View · Tagged with bipartisan committee, credit score, Deficit commission, economic environment, economy, employment rate, federal employment, grace commission, Jobs, liberal agenda, loan guarantee, nuclear power plant, obama, recovery.gov, Stimulus Bill
Posted by RodZ on November 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Did you ever wonder how The United States got into such a deep financial hole? If you listen to the rhetoric you are lead to believe it is fault of George Bush, big business, the evil CEO’s, the banks, the insurance companies and the list goes on. It is never the congress or the administration. [...]
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Posted by RodZ on October 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Oh come on! What’s next? President Obama is threatening to kill the McCarran-Ferguson Act. About time, this should have been done along time ago. No business should enjoy exemption from antitrust laws. If health insurance cost reduction is so important to our lawmakers why wasn’t this issue dealt with along time ago? Oh I know, [...]
Filed under A Political View · Tagged with american radicalism, big guns, companies, economy, evil empire, evil enemy, healthcare, healthcare reform, insurance, insurance reform, lobbyists, massive changes, massive war, mccarran ferguson act, mcCarran-Ferguson, obama, Pelosi, Reed, reform, saul alinsky
Posted by RodZ on October 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Well I took a week off to clear my mind, now I’m back and my brain is ready to explode. What are they thinking in Washington? The healthcare bills are exploding with cost. From what I can see the end results will further bloat the budget and debt of this country. The stimulus is doing [...]
Filed under A Political View · Tagged with agenda item, bloat, cost, debt, defense appropriations bill, economy, health insurance plan, healthcare, healthcare plan, honer, irresponsible manner, nice job, obama, Pelosi, Reed, social agenda, stimulus, taxes, unemployment, Washinton
Posted by TomatoMan on October 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment
My parents were members of the WWII generation. My dad was born in 1917, my mom in 23. They experienced the “great depression” at a young age and my dad served in WWII while mom was a “Rosie the Riveter”. The experience followed them for the rest of their lives. (Dad’s gone but mom is [...]
Filed under A Political View · Tagged with bubble burst, crash of 1929, debt, economic downturn, economic questions, economy, federal government, federal reserve, franklin delano roosevelt, government spending, great depression, housing bubble, rosie riveter, rosie the riveter, stock market crash, stock market crash of 1929, world war ii, wwii generation