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What Should We Make of Obama's "Spending Freeze" http://www.washingto...s-spending.html The big news today is Obama's proposed "spending freeze". Fiscal liberals say this cuts spending at the exact time that we most need to increase it. See this and this. Fiscal conservatives say this doesn't go nearly far enough. See this, this and this. But I think there's a bigger issue that deserves some inquiry: is America being turned into a third world country? As I wrote last June: When the International Monetary Fund or World Bank offer to lend money to a struggling third-world country (or "em

Scott Brown is also another trial lawyer, whose wife is a news anchor and daughter was on American Idol. You're a complete joke to post that as an example of a grassroots candidate. He will prove to be another military industrial complex big Gov. puppet. Think Mitt Romney.

I can support some of Ron Paul's stances but not the official Tea Party farce... State of the Republic Address Part 1 of 3 State of the Republic Address Part 2 of 3 State of the Republic Address Part 3 of 3 Notice the part about stopping the war and interventionist foreign policy. But his end the FED campaign is an obvious trap for the IMF and World Bank to replace the FED. Think about it.

Is that not the Tea Party Platform? I know they also want to dismantle "entitlements", but sit back Obama is appointing a task force to gut SS. If you haven't watched the propaganda piece "IOU USA" then take a look at it sometime. It was funded by Wall St. billionaire, former CFR president and Rockefeller foundation trustee Peter G. Peterson. The drum beat about the deficit has been carefully orchestrated for simpletons like you to reach the conclusions they have. The Tea Party at one time was useful when it was the Ron Paul Libertarian crowd, but that ship has sailed when Dick Army and Newt G

I thought this was a particularly appropriate article for this board, where the bankers seem to be still relatively popular. Welcome to reality Mr. Bragg and btw the bailouts were never necessary and should have never happened in the UK either. Paying out the executive bonuses, in the midst of record quarterly loses for their companies, should be all the proof a reasonably intelligent person should need to confirm that fact. Singer Billy Bragg to stop paying taxes over bank bonuses http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100118/lf_nm_life/us_britain_bragg_banks LONDON (Reuters) – British singer

March 17. Wednesday. I go to Toledo to attend the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day by Father Hannan’s people. I shall talk to the text, "America, the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave," with special reference to Father Hannan’s motto "Religion, Education, Temperance, Industry"; and this again in behalf of such measures and laws as will give to every workingman a reasonable hope that by industry, temperance, and frugality he can secure a home for himself and his family, education for his children, and a comfortable support for old age. March 18. Thursday. At Toledo yesterday and until

Mega Giant Corporations Are Very Bad for America By Barry C. Lynn, AlterNet. Posted January 2, 2010. http://www.alternet.org/workplace/144716/mega_giant_corporations_are_very_bad_for_america Wal-Mart delivers at least 30% and sometimes more than 50% of the entire U.S. consumption of products. Why the monopolization of our economy should scare you. The Lost Decade: Zero Net Job Creation From 2000-2009 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/02/the-lost-decade-zero-net_n_409294.html For most of the past 70 years, the U.S. economy has grown at a steady clip, generating perpetually hig

Not even close. We had trade with nations before "free trade deals". We are not building any nations up. One reason for China's growth is 3/4 of the Chinese population still lives in endemic poverty mirroring third world conditions while the economic growth has been limited largely to urban centers along the eastern coast. Second, China's growth is dependent on a low wage workforce. Once those wages start creeping up, the manufacturing jobs in China will be exported to countries with lower wages. This trend is already beginning. If you exclude the major cities near the coastline, China is

Unions built the middle class. Anyone with even the slightest knowledge of capitalism's history in this country knows or should know that. Reagan and his corporate goons destroyed unions. The neo liberals and DLC lead by Clinton in the 90's continued the assault. Look around, this is the DIRECT, intentional result of globalized slave labor. Unless you are a CEO engaging in the global slave labor workforce or a Wallstreet thief, your layer in the wealth pyramid, along with your social mobility, will be globalized sooner or later. Count on it. You can either support collective bargaining a

One could also argue the simple mindedness of blaming and holding Bush to a higher standard than Obama. If Bush is responsible for the problems you say then Obama can definitely be held accountable for continuing the third Bush term. And we don't move unilaterally? Come on, I just posted the treasury's half a trillion Christmas present to Fannie and Freddie with no Congressional approval. Anyways, I thought this thread was about healthcare. An email I received from a progressive group I belong to: How bad is the bill? • Forces you to pay up to 8% of your income to private insurance corpo

If you really believe all that then I have nothing to say, since you are so off the mark. Obama has great rhetoric but that's all it is. He always does the opposite of what he says. How is committing 30k troops in Afghanistan bringing that war to a close? But then again, I knew that would be one campaign promise he would keep. Bringing up Gitmo really? It will never be closed his entire presidency, unless they dump them in rural IL, where the torture will continue unabated. You might actually want to look up the number of casualties from Afghanistan this year. You will find we have lost more s

Right, Obama has done nothing for us. Obama and McCain would have been exactly the same. LouieB Then name one, other than this great healthcare reform bill. Obamapoligists seem never to be able to come up with any, just it's some great chess match. And I'm glad you are alright with getting extorted out of more of your tax dollars without Congressional approval for Fannie and Freddie. Some might call that dictatorial and authoritarian.

And merry Christmas from Geithner and the Treasury. This is how you bankrupt a country and cause currency failure. Fannie And Freddie Receive Unlimited Future Funds To Stay Afloat http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/24/fannie-mae-and-freddie-ma_0_n_403413.html The government has handed its ATM card to beleaguered mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Treasury Department said Thursday it removed the $400 billion financial cap on the money it will provide to keep the companies afloat. Already, taxpayers have shelled out $111 billion to the pair, and a senior Treasury official

I don't agree with most of what you wrote. And I am well aware of how long things have been going this direction. You are wrong, right now a third party has a very good chance. In fact, there are very credible rumors that Jesse Ventura and Robert Kennedy Jr. are going to run on a third party ticket together. And honestly I can't think of one good thing Obama has done for this country. I also recognize I have more in common with the tea baggers,at this point, than the progressives but that will change. Obama has splintered his base considerably over this Bill and unless he starts to pass some l

What is laughable is your support of a Bill that will continue to DENY working folks healthcare and assess them a fine for something that they could not afford to begin with. I wonder how many people will simply pay the fine because it's cheaper than insurance? I bet that never even crossed your mind buddy. If the Republicans were in power their healthcare bill would be the absolute same. In fact, McCain and H Clinton both ran on an individual mandate. Wake up already. But I can always count on this board to be late to the ballgame and defend the status quo. Remember that when you are paying 1

Time to realize what is happening in your country. 33 pages and I said months back this would be the result. We just got the Mitt Romney MA. bill on a national level. So there goes the argument of it's only one party. The two parties are one party and the sooner people grow up to that fact the sooner we can start to put the pieces of this country back together. Continue to let MSM divide people and you will all witness the demise of the USA. Obama is not a Democrat or a Progressive anymore than Clinton was. Your country has been systematically dismantled by these corporatist shills. But thi

You're right the bankers and the govt. love us. Want to buy a bridge? U.S. gave up billions in tax money in deal for Citigroup's bailout repayment Deal made to recover bailout Firms exempted from rule when U.S. sells its stake http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/15/AR2009121504534.html?hpid=topnews The federal government quietly agreed to forgo billions of dollars in potential tax payments from Citigroup as part of the deal announced this week to wean the company from the massive taxpayer bailout that helped it survive the financial crisis. The Internal Revenu

When a body, group, or organization, such as the UN, can wield governing power over entire nations, with their own army to enforce it's will on the world, then it becomes a state de facto. The nations become regions, provinces, of the once coyly named "international organization".

Wow I did not know that. Thanks and just so you know Austria is heading it for Nov. but of course there is always this: Article 1, section 9, clause 8 of The Constitution states: No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state. So how was Obama able to chair this position? Did Congress approve this? Should the Law apply to all citizens, especially ones in po

Ignorance is bliss,too bad we all have to suffer for it.

A New World Architecture George Soros http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/soros52 Here is your future. These are some more of the choice quotes from the piece,but I know most will want to debate the terms instead of what he actually says. Good luck with that. "Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism, the world is facing another stark choice between two fundamentally different forms of organization: international capitalism and state capitalism. The former, represented by the United States, has broken down, and the latter, represented by China, i

Can people admit they were duped by Obama yet? This was no govt. takeover of healthcare. It was a big Christmas present for the insurance companies. Let the obscene profits on middle class America's ill health begin! My prediction: in a nail biter the Senate passes the Bill since it was already written by the insurance companies and they WANT the bill to pass. This was all political theater. Anything to distract from the pillaging of the country and a real unemployment rate of 17.5%. Now it is on to cutting Social Security, you won't need it at that nifty McDonalds or Wal Mart job waiting for

Well how do you explain this? These were not even protesters, just students. G20 2009: Police Attack Students at University of Pittsburgh G20 PROTESTS: Men In Military Fatigues Snatch Protester (VIDEO, PHOTOS) Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/24/g20-protest-photos-vote-o_n_298692.html The only people hurt were protesters by means of policeman's club. Why not respond with a denunciation of the WTO/World Bank/G-20 for overthrowing democratic governments and withholding water from the poor, then demanding the repayment of forced debts and then controlling the gover

Since I know you are sincere here are some links that are only the tip of the iceberg on this subject. Agent Provocateur Definition http://www.ehow.com/about_5046207_agent-provocateur-definition.html The term "agent provocateur" is French and means someone who instigates. In European history, agents provocateur have been used frequently during numerous political revolutions. At its most effective, the work of the agent provocateur is essentially an act of false flag terrorism, a frame up that makes other parties look responsible for a terrorist act they didn't commit. An agent provo

Don't insult good Americans who are exercising their right to protest and assembly, just because you lack the convictions yourself. People were tear gassed all day and people are complaining about their own lack of knowledge and pathetic justifications for the indefensible. And I am concerned about peak oil. But maybe you should ask why the Govts. of the G-20 has suppressed every viable alternative for the last 30 years.