Category Archives: Deficit

UPDATE: Just Heard on Rush Limbaugh

Posted on February 8, 2010 | Leave a comment

A caller said that if Pres. Obama really wants to discuss healthcare reform honestly – he should talk seriously with the Republicans now and get jobs restored and growing. He cannot do it himself.

Afterwards, then we can talk about healthcare reform.

UPDATE: But that isn’t how this started. According to the Professor, our POTUS wants pre-conditions upon the Republicans. But, didn’t the POTUS say he would be willing to meet and talk with our enemies WITHOUT pre-conditions????

Michelle Malkin has another, excellent idea: Provide transcripts of his backroom meetings with Big Labor/SEIU.

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Posted in Deficit, Economy

Tagged Healthcare, Transparency, Unemployment

UPDATE: Waste Not Our Taxpayer Dollars

Posted on February 8, 2010 | Leave a comment

Apparently, the federal government, aka Administration, didn’t get the memo.

They choose the most expensive commercial timeslot(s) to air a public service message. During the Super Bowl.To tell us how to count and fill out the Census forms.

Irresponsible. Totally. And this is only a PORTION of the $340M they intend to spend on just advertising alone for the upcoming Census. This means the total cost of the Census will be increased by $340M. What else will add to it?

By the way, aren’t the local jobs being filled for this event – part-time for the duration of the Census?

UPDATE: Want to take a poll on this ad?

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Posted in Deficit, Economy, Ethics

Tagged Census, controversy, Transparency

A Budget Plan to Cut the Deficit

Posted on February 6, 2010 | Leave a comment

And this is according to a Washington Post article on a proposal by House Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-WI). A Republican plan that actually will do what Pres. Obama says he wants to do as well.

But Peter Orszag disagrees with it and publicly criticized it during hearings on Pres. Obama’s budget plan.

It seems the White House doesn’t want Republican help. Why is that? I thought the President keeps saying he wants bipartisanship in these efforts. So why isn’t it happening? Somebody isn’t in the loop, I suspect. Couldn’t be another reason, now could it?

Let’s see, Peter Orszag, Peter Orszag … oh yeah, this guy – right?

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Posted in Deficit, Economy, Ethics, Politics

Tagged Transparency, Truth

Budget Director Reminded of the Law

Posted on February 4, 2010 | 1 comment

Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) went off on Obama’s Budget Director Peter Orszag Tuesday during a senate committee hearing.

Finally, feet held to the fire.

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Posted in Constitution, Deficit, Economy

Tagged Incompetence, Transparency, Truth

TARP Created a Looming Disaster

Posted on February 3, 2010 | Leave a comment

Per Big Government reporter Morgan Richmond.

Yesterday the Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) released their Quarterly Report to Congress for the period ending 12/31/2009.

The Big Government article is a MUST READ. If, that is, you really want to know where the blame lies.

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Posted in Corruption, Deficit, Economy

Tagged Incompetence, Transparency

Death Knell

Posted on January 29, 2010 | Leave a comment

The question is: for who?

Us? The Democrats? The Progressives? Our entire country??????

This. Crap. Has. To. Stop. (psst. That post was updated to reflect Sen. Kyl’s comments. Do I hear, “Danger! Danger!”?)

Oh. And this too! Enlarging a piggy bank and ASSUMING it automatically gives you something is nothing to be proud of.

Stop pussyfooting around, Congress. We are watching you even if you think we are not.
Why do you insist upon making us even more mad than we are RIGHT NOW?
You think we won’t remember this come November????

Fat chance of that.

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Posted in Corruption, Deficit, Economy, Ethics

Tagged Fraud, Healthcare, Incompetence, Transparency