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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (59525)	2/18/2009 9:51:06 AM
From: JakeStraw	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224744

Face the facts Kenneth no one even read the 1K+ page stimulus package. It amounts to nothing more than deficit fueled stimulus aimed at social spending...

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (59525)	2/18/2009 9:53:50 AM
From: jlallen	4 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224744

Nonsense....everything was OK until 2006 when Pelosi et al. took over....this bill is an abomination which may provide a small shot term boost but will over time hurt the economy and negatively affect GDP. It is completely irresponsible.... J.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (59525)	2/18/2009 10:39:44 AM
From: lorne	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224744

ken..How do you feel knowing that obama is lap dog for pelosi and that fool reid?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (59525)	2/18/2009 1:29:52 PM
From: JakeStraw	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224744

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (59525)	2/18/2009 1:32:19 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224744

Texas businessman R. Allen Stanford, whose multibillion-dollar investment empire was ordered seized Monday by a federal judge, has long enjoyed big influence in Washington thanks to a steady supply of campaign contributions, Caribbean trips for lawmakers and fees to lobbying firms. Mr. Stanford and his affiliated companies have spent more than $5 million on lobbying fees since 2000, federal records show. The businessman and his top executives have also contributed at least $2 million to candidates, including key lawmakers, and additional thousands of dollars on jets and resorts. [The Antigua Sun, controlled by Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, published this photo in a June 2008 article recounting this handshake after a speech delivered by then-Sen. Barack Obama. The White House declined to comment.]

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (59525)	2/18/2009 1:34:39 PM
From: JakeStraw	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224744

Obama Rushes To Capitalize On Emergency ibdeditorials.com The big story last week was the incredible congressional rush to pass a bill that was more than a thousand pages long in just two days — after which it sat on the president's desk for three days while the Obamas were away on a holiday. There is the same complete inconsistency in the bill itself. Despite the urgency in President Obama's rhetoric, as well as in Congress' haste in passing a bill that few — if any — members had time to read, much less consider, most of the actual spending will take place next year, at the earliest. Not even the most Alice-in-Wonderland actions will arouse the suspicions of those who have what William James once called "the will to believe."