Monthly Archives: January 2009

Gross Domestic Product Shrinks Nearly 4 Percent

The largest contraction in nearly three decades. Thank you again George Bush.

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Don't you just want to scream:

“Several officials said that Reps. John Boehner of Ohio, the GOP leader, and Eric Cantor of Virginia, his second-in-command, delivered the appeal at a closed-door meeting of the Republican rank and file. Both men said the legislation contains too much … Continue reading

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A bit concerned…

that the first major action President Obama took, well major action, was to announce the closing of Guantanamo. Certainly a sinecure to the so-called “Progressive” wing of the party, but I would have hoped for a major announcement or even fiat … Continue reading

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What's wrong with the media?

MSNBC: The first discussion by MSNBC’s “news anchors” following the first White Press Briefing this morning related not to cogent analysis (well, cogent and MSNBC rarely are heard together in the same sentence), but rather the “tough questions the media … Continue reading

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A yellow dog Dem to the hilt

…but I’m wondering why Guantanamo was just about the first order of business in the new Administration. I’m among those who wanted it closed; but I can’t get around the fact that economy remains our most pressing matter, a national … Continue reading

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