Archives for: August 2011
Obama: It's The Fault of Congress/Republicans That We're In This Economic Mess
08/21/11 10:05, by OGRE / (Jeff), Categories: Welcome, News, Background, On the web, Politics, Stimulus Spending, U.S. Economy
According to Obama, the Republicans in Congress are the reason that we are in this mess. Obama is hopeful that the American people have a very short memory and won't pin the blame where it belongs.
Speaking in the key election state of Iowa, Democr… more »
You Can Stay, But You Must Go
08/18/11 17:16, by OGRE / (Jeff), Categories: Welcome, News, Background, In real life, On the web, Politics, Strange_News
The Dream Act didn't make it through Congress. But that doesn't stop those who want to implement it by any means necessary.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced Thursday that it would suspend deportation proceedings against many illegal… more »
Max Hastings is Not Afraid to "Tell it like it is!"
08/10/11 16:34, by OGRE / (Jeff), Categories: Welcome, News, Background, In real life, On the web, Politics, Health Care, Illegal Immigration, Strange_News, Financial Reform Legislation
This is a great column. It's unbashful, unafraid and straight to the point. The best part; it's entirely true.
Years of liberal dogma have spawned a generation of amoral, uneducated, welfare dependent, brutalised youngsters
A few weeks after the… more »
Anarchy in The UK! The Sex Pistols Are Yet to Claim Responsibility
There are riots in the UK causing quite a bit of "disorder". The interesting part is when a few of the looters were questioned by the BBC's Leana Hosea.
Two girls who took part in Monday night's riots in Croydon have boasted that they were show… more »
Too Big To Fail, or Too Big To Function?
08/05/11 17:20, by OGRE / (Jeff), Categories: Welcome, News, Background, In real life, On the web, History, Politics, Stimulus Spending, U.S. Economy, Financial Reform Legislation
I wonder at what point all of the debt catches up with the US. Is the US government "Too Big To Fail"?
To me, Too Big to Fail means "Too Big to Function" I think the term was coined to encompass a situation where poor decisions land an abnormally lar… more »
Planned Obsolescence
08/05/11 06:02, by OGRE / (Jeff), Categories: Welcome, News, Background, In real life, On the web, History, Politics, Stimulus Spending, U.S. Economy, Financial Reform Legislation
It's already starting; Moodys is starting to point to a downgrade in the US "AAA" bond rating. Strange considering that borrowing more was supposed to fix the credit problem. The US is starting to operate a lot like General Motors. The government has ma… more »