Leave it to the Register’s Steven Greenhut to interpret a column by Irvine council member Larry Agran as “begging for tax dollars” for the Great Park. Steve took exception to a column Agran wrote in the Daily Pilot. Steve wrote:…
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Obama’s Weekly Address: A Major Milestone
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Today President Obama is celebrating the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as a “major milestone on our road to recovery,” while still emphasizing that we have many miles yet to go. “This historic step won’t be the…
Headlines from my Four Daily Newspapers
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
Wall Street Journal: Obama Warns of “Lost Decade” (subhead: President says Federal Government Is The Only Remaining Option to Jolt Economy) New York Times: Obama Makes Case as Stimulus Bill Clears Hurdle (subhead: He says that failing to act could…
New Gallup Poll: Americans Favor Obama on Stimulus Bill
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
A reminder that Orange County is sometimes an alternative universe politically-speaking. But in the reality-based community, the American people resoundingly back President Obama and support the Stimulus bill. Here’s the latest numbers from Gallup. From the text on Gallup’s site:…
Don’t come to the table with the same tired arguments…
by Chris Prevatt • • 6 Comments
On Thursday night, February 5, 2009Â President Barack Obama spoke at the House Democratic Caucus Retreat in Williamsburg, Virginia. Worth watching! Transcript on the flip.
Colbert calls out Republicans on the Stimulus
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Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report had a great comment about the Republicans “no” vote on the stimulus. “Last night—last night’s party line vote was a great start for the 111th Congress. But these hard times demand an even larger…
Fact Checking the Stimulus from GOP Spin
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MediaMatters.org, an excellent site that bends over backwards to factcheck Republican talking points, has this list of GOP falsehoods and outright zombie lies about the recently passed Stimulus bill. Read the whole bill here. I listened to Rush Limbaugh spout…
