Politics
Bill Clinton?… I Thought We Got Rid of That Idiot!
February 16th, 2009 MePopped onto AOL because I like their Internet Radio. The first slide / headline that comes up is “Clinton Makes A Bold Statement.”
So now I have to click through because this man should not be allowed to talk on his own.
Article quotes him from an NBC interview….
Clinton was asked his perspective on how the country fell into such economic hard times, Clinton responded in an NBC “Today” show interview by asking rhetorically: “Did any of them seriously believe that if I had been president and my economic team had been in place the last eight years, that this would be taking place.”
E-Trade Baby Gets Spanked
February 13th, 2009 Me
I gotta give it to the marketing firm who came up with this ad campaign. Makes laugh out loud every time I see one of these etrade commercials. If the economy didn’t suck so bad I might actually consider looking into etrade.. but not right now.
The 545 People Responsible For All Of America’s Woes
October 4th, 2008 MeSome who really gets / understands the issues plaguing this country.. it’s not the Bush Administration, the next President / Vice Presedent elect… it’s ALL of them… the 545 lying, cheating, & immoral people that make up our Government. If we all want REAL change the we have to attack the heart of the problem and ALL of the problem.
The Hail Mary by George W.
September 26th, 2008 MeAfter reading a lot on both sides of the argument about this new Government Financial Bailout my thoughts are these…
The package as a whole stinks… majority of the politicians or lawmakers have NO faith in it, many consider it a bad deal but a better deal than what we are currently facing. Again, choosing the lesser of 2 evils.
Will Gov’t Intervention / Bailout Really Work?
September 19th, 2008 MeAccording to an article (Gov’t Rushing to Finish Huge Financial Rescue Plan) in Yahoo! Financial News via the Associated Press…
The Bush administration sketched out a multi-faceted effort on Friday to confront the worst U.S. Financial crisis in decades, outlining a program that could cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars to buy up bad mortgages and other toxic debt. Relief washed over Wall Street with a surge of buying.
… Paulson gave few details but said he would work through the weekend with leaders of Congress from both parties to flesh out the program, the biggest proposed government intervention in financial markets since the Great Depression. Members of the Senate Banking Committee said they had yet to receive details of the proposal, but were ready to move quickly when they do. JEANNINE AVERSA and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
MoveOn.org Admits We Are Winning the Energy Debate
August 7th, 2008 MeAbout a month or so again I posted a plug for the American Solutions initiative.. Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less. Yesterday I received an email from Dave Ryan, President of American Solutions, that was sent out to all the supporters of the campaign….
Dear Sammy,
I want to share some really exciting news with you. As you know, poll after poll shows that we are winning the argument about how to lower gas and diesel prices and develop more American energy now.
But the even bigger news is that the anti-energy elites are desperately worried. They are not only criticizing us, but they are admitting that they are losing the argument.
And friends, that’s big. In fact, considering the source, that’s huge.
Recently, liberal group MoveOn.org in an email to their supporters sounded dejected. They wrote “Here’s the truth: Right now, progressives are losing this argument.”
That can mean only one thing – WE ARE WINNING THIS ARGUMENT!
In the energy debate, common sense is winning and it’s got the anti-energy elites rattled because they offer no solutions to lowering gas and diesel prices.
American Solutions, on the other hand, has taken a bold stand and has been leading the “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less” movement that has energized millions of Americans around a positive solution. Because of your help and the help of more than a million others, today an overwhelming majority of Americans support opening up new areas for exploration and drilling of American oil and gas, including offshore.
Even though MoveOn.org admits we are winning, they won’t quit, and there is still more work to be done.
Congress has left for a 5-week vacation without doing anything to address the soaring cost of gas and diesel. This inaction is unacceptable to the American people, many of whom can’t afford a vacation this year.
Earlier today, American Solutions held a press conference with Speaker Gingrich and Members of Congress still in Washington working to pass an energy bill. Our message to them was simple: On behalf of the 1.4 million Americans who have signed the “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less” petition, it’s time for Congress to take immediate action to lower gas and diesel prices. Here’s a video from the event:
Now more than ever, we need your help to keep the pressure on Congress. You can help by forwarding this email to 5 of your friends, telling them we are winning the argument, and urging them to sign the “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less” petition.
If we get 2 million petition signatures we will make a big impact at both the Democratic and Republican conventions.
Thank you for all you are doing – we’re really making a difference.
Sincerely,
Dave Ryan
President
American Solutions
Domestic Oil Drilling & Energy Independence
August 1st, 2008 MeAs soon as gas prices hit $4.00 a gallon here in California, I believe it was mid-May or so, American’s began to speak up! I know my dad I were talking about it almost instantly… domestic oil drilling.
As the prices crept higher, more and more political videos started popping up on the web promoting domestic oil drilling. The most recent one I’ve seen is by Rep. Don Young of Alaska urging the opening up of ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge). Since I saw this video a few weeks back, I’ve noticed gas prices have decreased slightly within the last 10 days… the station around the corner is down to $4.25 a gallon.
According to an Article I found on ANWR “New Poll: Voters Favor Domestic Drilling
A recent telephone survey of 1,000 likely voters nationwide by the polling companyTM, inc. on behalf of FamilySecurityMatters.org shows that by nearly a 4-to-1 margin, Americans favor increasing domestic oil drilling (77% support; 18% oppose).
Moreover, 61% of respondents strongly backed tapping into U.S. oil reserves, and majorities from every demographic group surveyed backed domestic drilling, including 91% of Republicans, 73% of Independents and 67% of Democrats.
Finally, domestic oil drilling may soon be a reality so American’s can enjoy energy independence.
Stimulus Checks Confiscated by the Government
June 27th, 2008 MeAccording to this article in USA Today,
About $2 billion in economic stimulus rebate checks are being confiscated to pay overdue bills for child support, student loans and back taxes, the government says.
So far, 1.8 million rebate checks have been intercepted by Treasury Department computers showing that individuals owe money to federal or state governments. The biggest beneficiaries: parents who are owed child support.
My first thoughts.. awesome.. families are getting paid whats owed to them.. especially now with the cost of gas so high inturn driving up the prices on everything else.
My second thought is.. what scam! The government makes up money on paper to give to American citizens only to take it back nown in liquid form to pay back taxes and student loans owed to itself… talk about a fund raiser. And someone is really going to tell me this wasn’t planned out by our senior dipsticks in Washington? It’s almost blatent.
Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.
June 23rd, 2008 MeThis morning I posted a video on our green blog, Lite Green Living, entitled “3 Ways To Lower Gas Prices” by AmericanSolutions.com
What the whole thing is about, is encouraging the American people to sign a petition to get our government to lift restrictions and allow us to drill on American soil.