So this is kind of interesting. Rasmussen has been pushing a lot of polling in a GOP-friendly way. And the right, especially in the blogosphere, has been clutching their pearls over the AIG bonus tax because it means the evil Democrats are going to tax their babies or something. So, this Rasmussen poll showing 57% [...]
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CNBC’s Mark Haines Stands Up For The Poor Widdle Wall Streeters
March 20th, 2009
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God, the contempt for average Americans is so pathetic. Time to storm the Bastille, it feels like sometimes with these guys.
AIG/Schiavo
March 20th, 2009
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There’s been a lot of handwringing by the GOP and their representatives in the media – Rush, Hannity, CNBC – about the measure passed in the House by the Democrats to get the people’s money back from the robber barons at AIG. Now, that legislation was pretty broadly written, for corporations owned by the government [...]
Republicans Crumble On AIG Tax Bill Vote
March 19th, 2009
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Party discipline?
The wide margin of victory came despite sharp Republican attacks calling the legislation a ploy to paper over Obama administration missteps.
Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said the bill was “a political circus” to divert attention from why the administration and congressional Democrats had not done more to block the bonuses.
However, although a number of [...]
“Tea Party” Rick Santelli Defends AIG Bonus Babies
March 17th, 2009
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He’s standing up for the little guy. The little guy with the giant fortune.
Conservative Leaders For AiG Corporate Crooks
March 17th, 2009
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First Rush Limbaugh came out and defended the bonuses being paid out to AiG’s executives (at least 73 of them got at least $1 million), and now his brother in arm on Fox, Glenn Beck, also supports the robber barons.
As I’ve said before – I want more of this from conservatives. For too long they’ve [...]
The Washington Post Makes Up News For The Front Page
March 17th, 2009
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When the Washington Post writes stories like this (”An Imperiled Agenda: Anger Over Firm Depletes Obama’s Political Capital”), coming on the heels of them publishing a clearly fraudulent column by George Will, a survey of Washington opinion spanning the right to far-right, and the ongoing advocacy on their part in favor of the Iraq War, [...]
“Urging” AIG?
March 16th, 2009
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On Meet The Press, White House Council Of Economic Advisers Chairperson Christina Romer said that Sec. Tim Geithner is “urging” AIG on the bonus issue. We – the American people – own 80% of the company. We’re past the point of “urging”. We need to TELL those bastards what to do.
