Our Economy Was a Scam and Now We’re Dead Broke

By Joe Bageant Alternet.com October 27, 2009. When Barack Obama took office it seemed to some of us that his first job was to get the national silverware out of the pawn shop. Or at least maintain the world’s confidence that it was possible for us to get out of debt. America is dead broke, the easy credit, phantom “growth” economy has been exposed for what it was. A credit scam. Even Hillary Clinton and Obama’s best efforts have not coaxed much more dough out of foreign friends. But at leas

Posts about Obama Surrenders Afghanistan as of October 26, 2009

We won’t find al-Qaida in Afghanistan - almendron.com 10/26/2009 By Mehdi Hasan , senior editor (politics) at the New Statesman and a former news and current affairs editor at Channel 4 (THE GUARDIAN, 26/10/09): Whisper it quietly. Contrary to popular opinion, the west has won the war in Afghanistan. How do I know this? Because Barack Obama says the aim of the war is to “disrupt, dismantle and defeat” al-Qaida in Afghanistan – a strategy endorsed by our very own Gordon Brown.

H1N1 Swine Flu Emergency Declared By Barack Obama

H1N1 Swine Flu is a deadly virus. It is also known as Swine influenza,hog flu, pig flu and sometimes, the swine. Swine influenza virus (SIV) is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs. As of 2009, the known SIV strains include influenza C and the subtypes of influenza A known as H1N1, H1N2, H3N1, H3N2, and H2N3. The vaccine of H1N1 Swine Flu has been discovered but it also have side effects . President Barack Obama declared the 2009 H1N1 swine flu a national emerge

Real quick: was your vote last November primarily due to corporations?

(H/T: Big Government ) As in, you hated them (and lobbyists) with the passion of a million burning suns, you wanted them broken, and you decided that your guy would wash the Washington stables clean? Yeah. About that. From the Wall Street Journal : Raising taxes on the overseas profits of American firms has been a central plank of Barack Obama’s agenda since his campaign for President in 2008. The proposal was featured in the President’s budget in February and was the focus of a May spe

Views on the News - 10/24/2009

A lethal combination of distrust and apprehension is escalating not only with the so-called Mainstream Media but with the Obama administration it covers. Part of the problem is the perception beyond the beltway that the Mainstream Media (MSM) actually made Barack Obama president. The White House continues to struggle adjusting to the reality of governing versus campaigning and it is either unwilling or unable to brook criticism of the President or his policies. The latest Yahoo opinion poll s

The new “new normal” is old social Darwinism

R.J. Matson/Post-DispatchBack in January, we suggested that President Barack Obama should call for a “New Normal” in America, one in which shared civic responsibility comes ahead of personal aggrandizement. Lately, we’ve found our phrase has been kidnapped. “[M]any U.S. jobs lost during the recession may be gone forever and a weak employment market could linger for years,” The Associated Press reported last week after interviewing leading economists. “That could add up to a ‘new normal’ of highe

Charles Perez: The Case for Barack Obama

Those on the left don't trust him. Those in the center have begun to doubt him. Those on the right hate him. They also hated Bill Clinton, however, and he did more to rein in spending, shrink the size of government and reduce the welfare rolls than any republican president in a generation. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month to a chorus of snickering critics. Even his supporters couldn't quite muster the courage for a sincere congratulations and arguments in hi

Rick Babson’s Mirror on Olathe: – NIMBRUNG.NET

guardian.co.uk Rick Babson's Mirror on Olathe: Kansas City Star One message the Nobel Committee appeared to be sending in awarding the 2009 Peace Prize to President Barack Obama is pretty clear: “We like him. He's not George W. Bush.” OK, we get it. “W” was not well-liked by the international community. ... Nobel jury speaks out in defense of Obama prize The Associated Press Obama will never please some people San Jose Mercury News Dear Mr. Nobel Tampa Tribune Salt Lake Tribune Rick Babson’s M

Senate panel backs healthcare reform – NIMBRUNG.NET

New York Times Senate panel backs healthcare reform Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key US Senate committee endorsed a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Tuesday, gaining the support of an influential Republican and delivering President Barack Obama a victory on his top domestic ... US Senate Finance Panel Approves $829B Health Overhaul Wall Street Journal Olympia Snowe gives healthcare reform its first Republican vote Christian Science Monitor Obama: Still 'difficult work ahead' on health care pl

The Phrase Obama Can’t Do Without

The Phrase Obama Can't Do Without New York Times For all his flourish, President Barack Obama sure falls back on a few familiar phrases. Make no mistake. Change isn't easy. It won't be happen overnight. There will be setbacks and false starts. Those who routinely listen to the president have come to expect some of those expressions to pop up in almost every speech. (That includes you, cynics and naysayers, the ones Obama mentions all the time without identifying who is saying nay

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