youtube.com - 1/23/2009
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HILARIOUS parody of the government bail out...by Bill Zucker.tell your friends about the funny video....pickup mp3 at itunes,amazon,etc..comedy..recorded at ...
freewillsf.blogspot.com - 1/19/2009
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freewillsf.blogspot.com —
Obama-time is still two days away, but the
legislative branch is already hard at work. For Democrats,
the Senate has always been their special preserve. They are masters of the filibuster, keepers of the Senatorial privilege, and firm adherents to ...
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2009 Senate Democrats Preview
weeklystandard.com - 1/17/2009
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weeklystandard.com —
Of seven newly minted freshman Democratic senators, six
voted for releasing the second half of the $700
billion TARP funds in what is being considered Obama's first major test of strength on the Hill. This would be rather uncontroversial had not five ...
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Profiles in Courage: Obama's Freshman Democratic Senators
openleft.com - 1/23/2009
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openleft.com —
I am going to write something that might
sound a little bit off character: I am willing
to give Bush Dog , and apparently soon to be New York Senator, Kirsten Gillibrand a chance during her time in the Senate. In practice, what this means is ...
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Giving Gillibrand a Chance
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I Want Some Tarp!
Calculated Risk —
Enjoy ...
The TARP Song
Say Anything —
A small phenomenon across the Web is the TARP song. Fifteen minutes of fame for everybody!
Hat tip Midnight Blue
Cross Posted at Proof Positive
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Changes
The Sideshow —
Bra of the Week Change I could get used to believing in: "President Obama warned Republicans on Capitol Hill today that they need to quit listening to radio king Rush Limbaugh if they want to get along with Democrats and the new administration. 'You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done,' he told top GOP leaders, whom he had invited to the White House to discuss his nearly $1 trillion stimulus package." (TRex is really enjoying this.) I can't help the feeling I'm hearing a different tone from the Obama administration than I'd been hearing from the Obama campaign and the Obama transition team. It's subtle, and there's ...
On Today's Lionel Show
The Latest on Air America —
Happy Chinese New Year. The Year of the Ox. Move over, Al Stewart. Nancy Eng will elucidate us on the subject in depth.
Senator Bob Graham joins me. He’s the Chairman of the Commission onthe Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. He will appear on January 28 at NYU’s Center on Law and Security to discuss a new report by the Commission which concludes that it is more likely than not that a weapon of mass destruction will be used in a terrorist attack somewhere in the world bythe end of 2013 unless the global community takes decisive action.
And . . .
This looks like fun. But ...
'Tarp Song' spawns unlikely leader against bailouts
Top of the Ticket —
Do you want some TARP?
Bill Zucker wants some and so do his legions of followers. Zucker, a 53-year-old musician from Hollywood, Fla., wrote the "Tarp Song" a few weeks ago.
After e-mailing his recording to CNBC, he immediately received a response from a company executive, asking for permission to play the song on the air. For the rest of that morning broadcast, CNBC anchors raved about the song's catchiness.
They weren't the only ones with the "Tarp Song" stuck in their heads. Since then, Zucker has filmed a silly video to accompany the lighthearted nature of the song, which ...
Late afternoon/early evening open thread
Daily Kos —
Blame Tim Dickinson at Rolling Stone if it sticks in your head:
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Americans Want Details Before Release of More TARP Funds
gallup.com 1/15/2009 — PRINCETON, NJ -- A majority of Americans (62%) say Congress should block President-elect Obama's request to release the remaining $350 billion in Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds until more details are provided about how the funds will be ...
What Goes Around Comes Around:
volokh.com 1/23/2009 — The Washington Times notes today that many of the recipients of federal bailout funds are also major political donors:...
TARP Watchdog: Treasury Overpaid For TARP Investments
money.cnn.com 2/5/2009 — WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The three government watchdogs overseeing the $700 billion financial rescue package continued to criticize the Treasury Department's implementation of the plan, suggesting a lack of a strategic vision and raising the concern ...
Executive pay caps that survived in the stimulus
dailykos.com 2/15/2009 — Cross-posted from Congress Matters . If you've got a Daily Kos account, you've got a Congress Matters account. Log in with your existing Daily Kos user name and password. Seems some executive pay limits for TARP recipients did survive the ...
After Kashkari, Who Runs TARP?
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/5/2009 — Amidst all the debate over the stimulus package, Tom Daschle's limos, and when the White House puppies will arrive, it's worth keeping an eye on TARP, the Troubled Assets Relief Program that was supposed to get us out of this mess in the first place. ...
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