- Israelis will go to the polls tomorrow to vote for a new prime minister, but polling is too close to predict either Benjamin Netanyahu or Tzipi Livni as the winner. — Reuters
- President Obama begins a decisive week on the economy, under pressure to pass the stimulus bill. — Los Angeles Times
- The Obama Administration's new bank bailout plan will rely on private investors to purchase toxic assets. — New York Times
- While the public is still very opposed to the Taliban, a new poll shows people in Afghanistan have far less confidence in the direction of their country, compared to four years ago. — BBC News
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1"President Obama has began a decisive week on the the economy, under pressure to pass the stimulus bill."
I don't know who's pressuring him, because it isn't the American public.
2I agree UnDave. Under pressure from whom??
3Under pressure from all the special interest groups who have money coming to them if the bill passes?
4Netanyahu is "the prevoker" I wouldn't vote him in unless I planned on picking a fight.
Obama is under pressure from time, silly avatars.
5I'm enjoying the backlash from the stimulus bill. It's refreshing to hear people concerned about government waste.
6I've been worried about money wasted on unnecessary wars and prisons for almost a decade now. After watching the news all weekend and several reports from Davos, I'm pressuring my congress people to dump the tax cuts and stimulus up that bill.
7Yes, I'm glad people are actually focusing on the issues too, sugr...except for some people who seem intent on changing the subject every time it comes up! (*cough* stephley)
8Carrie I'm much more likely to change the subject.
9hypno - It's not necessarily time. It's that if it takes too long to pass, then the public will actually have time to read all of the extra pork in the package, and get really angry about the spending, and have an opportunity to stop it.
10First of all I agree that there was way too much so called pork in the stimulas bill, but I don't blame the President for that only that he may have had too much trust in the Congress to write a good bill. I think the Administration should have written the bill. IMO Every one is not going to be pleased Undave in fact my bet is no matter how much fat they trim off we'll still have a majority unhappy with it.
11I agree Hypno, the Administration should have written the bill.
12If the stimulus bill takes too long to pass thousands more people will lose their jobs, more major businesses will be bankrupt and the mess will be that much more beyond anyone's comprehension.
13I agree as well, that the administration should've written the bill. He trusted congress to do the right thing, and they did to him what the repugnacans did to Bush in 2000-2004, which was spend, spend, spend.
14Was Bush actually responsible for anything that happened while he was president Dave? You blame Clinton for everything as he came in, now - all of the sudden - there was too much spending while he was president because of a Republican congress he couldn't control?
15Bush was responsible for not overseeing the spending bills, which is what I said. Get your glasses off and read my comments please.
16That would be a failure on his part, correct? And to 'spend, spend, spend' would be hypocritical behavior on the part of politicians who claim to be fiscally conservative and controlled Congress from 2000 through 2004, wouldn't it?
17So, why should anyone be listening to the GOP now?
"That would be a failure on his part, correct?"
That's what I said. Thanks for paying attention.
"And to 'spend, spend, spend' would be hypocritical behavior on the part of politicians who claim to be fiscally conservative and controlled Congress from 2000 through 2004, wouldn't it?"
Shock and surprise, that would be why they aren't in power anymore.
"So, why should anyone be listening to the GOP now?"
18Do you quit listening to your daughter when she makes a mistake, or do you scold her and consider the problem done? The GOP needs to clean house, and they are in that process. Those who are fiscally conservative will hopefully be able to stick around, and those who can't spend our money fast enough will find a new home in the democratic party.
"And to 'spend, spend, spend' would be hypocritical behavior on the part of politicians who claim to be fiscally conservative and controlled Congress from 2000 through 2004, wouldn't it?"
Shock and surprise, that would be why they aren't in power anymore."
Yet you voted to keep those spending Republicans in office?
"will find a new home in the democratic party."
19Guess that's what McCain & Palin learned in November.
"Yet you voted to keep those spending Republicans in office? "
20Actually, no I didn't. Nice try though.
I love that answer - it raises all kinds of possibilities about things you've said in the past!
21I hope it keeps you busy.
22Giggling anyway.
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