Category Archives: stimulus bill

Sanford’s Great Escape (UPDATE)

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford hasn’t been seen since last Thursday. After much to-do and speculation, his office said he was hiking the Appalachian Trail and didn’t wish to be disturbed. That only brought further ballyhooing from some who pointed … Continue reading

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Obama’s Counteroffensive

They say that politics begins at the water’s edge, but Chuck Grassley was Tweeting at Obama while he was still in Paris. Someone in the White House staff must have seen this as a sign of trouble because Obama hit … Continue reading

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Letter to the Times Daily

Since the Times Daily is only running about one in three letters I write (while complaining that not enough people write letters), I’m posting this one tonight. To the Editor, Times Daily: Watch out! The stimulus bill will kill your … Continue reading

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The South Shall Lose Again

Today, Left In Alabama notes an incredible miscalculation by the GOP. For not only have the Republicans lost America, they are losing the south. Admitted that voting patterns seem to show a different story (white southerners turned out in droves … Continue reading

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Riley Wants a Stimulus Bill

Gosh, suddenly the GOP has learned the importance of nuance. The AP is reporting that Alabama Governor Bill Riley wants a stimulus, but not the one passed in the US House of Representatives: Republican Gov. Bob Riley said Thursday he … Continue reading

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