Archive for 2009

Since Republicans keep playing partisan politics as they have egregiously for the past 8 years (and further, the past 8 years have just been the worst), I think the Democrats should start pushing bills through Congress that will be very difficult to vote against. Here’s my list: The Banking Responsibility […]

OpenCongress is a great resource to find out how your House Representative or Senator has voted.

What are the original bailout funds being used for? Three days after receiving $25 billion in bailout funds Bank of America hosted a conference call with conservative activists to organize opposition to labor and the Democratic party. Top business executives argued for giving large donations to at-risk Republicans in the […]

I think El Rushbo is about to explode. His rants are getting angrier and angrier and I think he’s starting to foam at the mouth. His latest claim goes something like this: The Democratic plan has a very real chance of helping to stimulate the economy and create jobs and […]

Enjoy the Money Song …

Here is a list of conservative legislation designed to “drown the government in a bathtub” at the request of big business (note the Orwellian titles): Safety and Health Improvement and Regulatory Reform Act of 1995 – Written by a group of industry lobbyists to weaken OSHA The Telecommunications Act of […]

Conservatives have argued for years that it is better to be strong and wrong, than weak and right. Recent events may put this notion to the test. One thing I will have to admit, however, is that the conservative story is strong. This story is, I believe, the main reason […]

USAspending.gov This is a wonderful, searchable site where you can view who is receiving money from the federal government for contracts, grants, and federal assistance. It contains a list of the top 100 contractors as well as being searchable by congressional district or agency. Here’s an example built using data […]

Conservatives will tell you that it is clear that they are victims of a vast conspiracy and are under attack! To find out who all these groups and people are, I started compiling a list while listening to conservative talk radio and reading conservative blogs. Here is the list of […]

This is a story about 3 numbers and what these numbers tell us: $700 billion, $30 billion, and $1 million. The $700 billion is of course the infamous financial bailout figure. $30 billion is the amount the auto industry was asking for. And $1 million is the amount of a contract […]