Arkady's Thoughts

You read the title correctly.  One of the most liberal and misguided papers in America reported, not opined, reported on fraud involving job creation with stimulus money.  Somebody pinch me, this cannot be happening.  Have the intoxicating effects of the Kool-Aid begun to wear off or did near bankruptcy jog some reporter's brains?  Either way, this is a refreshing and welcoming article and one that should make any citizen of not only my state, but ALL states to be outraged and upset.  Before we examine the investigation, let me preface by saying that the 787 stimulus package more affectionately known around these parts as screwulus or porkulus was a disaster from the get to.  This is not hindsight talking, but rather common sense.  Many right of center and libertarian bloggers were outraged that the same practices that failed in the Great Depression were being implemented again on such a massive scale.  Our outrage only mounted upon discovering ...

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 passed in the House as it was likely going to. The numbers were slightly revised as it is now the 819 Billion, not 825 Billion stimulus package. 6 billion does not matter when we are dealing such staggering numbers. It's like asking what is infinity + 1? A: Still infinity. Anyway, it was pleasant to see that NO Republican, zero, none supported this pork-riddled garbage . Some Democrats also opposed this, about 11 of those. This is important for several reasons. First of all, GOP demonstrated that they could at least unite behind a fiscally conservative cause. Second of all, this is resistance to boy wonder popularity contest winner President 0 bama. Third of all, Nancy Pelosi had an orgasm as she read the results of the vote - this is not important per se, but since I was watching it on TV and had to witness this perversion I thought I would share it with the rest of you. It's not fair that I was the only one feeling woozy ...

Obama finally shared his opinion on the ongoing Israeli conflict. "I am being fully briefed and monitoring the situation on a day-to-day basis. The loss of civilian life in Gaza and in Israel is a source of concern to me. ... I am not backing away at all from what I said during the campaign, that starting at the beginning of our administration we are going to engage effectively and consistently in trying to resolve the conflicts that exist in the Middle East," Obama said. "I think it's not only right for the people of that region, it's right for the national security of the American people." So after 11 days, his only opinion is that the loss of life is concerning. Well, no kidding!? Unfortunately that is all we have, Obama prefers to be mum on the matter and is waiting until he is dubbed king..err president to make a final statement. This is consistent with Obama's previous history of shying away from difficult choices. This assessment of the con...