Harry Reid, always a fan of kicking a man while he's down, says that President Bush is the worst President we've ever had. To justify his statement, he pointed to Bush's failed plan to privatize Social Security and claims that Bush has tried to destroy Medicare. I can only assume that he was referring to the prescription drug program; in which case, Reid is right, but that was a Democrat bill.
The Treasury Department is considering another idea for using our $700 billion from the bailout. They still haven't figured out what they're doing. By the way, 99.65% of banks didn't fail in 2008.
President-Elect Obama is trying to scare the hell out of us again by threatening the possibility of 10%+ unemployment rates if he doesn't get a stimulus package. Meanwhile, House Democrats want to get the "stimulus" package from draft to final passage in just one week. In that kind of time frame, there's not time for proper vetting (which is the point). Democrat Governors are also pushing, hoping for a $1 trillion "stimulus" bailout because they've spent too much money. Part of Obama's idea for the "stimulus" is his "Making Work Pay" tax cut for people who don't pay taxes, but the idea of "tax cuts" could get Republicans to support the bill, according to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
IRS asininity: A Detroit lawyer got a 5-cent bill from the IRS, then was told that he got a 4-cent refund. He had to submit a written request if he wanted his 4 cents back.
Remember when Nancy Pelosi said that this Congress was going to be more bipartisan? Apparently she changed her mind, because now she's writing new House rules that would prevent Republicans from having any influence on legislation. She also admitted that she would be little more than a rubber stamp for Obama's agenda.
Foreign money might be leaving the United States, but at least they're still funding our government!
Harry Reid talked to Blagojevich to tell him who he didn't want in the Senate—any of the three top blacks then being considered for the position. The Lieutenant Governor of Illinois is ashamed that his state has become a "laughingstock."
Al Franken currently leads in the race for Minnesota's Senate seat, thanks to what the Wall Street Journal calls "funny business."
Barack Obama's kids started school at Sidwell Friends today. So school choice is good for his kids, but not for yours.
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has withdrawn his nomination for Commerce Secretary amid an investigation into his own pay-for-play scandal.
A Republican lawmaker from Cumming wants to impose a fee on strip clubs.
Here is a look at some of the pre-filed bills going into the 2009 session of the General Assembly. One idea that won't go anywhere, according to Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, is the idea of extending where people with concealed-carry permits can carry their weapons.
Even the Wall Street Journal is criticizing Governor Perdue's "Go Fish" initiative, and they don't have to.
Good news for state lawmakers: state agencies had $203 million left over from last year's operations.
Houston County was rated a tier 4 county economically, which could mean that the county could lose some state tax incentives.
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