GM and Chrysler are having some trouble negotiating a compromise with the United Auto Workers, which could cause a few problems for Obama, who has to decide either to spend a lot more money or to allow the automakers to declare bankruptcy, which they are considering. There also won't be a "car czar" anymore.
A plurality of Americans opposes the Fairness Doctrine, but a majority thinks Congress will bring it back. The Obama Administration isn't even taking a stand on the Fairness Doctrine anymore.
We're still figuring out what was in the ODAB that passed through Congress last week. Christopher Dodd managed to get into the bill stiff limitations on executive pay for bailed-out firms. The health care provisions, which are failing in Great Britain, could have scary effects for gun owners. It also looks like welfare reform has been rolled back by this bill. We might have known these before it passed had they actually taken the time to read the bill.
The Obama Administration is already trying to lower expectations in the stimulus bill. People think that this thing is going to miraculously turn the economy around, even though a lot of the money won't even be spent until at least 2011. The Administration's partners in crime at the Washington Post are already floating the idea of a second stimulus.
After spending $3.27 trillion in government money that will be stretched over the next ten years, all of a sudden Obama wants to address the debt.
The obligations of the federal government are already larger than the world's GDP. In other words, there is not enough money in the world to pay off what the federal government owes.
Roland Burris lied. He was asked for campaign money by Blago's brother before being named to Obama's Senate seat.
Lindsey Graham thinks that we may have to nationalize the banking industry.
A former astronaut says that "global warming[…]is being used as a political tool to increase government control."
Rapper T.I. gives us a glimpse into the minds of the Entertainment Tonight, American Idol electorate. Warning: ignorance abounds.
The founder of a television network promoting a positive image of Muslims has been arrested for beheading his wife. Her "crime" was that she wanted a divorce.
Georgia will probably get $5.9 billion from the ODAB.
Sunday alcohol sales will be in committee on Wednesday. Yesterday the AJC ran a story wondering if Sunday sales will be a boost to Georgia's economy.
Here's a column that showcases some of the things people are doing illegally to get their kids a good education, and makes the case for allowing them to do those things legally.
There are three bills in the General Assembly that would change graduation requirements and standards in Georgia. How about just leaving it to local schools?
They might have lost their accreditation and $23 million in state funding, but the Clayton County School System can spend $70,000 to buy bus drivers uniforms to prevent terrorists from hijacking school buses.
A record number of students applied to the University of Georgia. Why is it a surprise, then, that tuition continues to increase?
My alma mater, Mercer University, has a new "four-year pledge" to help more students graduate in four years.
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