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TARP Tax? Rangel: No! No! No! OK!

Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) tried to get out in front of a congressional mob on Tuesday. Democrats in both the House and Senate have been calling for the IRS to use the tax code to recoup bonuses paid out to AIG executives with federal bailout money. ...

From DAVID WALDMAN AKA KAGRO X, Daily Kos,  19 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Charlie Rangel,  U.S. Democratic Party,  American International Group,  Christopher Dodd

Selective GOP Outrage Alert!

But it's not just funny because it's an "English Only" plea in support of a Latin motto. And it's not just funny because that Latin motto isn't actually our national motto. Sen. Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican, had threatened to delay Tuesday's ...

From DAVID WALDMAN AKA KAGRO X, Daily Kos,  17 Mar 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Jim DeMint,  U.S. House of Representatives,  U.S. Senate,  Tom Coburn

AIG idiocy sparks a race to the hopper!

It's an all-out race to the hopper as Members try to get out in front of the burgeoning AIG bonus scandal with legislation aimed at recapturing that money. First out of the gate are special surtax provisions increasing the rates on bonuses paid by TARP ...

From DAVID WALDMAN AKA KAGRO X, Daily Kos,  17 Mar 2009
Related Topics: American International Group,  Ben Chandler,  Carolyn McCarthy

Twitter's a great tool, but...

Twitter's a great tool (I don't actually use it, but whatever), but it's just a tool. Just like blogs are just a tool. We're constantly hearing about how blogs are changing politics and political discourse, and that's true. But we usually hear about it ...

From DAVID WALDMAN AKA KAGRO X, Daily Kos,  12 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  Claire McCaskill,  George Stephanopoulos

Today in Congress

3)     H.Res. 67 - Recognizing and commending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and Cornell University for the success of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, on the 5th ...

From DAVID WALDMAN AKA KAGRO X, Daily Kos,  11 Mar 2009
Related Topics: NASA,  Cornell University,  Dalai Lama

A quick word on Employee Free Choice

Already, the framing wars are underway, with corporate opponents referring to the bill as "card check," and insisting that it somehow does away with secret ballot voting -- sometimes without even bothering to mention that they're talking about secret ...

From DAVID WALDMAN AKA KAGRO X, Daily Kos,  10 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Joe the Plumber,  Joe Six-Pack

This Week in Congress

On Monday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for Morning Hour and 2:00 p.m. for Legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. 1)    H.Res. 210 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that providing breakfast in schools ...

From DAVID WALDMAN AKA KAGRO X, Daily Kos,  9 Mar 2009
Related Topics: U.S. House of Representatives,  United Nations,  Environmental Protection Agency,  Ronald H. Brown,  Dalai Lama

Unintended consequences?

Barack Obama made no secret of his feelings for "Washington lobbyists" during the campaign and vowed that they wouldn't be staffing his White House. The implementation of that rule, however, has led to a number of consequences that Obama could never ...

From DAVID WALDMAN AKA KAGRO X, Daily Kos,  6 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  Timothy F. Geithner

10% hike in Congressional budget tied to GOP staff?

HuffPo picks up an interesting story. Apparently the Legislative Branch appropriations portion of the omnibus bill beginning consideration today in the House contains a 10% increase in funding levels. Reid, asked about the increase at a press ...

From DAVID WALDMAN AKA KAGRO X, Daily Kos,  25 Feb 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party

Burger King? Really? Who knew?

Bailout Kings Goldman Sachs is a major shareholder in Burger King? Who knew? Brave New Films and the SEIU did, and they're not pleased with the fact that Goldman Sachs has been converting billions in TARP bailout funds into executive bonuses (read: ...

From DAVID WALDMAN AKA KAGRO X, Daily Kos,  19 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Burger King

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