“A federal judge on Wednesday said the George W. Bush administration illegally eavesdropped on the telephone conversations of two American lawyers who represented a now-defunct Saudi charity.” —
Court Says Bush Illegally Wiretapped Two Americans | Threat Level | Wired.com
Boom!
Where were the fiscal conservatives before Obama?
Where were you just a couple years ago, when Bush II added $5.1 trillion to the federal debt over his two terms?
Or when Reagan and Bush I more than tripled the national debt, adding over $3 trillion during the 80s and early 90s?
In 1981, the federal debt was around $994 billion. When Bush II left office it was over $10.7 trillion!
If you do the math, that means over $9.7 trillion was added to our debt between 1982 and 2008. Three Republican presidents were responsible for over 85% of that total. And NOW they want you to believe them? Too funny.
Sources: US Public Debt and Debt by Presidential Term
Ezra Klein - We have something to fear from fear-mongering itself
What does the health care bill mean to me? (washingtonpost.com) -
Simple, effective calculator you can use to determine how the health care bill will affect you.
Ezra Klein - The costs and benefits of the Republican strategy on health-care reform
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“In the last ten years, the U.S. and Israel collectively have bombed at least six Muslim countries (including Gaza). Despite that, 40% of Americans want to attack yet another one [ed. note: Iran], and 1/3 want to invade. Those are the same people who, if there is another terrorist attack on U.S. soil, will be walking around, eyebrows earnestly raised, innocent, self-righteous and confused, and asking: “why do they hate us??” And their friends and neighbors and leaders will assure them: “they hate us for our freedoms.” — David Rohde on the “why do they hate us?” question - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
Robert Reich's Blog: The Audacity of Greed: How Private Health Insurers Just Blew Their Cover
Robert Reich: The Truth About Jobs That No One Wants to Tell You
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For those of you worried about Ken Lewis’ financial well-being since his announcement on Wednesday night that he was stepping down as Bank of America’s CEO, rest easy: he’s set to walk away with a $53 million pension plan. Fortune reports that this money will come from a pension plan, frozen years ago, that awarded certain top executives with extra benefits.
That $53 million isn’t all Lewis will be walking away with — in addition to retirement benefits, there are millions in accumulated stock and other compensation. As the Fortune piece notes, assessing Lewis’ “walking away pay is an inexact science.” A Reuters piece puts Lewis’ total at $125 million, and adds that he may be facing a “reckoning with the U.S. government’s pay czar [Kenneth Feinberg].”
” — Ken Lewis Bonus: BofA CEO’s $53 Million Pension Plan