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Tag Archives: Obama administration
Shared Sacrifice, 2011 Style
In light of this: “Before Medicare was implemented—as a social-welfare program designed not just to deliver care but to poverty—one in five Americans lived below the poverty line. After the program was implemented, and after related “War on Poverty” initiatives … Continue reading
Posted in budget, Medicaid, Medicare, Obama
Tagged $300 million, budget deficit negotiations, corporate jet owners, cuts, elderly, health care, Medicaid, Medicare, Obama administration, poverty, tax break
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Obama Administration Pot Calls Out Pakistani Kettle
From the Department of Blatant Hypocrisy, Do As I Say, Not As I Do Division: “The Obama administration is expressing alarm over reports that thousands of political separatists and captured Taliban insurgents have disappeared into the hands of Pakistan’s police … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Bill of Rights, drone strikes, Justice Department, Obama, Obama administration, Pakistan, torture, war on terror
Tagged al Qaeda, Bill of Rights, Bush administration, CIA, Department of Justice, drones, due process, extrajudicial killings, Gitmo, human rights, hypocrisy, indefinite detention, look forward not back, Obama administration, Pakistan, Poland, Taliban, torture investigation, treaties, war on terror
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Deficit Peacocks, Debt Ceilings, and Indefinite Detention
In a January 20 article at the Center for American Progress, Michael Linden differentiated between those who are serious about addressing our fiscal problems–the deficit hawks–from those who posture and preen about it—the deficit peacocks. Here’s how he defines a … Continue reading
Posted in budget, Congress, Constitution, economy, financial regulation, health care, Obama, Obama administration, Politics, Taxes, Unemployment, war on terror
Tagged Center for American Progress, Continuing Resolution, deficit commission, deficit peacocks, executive order, Ezra Klein, financial regulation, Guantanamo, health care reform, indefinite detention, Mark Warner, Michael Linden, Obama administration, Saxby Chambliss, tax cut extension, unemployment benefits
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Medical Experimentation on Gitmo Detainees
Paging Dr. Mengele, Dr. Josef Mengele. Truthout has a report taken from Department of Defense documents showing that detainees at Guantanamo were given massive doses of an anti-malarial drug which was known to have serious psychological side effects before they … Continue reading
Openness and Transparency, Anyone?
Fiction: My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote … Continue reading
Posted in bailout, Obama administration, too big to fail, Wall Street
Tagged Bloomberg, Citigroup, e-mails, Obama administration, openness, redacted, securities, transparency
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Dems Get $32 Million Line of Credit from Bank of America
I’m sure the Obama administration’s opposition to a national foreclosure moratorium and its willingness to look forward and give the big banks, Bank of America for instance, a do-over on fraudulent court documents has absolutely nothing to do with this: … Continue reading
Posted in Bank of America, Congress, Democrats, Foreclosures, Obama administration, Politics, Wall Street
Tagged $15 million, $17 million, Bank of America, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, foreclosure, line of credit, moratorium, Obama administration
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Insurance Industry’s Pre-Emptive Strike on Health Care “Reform”
Sure is a good thing we avoided the public option “government takeover” of the health care system and mandated coverage by private companies. Nobody could have ever seen this coming: “Some of the country’s most prominent health insurance companies have … Continue reading
Beware Wannabe Speakers Bearing Gifts
Speaker-in-waiting (he hopes) John Boehner says a few reasonable sounding words on Face the Nation and the headlines are about a ‘shift in policy,’ a ‘crack in Republican solidarity,’ a ‘victory for the Obama administration,’ and ‘Republicans caving on the … Continue reading
Posted in budget, Congress, Conservatives, Democrats, economy, Obama, Obama administration, Politics, Republicans
Tagged Bayh, caveat emptor, Conrad, defenders of the rich, extending tax cuts, Face the Nation, GOP, Harry Reid, Joe Lieberman, John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, Nelson, Obama administration, only option, Senators, Speaker-in waiting, tax reductions, Webb
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What Hath 9/11 Wrought?
September 11, 2001 has been dubbed ‘The Day That Changed America’ and indeed it did. Indeed it did—and not for the better. It changed America from the land of the free and the home of the brave to the land … Continue reading
Posted in Bill of Rights, Constitution, Justice Department, Obama administration, terrorism, torture, war on terror
Tagged ACLU, Andrew Sullivan, Bush administration, Daily Dish, due process, equal justice, Executive Branch, habeas corpus, Judicial Branch, national security, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Obama administration, President Obama, rendition, rule of law, September 11, state secrets, The Day That Changed America, torture, war crimes
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