Monthly Archives: January 2009

Nancy Pelosi's Welfare State

Posted on January 27, 2009 by OneMom

Nancy Pelosi on This Week with George Stephanopoulos Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D) is perhaps the scariest democrat in our government. On ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos”, Pelosi said that the most “bang for our buck” would … Continue reading →

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Geithner Approved. How the Senators Voted.

Posted on January 26, 2009 by OneMom

I don’t know about you, but having Timothy Geithner approved by the US Senate as the new Treasury Secretary doesn’t give me reason to hope. At best the man is incompetent. At worst he’s a crook. The Senate voted 60 … Continue reading →

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Hit and Run Monday

Posted on January 26, 2009 by OneMom

Huge job losses from several companies being reported this morning. The companies cite that people aren’t buying their goods because of the economy. Unfortunately, cutting more jobs just makes that worse. Are there companies finding other ways to save money … Continue reading →

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"If you keep looking under the same rock …

Posted on January 25, 2009 by OneMom

… you’re going to keep finding the same thing.” This statement comes from Alison Singer, the  former VP of Communications for Autism Speaks, when she resigned recently for her refusal to support more research into a vaccine/autism link. Her point … Continue reading →

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Remember John Thain?

Posted on January 22, 2009 by OneMom

On December 8th and 9th of last year, I wrote about then Merrill-Lynch CEO John Thain (he’d been CEO less than a year at that time) wanting a $10 million bonus. The next day he caved to public pressure and … Continue reading →

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