In vetting the claims in President Obama’s State of the Union address, the Washington Post takes him to the fact-checking woodshed on a couple of issues.
One of them was his subtle, or not-so-subtle dig at the GOP, attempting to lay all the blame for the current economic situation at its feet.
Guess B.O. didn’t want to throw the name of his own “economic czar,” Larry Summers, into that mix now, did he?
The Larry Summers who, as Bill Clinton’s Treasury Secretary, pushed so hard for financial dereg in general? Or the folks like Sen.-Banking, Chris Dodd, or Sen-MBNA, now Veep-Stanford Investments, Joe Biden, who were okey-dokey with loosening the reins of federal regulatory oversight, right?
I’ve said in the past and will say again, my rule-of-thumb blame-assigning on this issue is 2/3 Republican, 1/3 Democratic.
Showing posts with label Stanford (Allen). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stanford (Allen). Show all posts
February 25, 2009
February 20, 2009
Believe Pete Sessions or your lying eyes?
Dallas GOP Congressman Pete Sessions insists he doesn’t know disgraced (and surely, soon-to-be-indicted) financier Allen Stanford.
But, here and here, Talking Points Memo has some smoking gun photos for your lying eyes.
In the online world of today, with Google Images, why are people so stupid as to utter such easily refutable lies?
But, here and here, Talking Points Memo has some smoking gun photos for your lying eyes.
In the online world of today, with Google Images, why are people so stupid as to utter such easily refutable lies?
February 18, 2009
Pete Sessions and Martin Frost – join John Cornyn with Allen Stanford
Current Dallas GOP Congressman Pete Sessions, pictured here, and former Metroplex Democrat and Caucus Chairman Martin Frost, discussed in detail halfway down this story, were kind of cozy with disgraced financier/con artist Allen Stanford.
File this one under “duopoly”; the Change We Need To Believer In is empowering third parties.
NOT filed under duopoly, though, is that Sessions and Cornyn have so far refused to join the rush to divest themselves of Stanford donation moneys. (That does not count the 50 grand Stanford gave to underwrite the Black Tie and Boots inaugural ball, either.)
File this one under “duopoly”; the Change We Need To Believer In is empowering third parties.
NOT filed under duopoly, though, is that Sessions and Cornyn have so far refused to join the rush to divest themselves of Stanford donation moneys. (That does not count the 50 grand Stanford gave to underwrite the Black Tie and Boots inaugural ball, either.)
February 17, 2009
Whack Job John Cornyn – sticky fingers for averted eyeballs
Texas’ own Bernie Madoff, Allen Stanford, has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with as much as $8 billion in financial fraud.
Where does Whack Job John Cornyn come in?
Allen Stanford likes to finance Cornyn’s Caribbean travel. $2,000 per person for four days of travel? That’s a first-class berth on a cruise ship.
Sounds like Whack Job John has more to worry about than bashing President Obama or Senate Democrats for their alleged lack of bipartisanship.
And, it now seems Mr. Stanford is on the lam.
Where does Whack Job John Cornyn come in?Allen Stanford likes to finance Cornyn’s Caribbean travel. $2,000 per person for four days of travel? That’s a first-class berth on a cruise ship.
Sounds like Whack Job John has more to worry about than bashing President Obama or Senate Democrats for their alleged lack of bipartisanship.
And, it now seems Mr. Stanford is on the lam.
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