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Posted on February 19th, 2009 in Quick Links
- Boston Tea Party in Chicago: “Let’s all stop paying our mortgages!”
Vote here on the question “Should we subsidize the mortgages of those who cannot pay them?” After $787 billion of pork-barrel spending was signed into law Tuesday, the Obama administration wants to pay for everyone’s mortgage now. Rick Santelli of CNBC knocks the ball out of the park! - Rahm’s ‘rent’ is just the tip of ethics iceberg
News broke last week that Rahm Emanuel, now White House chief of staff, lived rent- free for years in the home of Rep. Rosa De Lauro (D-Conn.) – and failed to disclose the gift, as congressional ethics rules mandate. But this is only the tip of Emanuel’s previously undislosed ethics problems. - The only inspiration you need: Sharpton, Delonas
The Rev. Al Sharpton’s latest self-promotional protest against one of cartoonist Sean Delonas’ more insipid New York Post efforts marks the extension of a long-running WWF-style matchup that over time has grown way more predictable than provocative. - Students Question Obama’s Stimulus Plan
Senior Brandon Miller wore a shirt with the words, “Hitler gave great speeches, too” above a picture of Obama. Miller said he had been an Obama supporter “because of his speeches,” but after debating the issues in this class and looking more into Obama’s policies, his vote was swayed toward McCain.
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