Archive | February, 2009
Apparent Car Bomb Defused Outside Citibank in Athens
An apparent car bomb was defused outside of Citibank’s headquarters in Athens, Greece. A makeshift explosive device was found in the trunk of a stolen vehicle parked outside the bank. Police in Athens defused a “powerful” makeshift time bomb on Wednesday outside the Greek headquarters of US banking group Citibank, a police source said. The [...]
Chicago Tribune to Roland Burris: Resign
17. February 2009
A pretty reasonable request considering the recent revalations. Not only did Burris admit to having been less-than-honest in his sworn testimony, but he’s now contradicting his sworn affadavit that was supposed to update said testimony. With even Democrats calling for an investigation for possible perjury and his story changing by the day, should Burris really [...]
The Automakers Are Back for More Money. Is Anyone Surprised?
17. February 2009
Surprise! Both General Motors and Chrysler, fresh off of receiving government bailouts, are back asking for more. Who could’ve seen this coming? Oh right, everyone from economists to Saturday Night Live. And guess what? They both want more cash than they received last time. First GM: DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Corp (NYSE:GM – News) [...]
CRNC Links to “Rock the Vote” for Voter Registration
17. February 2009
I received an email this evening from the College Republican National Committe that directed me to their new and improved website. While it’s certainly a vast improvement over what we Republicans are used to when it comes to official leadership websites, I’m left wondering why the CRNC decided to use “Rock the Vote” to register [...]
Facebook’s New, Unsettling Terms of Service
17. February 2009
Social networking site Facebook can boast quite a userbase: Over 175 million worldwide, at least according to Wikipedia. And many of those users are understandably worried about a revalation regarding the site’s Terms of Service over the weekend. Here’s the new fine print you agree to when you sign up: You hereby grant Facebook an [...]
Dow Closes Down Nearly 300 Points
17. February 2009
Even as Barack Obama signed the so-called stimulus bill into law and is readying another $50 billion in spending to fend-off forclosures, the markets closed down significantly today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shedded 297.96 points or 3.80% to close at 7,552.45. The index came within a point today of reaching a 5 year+ low [...]
Burris: Did I Mention I Agreed to Raise Money for Blago?
17. February 2009
You’ll recall that over the weekend Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill) implied that he balked at a request to raise money for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich in exchange for a Senate appointment. Yeah, well, his story has changed one again. Burris now admits that he agreed to Robert Blagojevich’s offer: U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has acknowledged [...]
California to Lay Off 10,000 State Employees, Cut Projects
17. February 2009
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced the laying-off of around 10,000 state employees and the suspension of 275 publicly-funded projects to deal with the budget crisis. The California legislature remains deadlocked as Republicans fight-off a proposed $14.4 billion tax hike and $10 billion in loans. The money would be needed to continue funding California’s nanny-state government [...]
Obama Justice Dept. Upholds Bush Decision on Guns
17. February 2009
I’m pretty sure this isn’t the “change” liberal anti-gun groups were believing in. You see, the Bush Administration decided to allow loaded weapons into national parks and wildlife refuges before just prior to the end of his term. That obviously drew plenty of ire, but Obama was about to enter office. How would his Justice [...]
Dow Down 2,000 Points Since Obama Election
17. February 2009
Hope! Change! The markets falling! I pointed in the last post that markets all around the world are down this morning. But Michelle Malkin makes an even better point: Since Barack Obama was elected on November 4th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has gone from 9,625.28 points to 7,606.53, or a fall of over 2,000 [...]
18. February 2009
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