Posted on March 30th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
Via The Blotter… According to GM’s financial filings, Rick Wagoner “will leave his post as CEO of bailed-out General Motors with a $20 million retirement package.”
Although the Treasury Department has barred GM from paying severance to Wagoner or any other senior executive, Wagoner is eligible to collect millions in retirement benefits from his former employer, [...]
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Filed under: Corporatism, Credit Crisis, Democrats, Economic News, Economy, In The News, Jobs, Obama Administration, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Recession, Wall Street
Posted on January 27th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
Consumer confidence has hit “the lowest point” since the Consumer Confidence Index began tracking in 1967.
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index edged lower in January to 37.7 from a revised 38.6 in December.
Consumers are worrying about keeping their jobs, their homes and they are watching their savings being whittled away. Businesses, [...]
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Filed under: In The News
Posted on January 21st, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
The Obama Administration is embracing the internet, from changes on WhiteHouse.gov to officially tweaking “the name of a White House institution, the Weekly Radio Address,” by announcing that it’s now officially known as “President Barack Obama’s Weekly Video Address.”
“President Barack Obama plans to publish a weekly video address every Saturday morning of his presidency,” says [...]
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Filed under: In The News
Posted on December 14th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
According to Politico, Biden has made several key changes in the operations and scope of the VP Office.
In short, Biden will be no Dick Cheney – who redefined the office of the vice presidency to gather unprecedented influence and reach. Instead, Biden will serve the role of trusted backup, but someone who won’t be mistaken [...]
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Filed under: In The News
Posted on April 21st, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Tomorrow voters will cast their votes in the Pennsylvania primary and then it’s on to Indiana and North Carolina.
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend was stumping in South Bend for Hillary on Sunday. She answered some questions for the South Bend Tribune after and event at St. Mary’s College.
Here’s a couple of quips from the interview:
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Primaries
Posted on November 5th, 2006 by John Freeland
The often cited British economics online publication Economist.com (The Economist) released an article last Friday November 3rd called A Boost on Jobs. The report quoted the latest unemployment rate of 4.4 and went on to talk about an increase in earnings. The article over-states the annualized October increase in Average Hourly Earnings by a factor [...]
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Filed under: Economy
Posted on September 21st, 2006 by Donnie McDaniel
I don’t think that I am the only one to think that this is a good thing. Sometimes in life, you get to read a good headline. Outspoken? I think clueless is more inline with this typical conservative.
Kay O’Connor, an outspoken Republican conservative who once said women’s suffrage was a sign that society didn’t value [...]
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Filed under: Congress, Politics, Republicans
Posted on March 18th, 2006 by Virginia Cotts
Recently John Kerry came up with some key points that progressives need to use for the upcoming November elections. The points resonated with many of us and I agree they need to be repeated clearly and often. So I made up a list that can be used for posting or just getting them in your brain.
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Filed under: Bush, John Kerry, Politics, Republicans, Senate
Posted on August 1st, 2005 by Pamela Leavey
The president has the right to make this recess appointment, but it’s the wrong decision. It only diminishes John Bolton’s validity and leverage to secure America’s goals at the U.N.
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Filed under: Bush, Politics
