An Admission of Failure

Cindy — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:36:41 +0000

It is established practice in Washington that if you have to release bad news, it is best to do it on a Friday … the later in the day the better. So not only did the White House schedule the publication of the “Mid-Session Budget Review” for last Friday, but they then released it three [...]

Senate’s top Democrat to introduce scaled-down energy bill

Cindy — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:23:01 +0000

Washington (CNN) — Democrats admit that when it comes to passing comprehensive energy and climate change legislation, they simply do not have the votes.

So in an effort to get something through, the Senate’s top Democrat announced that he will introduce a smaller bill in the coming days focusing on specific energy needs.

FIRMS CANCEL HEALTH COVERAGE IN MASSACHUSETTS

Cindy — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:38:51 +0000

THIS IS OUR FUTURE!…

The relentlessly rising cost of health insurance is prompting some small Massachusetts companies to drop coverage for their workers and encourage them to sign up for state-subsidized care instead, a trend that, some analysts say, could eventually weigh heavily on the state’s already-stressed budget, says the Boston Globe.

Administration Now Defends Health Insurance Mandate As A TAX!

Cindy — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:26:28 +0000

WASHINGTON — When Congress required most Americans to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty, Democrats denied that they were creating a new tax. But in court, the Obama administration and its allies now defend the requirement as an exercise of the government’s “power [...]

Berwick: Bigger Than Kagan

Cindy — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:17:14 +0000

If the American people want the health-care world Dr. Berwick wishes to give them, that’s their choice. But they must be given that choice.

Barack Obama’s incredible “recess appointment” of Dr. Donald Berwick to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is probably the most significant domestic-policy personnel decision in a generation. It is more [...]

The Lawyers and Lobbyists Full Employment Act

Cindy — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 02:52:24 +0000

Without spending a single dime, the Obama administration did more yesterday to create jobs for the U.S. economy than it has throughout its entire existence. With the single stroke of a pen, President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill that set in motion 243 new formal rule-makings by 11 different federal agencies.

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THE UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE — II

Cindy — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 02:49:24 +0000

The Dodd-Frank financial reform bill passed by the Senate yesterday promises to generate historic levels of red tape. But apparently the 2,300 pages are so complicated that a debate has broken out over precisely how many new regulatory rule-makings it will require, says the Wall Street Journal.

According to an analysis by the Davis Polk & Wardwell [...]

Update on PTISD Bond for new Stadium

Cindy — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:33:33 +0000

As discussed at Pine Tree ISD School Board Meeting on July 12, 2010…

No decisions were made tonight as to the issue of Pirate Stadium. Pretty good crowd went home with nothing decided. There is a big push to reopen the stadium for this football season. It seems they will decide at a meeting next Tuesday whether to [...]

We The People Video

Cindy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:55:51 +0000

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Watch NRA’s New Ad Opposing

Cindy — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:30:54 +0000

Friday, July 09, 2010 On July 1, NRA announced its strong opposition to the confirmation of Elena Kagan for the U.S. Supreme Court in a letter to the U.S. Senate.

Both her political career in the Clinton Administration and her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee make it clear that Kagan [...]

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