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What??? The Republicans have already said no, no and no....

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) reportedly ripped into White House senior adviser David Axelrod earlier this week during a closed-door session with Senate Democrats.
Rush to Apologize?

Bill Bradbury, a Democratic candidate for governor in Oregon, is campaigning on a proposal to move the state's money away from national banks and to local and community Oregon banks. His has a big message to big banks on Wall Street: Phooey!
Go! Barack...

While Congressional Democrats look at a larger fix to the Senate health care bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) plans to take an axe to the industry's cherished exemption from antitrust laws. Pelosi said Tuesday on a conference call with bloggers that
You Betcha! Bonuses.....

Goldman Sachs may reduce CEO Lloyd Blankfein’s bonus because of the uproar over the reported $100 million he is set to get, according to a Wall Street consultant says.
Daily Topics - Monday February 1 2010

Quote: "Wall Street owns the country. It is no longer a government of the people, for the people and by the people, but a government for Wall Street, by Wall Street, and for Wall Street.
What is Ben Stein Smoking?

Independent watchdog at the Treasury Department Neil Barofsky warned that the government's response to the financial meltdown has made it MORE likely the United States will face a deeper crisis in the future. He says, "The problems that led to the last crisi
Finally Bipartisanship.....

Finally President Obama got the bi-partisanship he wanted. Just one day after he asked for more in the State of the Union, uber-bankster Ben Bernanke was confirmed for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.
Sam Alito had a Joe Wilson moment last night.....

Sam Alito had a Joe Wilson moment last night. President Obama took a shot at the Supreme Court's ruling to roll back limits on corporate spending on political campaigns in his State of the Union.
What will Joe Wilson yell out tonight?

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Raum Emanuel told a liberal strategy group that a plan to run advertisements against conservative Democrats who were "balking at Mr. Obama's health-care overhaul" was grossly unwise. "F—ing retarded," Mr.