Maybe some of you have seen this story before, not sure of its provenance, but it was new to me and it serves as a perfect political parable for what is happening these days. Received it today from a dear friend up in the Big Apple. Loved it and wanted to share it with all of you: A chemistry [...]
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and by that I mean, Bail Out!! At the U.S. Post Office perhaps? Last year, the USPS sustained a nearly $3 billion loss. It is also making noises about cutting mail delivery down to five days a week. One of this town’s scrappiest, most resourceful reporters, Jim McElhatton at the Washington Times, is developing a [...]
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Remember those x-ray glasses advertised in the back of comic magazines that claimed that if you wore them you would have x-ray vision? I was a sucker and bought a pair. I never thought about the logic of how a $2 pair of glasses could have such advanced powers. When they arrived in the mail I [...]
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Government accounting can be VERY boring. You know, those nasty ledger sheets trying to figure out how many pencils need to be ordered or keeping track of the amount of paper that is needed. Well, it looks as if improper accounting can have life or death implications. According to the Associated Press on Wednesday February 11: [...]
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In 2008 CAGW’s mascot PigFoot tried to deliver Rep. John Murtha’s (D-Penn.) 2007 Porker of the Year Award to him personally at a fundraiser he was having for Defense lobbyists. Watch the video here. PigFoot was unsuccessful and escorted out of the Pentagon City Ritz Carlton before he was able to complete his work. Murtha [...]
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The scorching reality of political life in Washington, D.C. is beginning to burn off the romantic mist surrounding the Obama presidency. The stimulus package “does not have a single earmark in it”…..except when it does! The new administration has “set up the highest standard ever for lobbyists” and it will be free of their foul influences…..except when it [...]
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Every day it seems like another horror story comes out about the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). We have heard about the pheasant hunts, spa retreats, and the billion dollar executive bonuses. On Monday, CAGW found out about a Squash tournament being sponsored by J.P. Morgan Chase. According to Fox News: Despite receiving $28.4 billion in [...]
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Back in September of 2008 there was a general consensus that not requiring any sort of oversight on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) would bite taxpayers in the “you know what.” The latest news of banks partying at the Super Bowl and sponsoring squashtournaments have confirmed that and infuriated taxpayers across the country. Now [...]
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