Man With Gun Arrested During Obama Address To Congress

Tomorrow we are thinking of driving to a location near Barack Obama and trying to park. We are thinking of taking along an unregistered shotgun and shells and leaving them in the trunk.

Wanna tag along?

U.S. Capitol Police have arrested a Virginia man they say tried to get into a secure area near the Capitol with a gun in his car as the president gave his health care address to Congress.

Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider said Thursday that 28-year-old Joshua Bowman of Falls Church, Va., was arrested around 8 p.m. Wednesday. Bowman's intentions were unclear, police said.

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Taxpayers Face Heavy Losses On Auto Bailout

Here's a story from the Fileunderi "Super Sarcasticly Said No Kidding?" File:

Taxpayers face heavy losses on auto bailout

Taxpayers likely to face significant losses on $81 billion auto bailout, watchdog report says:


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Taxpayers face losses on a significant portion of the $81 billion in government aid provided to the auto industry, an oversight panel said in a report to be released Wednesday.

The Congressional Oversight Panel did not provide an estimate of the projected loss in its latest monthly report on the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program. But it said most of the $23 billion initially provided to General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC late last year is unlikely to be repaid.


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Van Jones Resigns-Special Advisor for Green Jobs Goes Bye Bye

We love lists. Fileunderi maintains lists for everything, and one of our favorites is our "Morning Headlines That Don't Surprise Us List". We start a new one each year and edit the list as we go along. We now have a new Number One for 2009:

Van Jones Resigns

What? Really?

Frankly, we were going to add this headline to our list days ago, when we first read that it was disclosed that Van Jones said, "Republicans are assholes". As soon as we read that, it was over. We made a mental note, add "Van Jones Resigns" to our "Morning Headlines That Don't Surprise Us List".

(On a side note-Van Jones was right. Republicans ARE Assholes. So are Democrats, Independents,those soft hearted Greens, and Libertarians. Especially Libertarians.
Amazingly, 99% of those who are politically active and feel strongly about an issue tend to be assholes about it. You can look it up.)

Reactions on the Webosphere were swift and brutal:

From the Huffington Post-Glenn Beck Gets First Scalp: Van Jones Resigns

From The Gateway Pundit-GREEN CZAR VAN JONES RESIGNS!... Communist Leaves White House

(We LOVE that headline, don't you?)

Here are excerpts from Van Jones Resignation Statement:

"On the eve of historic fights for health care and clean energy, opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear campaign against me," Jones, special adviser for green jobs at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, said in a statement announcing his resignation just after midnight Saturday. "They are using lies and distortions to distract and divide."

He continued: "I have been inundated with calls -- from across the political spectrum -- urging me to 'stay and fight.' But I came here to fight for others, not for myself. I cannot in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending or explaining my past. We need all hands on deck, fighting for the future."

And so, Van Jones will drift off into oblivion, and Mr. Obama will search for a new Green Jobs Czar

We would recommend that Mr. Obama searches YouTube as part of the vetting process, OR he could stop being a such a politician and tell the Republicans,"Well, you ARE assholes".


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Obama School Speech-Obama Wonka And The Socialism Factory?

Uh oh.

If you are the proud owner of school age children, you should drop everything you are doing RIGHT NOW and mark your calendar...September 8th is the day your children will be brainwashed into communism by none other than Barack Obama.

What gives?

Apparently, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sent a letter to all principals at public schools across the country telling them that Mr. Obama is going to give a speech to all school age children on September 8th, 2009. The speech will not be carried by the networks (well, it might now), but will be available on the White House website.

So, what will the subject of the speech be? Glad you asked. Here is the letter:

Dear Principal:

In a recent interview with student reporter, Damon Weaver, President Obama announced that on September 8 — the first day of school for many children across America — he will deliver a national address directly to students on the importance of education. The President will challenge students to work hard, set educational goals, and take responsibility for their learning. He will also call for a shared responsibility and commitment on the part of students, parents and educators to ensure that every child in every school receives the best education possible so they can compete in the global economy for good jobs and live rewarding and productive lives as American citizens.

Since taking office, the President has repeatedly focused on education, even as the country faces two wars, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and major challenges on issues like energy and health care. The President believes that education is a critical part of building a new foundation for the American economy. Educated people are more active civically and better informed on issues affecting their lives, their families and their futures.

This is the first time an American president has spoken directly to the nation's school children about persisting and succeeding in school. We encourage you to use this historic moment to help your students get focused and begin the school year strong. I encourage you, your teachers, and students to join me in watching the President deliver this address on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. It will be broadcast live on the White House website www.whitehouse.gov 12:00 noon eastern standard time.

In advance of this address, we would like to share the following resources: a menu of classroom activities for students in grades preK-6 and for students in grades 7-12. These are ideas developed by and for teachers to help engage students and stimulate discussion on the importance of education in their lives. We are also staging a student video contest on education. Details of the video contest will be available on our website www.ed.gov in the coming weeks.

On behalf of all Americans, I want to thank our educators who do society's most important work by preparing our children for work and for life. No other task is more critical to our economic future and our social progress. I look forward to working with you in the months and years ahead to continue improving the quality of public education we provide all of our children.

Hmmm...

Seems innocent enough. The Obama school address is a little Rah! Rah! from our President to our children.

But, wait!

Florida GOP chairman Jim Greer appears to have a serious problem with the President of the United States addressing our children on the importance of their education.

Yes, Jim-Bob penned a letter of his own:

As the father of four children, I am absolutely appalled that taxpayer dollars are being used to spread President Obama's socialist ideology. The idea that school children across our nation will be forced to watch the President justify his plans for government-run health care, banks, and automobile companies, increasing taxes on those who create jobs, and racking up more debt than any other President, is not only infuriating, but goes against beliefs of the majority of Americans, while bypassing American parents through an invasive abuse of power.

While I support educating our children to respect both the office of the American President and the value of community service, I do not support using our children as tools to spread liberal propaganda. The address scheduled for September 8, 2009, does not allow for healthy debate on the President's agenda, but rather obligates the youngest children in our public school system to agree with our President's initiatives or be ostracized by their teachers and classmates.

Well, Jim-Bob, we here at Fileunderi are appalled too. We are, like you, members of the "opposition". We have very little common ground with Mr. Obama, his policies, and, quite frankly, the direction our government has taken over the last few decades.

As a matter of fact, you are, more than likely, to the LEFT of us on the political spectrum. Now, with that being said...

We are appalled at you. We are appalled that yet another GOP "leader" spoke out on something Obamaesque and came off as a backwoods, propaganda spouting, imbecile. We are appalled that NONE OF YOU can make a valid anti-Obama argument without regurgitating rumors, innuendo,conspiracy theories, and all manner of horse crap. While we do not subscribe to either major party line, we look to you as a leader in a well organized (maybe) opposition party to speak and write thoughtfully and intelligently. We look to you to make sense.

Apparently, that is too much to ask.

Now, as members of the opposition, we are deemed as uneducated,backwoods,propaganda spouting imbeciles...thanks in no small part to fine folks like Jim-Bob Greer.

So, all us them thar Filerunderi-ites have penned a letter of our own to Jim-Bob:

Dear Jim-Bob

We, avid followers of the opposition, say this with all the disrespect we can muster...

Please, shut the hell up.


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A "Say What?" To White House Budget Director Peter Orszag

What do you do when you find yourself spending two or three times what you earn? If you are the United States, you spend more and justify this spending with illogical statements...

When asked about the projected 1.6 TRILLION dollar deficit this year, and a projected combined deficit of 7 to 9 TRILLION dollars over the next 10 years, White House Budget Director Peter Orszag had this to say, "I know there are going to be some who say that this report proves we can't afford health reform. We simply can't afford to wait."

Say what?

Health Care Reform is expected to cost roughly 1 Trillion over a period of 10 years. President Obama has said this will be paid for via savings and cost cutting in other areas.

Say what?

As always, our fine politicians play the blame game, rather than making the hard choices and doing what needs to be done.

From the Democrats: The Deficits and our Debt is our legacy from Dubya and the Republicans.

From the Republicans: The Deficits and our Debt is the result of the Democrats tendency to overspend.

The insanity is played out, day after day, month after month...

Unfortunately, someone, somewhere will have to pay for all this. It could be us, very soon. It could be our children, in decades to come.

Stop pointing fingers. Do something.


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Federal Stimulus Checks Were Sent To 4000 Convicts

From the "Our Founding Fathers are rolling over in their graves" file:

While our headline might be dancing on the fine line of truth, the article that follows from the Boston Herald reveals that 1700 or so of the check receiving convicts should not be $250.00 "richer". The other 2200 or so were "legally entitled" to the checks, because they were on SSI before they went to jail.

Well, drop us in a vat of government checks and call us stimulated.

Here's the story:

One day after the Herald reported some surprised Bay State inmates - including murderers and rapists - were cashing in $250 stimulus checks, federal officials revealed the same behind-bars bonus was mailed to nearly 4,000 cons nationwide.

A federal watchdog is now probing how the cons were cut the checks. The same cash also may have been sent to fugitive felons, people kicked out of the country and even individuals now deceased.

It’s all part of the massive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - and what is becoming an accounting nightmare for red-faced feds.

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Senators Claim $1 Trillion Health Care Bill In Reach

Senators Claim $1 Trillion Health Care Bill In Reach


Senators working to give President Barack Obama a comprehensive health care overhaul said Thursday they had figured out how to pare back the complex legislation to keep costs from crashing through a $1 trillion, 10-year ceiling.

The announcement from Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., and other lawmakers amounted to a small, parting gift to Obama on his top domestic priority as Congress prepares to leave town for its weeklong July 4 recess. It moved Congress a bit closer to a deal on legislation to lower costs and provide coverage to nearly 50 million Americans who lack it.

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Obama Vows To Only Use Troops When Needed

In a speech yesterday to graduating cadets at the U.S. Naval Academy, President Obvious...er...Obama had this to say:

"I will only send you into harm's way when it is absolutely necessary, and with the strategy, the well-defined goals, the equipment and the support that you need to get the job done."

Doesn't all that kind of go without saying?

He also told the graduates and crowd of approximately 30,000 that he has halted reductions in the Navy,is buidling up the Marines,and investing in the "hardware" they will need to do their jobs. He also promised better pay, better benefits and more support. Apparently he is doing this in between bailouts to banks and insurance companies, taking over the American Automobile Industry and working on a health care plan that fits everybody.

Yes, Mr. Obama is truly a man that pleases everyone he can.

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"Bo" The Portuguese Water Dog Is Now The First Dog

Our national nightmare is over, as "Bo" The Portuguese Water Dog Is Now The First Dog. Portuguese Water Dogs are also known as "Porties". The six month old puppy is a gift from Senator Edward Kennedy. Malia and Sasha Obama chose the name.

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Barack Obama is now CEO of General Motors and Chrysler

Barack Obama is now CEO of General Motors and Chrysler.

Barack Obama has taken over operations of General Motors and Chrysler Corporation and has issued ultimatums to both corporations...Do it my way or hit the highway.

GM CEO Rick Wagoner has "resigned" and is now the former CEO. Mr. Obama has installed a figurehead and told execs at GM to go back to the drawing board on their "viability plan". They have 60 days to comply. If, at that time, Lord Obama is not satisfied with the plan...he will "ALLOW" them to file for bankruptcy protection.

On the Chrysler front, the ultimatum from the all powerful Wizard of Washington is this: Merge with Fiat by April 30th.

An excerpt from Reuters:

"The president's plan for General Motors and Chrysler, announced yesterday, continues to get top billing in the press. Obama took a hard stance with the struggling automakers, giving GM 60 days to come up with a viable, not to mention drastic, restructuring plan, and Chrysler 30 days. If the companies fail to do this, he would allow them to file for bankruptcy. The New York Times reports that, as a result, the United Automobile Workers, which along with bondholders has thus far "balked" at the GM's demands, "will be asked to make even bigger concessions on a new wage and benefits contract and health benefits for retirees. Bondholders will most likely be forced to accept a deep discount on the price of their debt as well as agree to take GM stock in lieu of debt repayments." In addition, Chrysler must merge with Fiat by April 30, Obama said."

A revolution is taking place. The Constitution of The United States has been removed from a protective enclosure and placed in one of the White House storage closets. We have watched one President who seemingly had mastered the art of Abuse of Power go about his dismantling of The Constitution, and now watch another President who apparently wrote The Book on the subject trek further down the road than Bush would ever dare to travel.

We the People thought our loan (Yes, it was our money) to the automakers was just that...a loan. Now we discover that we are , in fact, the money folks in a Venture Capital firm and our CEO has taken over two of the companies that we are backing. Unfortunately, we don't seem to have any say in the day to day operations of AIG or the numerous financial firms that we "stimulated" to open up the credit markets and kick this "Economic Crisis" in the ass.

We are being duped on a scale that FDR could never imagine.

As we concern ourselves with the mundane and trivial, the power of the Federal Government grows in leaps and bounds.

Are you concerned?

You should be.

Meanwhile, in related news, executives at AIG could not be reached for comment concerning recent events with the automakers...the AIG execs were too busy laughing their collective asses off.

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Obama Press Award Closed To Press and Palin Says 69 Is Good

More unintended humor from those in power:

Mr. Transparent, Barack Obama, will be receiving an award from the National Newspaper Publisher Association for his campaign pledge to have the most transparent administration in American history.

From the official schedule of the Prez:

"Later in the afternoon, the President and the First Lady will attend a reception with the National Newspaper Publisher Association in the State Dining Room, where they will be presented the Newsmaker of the Year award. This event is closed press."

Hmmm..an award from the press closed to the press.

By the way, Barry, you were looking mighty transparent last night on Leno.

And...

Our old friend Sarah Palin reared her ugly head with this little number:

It seems Sarah is not going to take all the federal stimulus money for the great state of Alaska. Apparently, there are strings attached that she can't live with.
We all know Sarah Palin is a no stings attached kinda gal.

She has stated that she will take 69 Percent of it.

Now, we are curious...

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Obama Special Olympics: Obama Special Olympics Show Bowling Bumble

The Obama Jay Leno show was not a success. An Obama Special Olympics remark is bringing damage control efforts from the White House as they try to spin their way out of a remark made last night by Barack Obama.

When asked about his bowling prowess (he bowled a 129), Mr. Obama said: "It was like the Special Olympics...or something".

Within milliseconds of the last word leaving his mouth, Barry got "that look" in his eyes that told everyone he knew he had screwed up.

Come on BARRY! You know you can't say "gay" or "retarded" right now! And you most definitely can't say either one of those on National TV. Maybe the writer did it, or it's a conspiracy of the teleprompter's union to make you look bad, but the words came out of YOUR mouth.

Bummer.

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Obama Plans To Charge Wounded Veterans For Treatment

Here's a GREAT BIG Thank You from President Obama to all military veterans who have suffered service-connected disabilities and injuries: Obama has a new proposal to force private insurance companies to reimburse the VA (Department of Veterans Affairs) for any treatment received.

In other words...wounds received in the service of the USA will not be paid for by the USA. It will be paid for by the veterans via their private insurance carrier.

Obama is hoping the plan will generate 540 Million or so Dollars.

Commander David K. Rehbein of The American Legion, the largest veterans organization in America, had this to say:

"It became apparent during our discussion today that the President intends to move forward with this unreasonable plan. He says he is looking to generate $540-million by this method, but refused to hear arguments about the moral and government-avowed obligations that would be compromised by it."

And:

"This reimbursement plan would be inconsistent with the mandate ' to care for him who shall have borne the battle' given that the United States government sent members of the armed forces into harm's way, and not private insurance companies. I say again that The American Legion does not and will not support any plan that seeks to bill a veteran for treatment of a service connected disability at the very agency that was created to treat the unique need of America's veterans!"

A letter sent earlier to the President signed by Rehbein and the leaders of 10 other veterans organizations had this to say:

" There is simply no logical explanation for billing a veteran's personal insurance for care that the VA has a responsibility to provide. While we understand the fiscal difficulties this country faces right now, placing the burden of those fiscal problems on the men and women who have already sacrificed a great deal for this country is unconscionable."

According to the Legion, there are many other underlying problems with this plan:

*For those with severe medical conditions, insurance coverage limits could be reached through treatment of the veteran's condition alone. That would leave the rest of the veteran's family without health care benefits.

*Most health insurance companies require deductibles to be paid before any benefits are covered.

*Private insurance premiums could rise to cover service-connected disabled veterans and their families.

*Some employers would be hesitant to hire veterans with service-connected disabilities due to the negative impact their employment might have on the company obtaining health care benefits for their employees.

The bottom line is, the Federal Government has an obligation to pay for those wounded or injured in the service of of The United States.

You wanted change? You got it.

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Obama Fingers: Coming Soon To A German Grocery Near You

A German frozen food company is hoping to cash in on Obama-mania that is sweeping Germany with a new product: Obama fingers. The fried chicken fingers come with a curry sauce for dipping. The company says it was unaware of the possible racist implications of the product.

With every manner of Obama trinkets available such as tee-shirts, bobble heads, soap on a rope and even Obama thong underwear,the German company Sprehe had to get into the act.

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Obama's Budget Director Says "We'll Cut Pork After 2009 Spending Bill"

From the "Oops! Did We REALLY Promise That?" File:

Peter Orszag, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, told CNN's State of the Union with John King,"[Such bills(The Spending Bill)] will not happen when the president has the full legislative and appropriations process in place."

The Obama Administration faces mounting criticism over his support of the 410 Billion Dollar spending bill, which includes 8 Billion Dollars in "earmarks". Remember those things that Obama promised to do away with? Yeah, those. Better known as pork. Better known as chips to get Senators and Representatives re-elected.

Mr Orszag also had this to say, ""This is like your relief pitcher coming into the ninth inning and wanting to redo the whole game. Next year we're going to be the starting pitcher, and the game's going to be completely different."

Oooh, a baseball analogy! How quaint. And timely too.

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor rejected the argument and reminded everyone that President Obama had vowed to take action against earmarks during the presidential campaign.

That he did. We remember it distinctly. As a matter of fact, we are quite sure it's on video somewhere, buried in the YouTube files.

Apparently, pork will be a thing of a past in the Federal Government. Just not right now. Maybe next year. That's a baseball reference too.

Obama to Mayors: Waste Stimulus Money and "I Will Call You Out"

At a gathering of mayors at the White House today, Barack Obama warned them that he "will call them out" if they waste money from the nearly 1 Trillion Dollar Economic Recovery Plan.

Obama told the mayors,"The American people are watching. They need this plan to work. They expect to see the money that they've earned — they've worked so hard to earn — spent in its intended purposes without waste, without inefficiency, without fraud."

Since the passage of the Economic Recovery Package, accountability for where the money goes has come in to question. A 25,000 word document was released earlier this week that details how agencies and organizations must report spending. These reports will be posted on the website Recovery.gov, which is now it's own website and not just a page of the whitehouse.gov site (which is all it was at it's inception).

Mr. Obama told the mayors that the new legislation gives him the ability to "watch the taxpayers' money with more rigor and transparency than ever." "If a federal agency proposes a project that will waste that money, I will not hesitate to call them out on it, and put a stop to it," he said. "I want everyone here to be on notice that if a local government does the same, I will call them out on it, and use the full power of my office and our administration to stop it."

Call them out?


Call them out???

We are talking about 800 Billion Dollars here. Why don't we let the punishment fit the crime? How about a trip to Guantanamo? A little waterboarding perhaps? Firing Squad?

It will be interesting to watch when Mr. Obama catches the first one...and "calls them out" and sends them to bed with no dinner.

The Insanity continues. With our money.

The $75 Billion Housing Rescue Plan

Did you overreach with your last home purchase? Buy more home than you could afford? Refinance to pay off debts and borrow more than your home was worth? Are you a chronic slow pay?

Fear not...help could be on the way.

Mr. Obama has unveiled his $75 Billion Housing Rescue Plan, which will bail out you and the other 10 percent or so of homeowners that have a little problem playing by the rules, don't read or understand the implications of contracts before they sign, or just generally go willy nilly through life and hope someone will help them out when crunch time arrives.

Mr. Obama's plan calls for measures that will allow up to 9 million homeowners to reduce their mortgage payments through government-backed refinancing arrangements. The Obama administration said it will provide more details on the plan and when it will go into effect on March 4th.

Granted, there are people who have played the game of life responsibly and need a helping hand during these tough times. They have lost their jobs, and they are hurting. But it's obvious who this plan is designed for...the folks in the first paragraph. We also understand that, if implemented, this money will go directly to the Mortgage Lenders and Mortgage Service Companies so they can "help out" those about to, or in danger of, losing their homes. In effect, this plan would give ANOTHER 75 BILLION to financial institutions to bail them out. To ease their losses from foreclosed homes that they have to sell and take huge losses on.

House Republican Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Republican Whip Eric Cantor, R-Va., sent the president a letter asking, "What will your plan do for the over 90% of homeowners who are playing and paying by the rules?"

In addition to the above program, it appears that the government has pledged ANOTHER
Two Hundred Billion Dollars to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

To keep them viable...

The Insanity continues.

Al Sharpton: Not Happy About New York Post Chimp Attack Cartoon

Uh Oh...

The New York Post published this cartoon today, and the Honorable Al Sharpton is not happy about it. The cartoon references the chimp attack yesterday in Connecticut where a woman was badly mauled and the chimp was eventually shot and killed by police.

Mr. Sharpton had this to say:

“The cartoon in today’s New York Post is troubling at best given the historic racist attacks of African-Americans as being synonymous with monkeys. One has to question whether the cartoonist is making a less than casual reference to this when in the cartoon they have police saying after shooting a chimpanzee that “Now they will have to find someone else to write the stimulus bill.” Being that the stimulus bill has been the first legislative victory of President Barack Obama (the first African American president) and has become synonymous with him it is not a reach to wonder are they inferring that a monkey wrote the last bill?”

Maybe Al, maybe...

Perhaps the person behind the cartoon is trying to say that someone with the mentality of a chimp would put this much stock in a pork laden bill that adds nearly One Trillion dollars to our National Debt. Or, maybe this person is racist and was drawing from the well of old stereotypes. Regardless, this cartoon is, at best, in bad taste given the history in our country of the monkey or chimp being used as a symbol of our black population. But, when have we ever accused the NY Post of having good taste?

If it was, in fact, drawn with a racist slant and intent...so what? Presidents have been getting hammered on for a couple of centuries now. I have seen numerous articles and pics comparing Bush II to Hitler and others. We should not expect those that dwell in the fringe to pull their punches because of Mr. Obama's skin tone. Sorry, He knew this was coming if he won.

I am not condoning this cartoon, but I will defend the right of the cartoonist to draw it and the NY Post to publish it. And Al Sharpton's right to speak out against it.

Tom Daschle Withdraws Nomination: Obama Thinking Of Changing Tax Code

In today's political arena, Tom Daschle has withdrawn as President Obama's nominee for the position of secretary of Health and Human Services. This follows his admission of failing to pay 140,000 in back taxes. It was a surprising move considering fellow Democrats and President Obama had expressed support for Daschle,regardless of the tax problems.

Daschle was one of Obama's closest advisers during the Presidential campaign In a joint Obama-Daschle statement, Obama accepted Daschle's withdrawal "with sadness and regret." Daschle was also going to be Obama's "Health Care Czar" and this puts a little crimp in Mr. Obama's promise to start working on the Health Care problem in the first few months of his administration.

We have a serious question here:

Did Obama get all his Cabinet Nominees from the delinquent tax list or what? We don't know how much Mr. Daschle makes a year, but 140K is a lot of jack. How do these nominees get past Obama's vetting process?

Hmmm..

So far, two Obama nominees have withdrawn (forget about Richardson yet?) and the Treasury Secretary doesn't know how to run Turbo Tax.

It could be a loooong four years folks.

And in more political news and sweetheart deals: Judd Gregg's Chief of Staff will replace him in the Senate. Mr Gregg is nominated for Commerce Secretary and Bonnie Newman will serve through 2010.In the Senate. Unelected. Do you sense sarcasm here?

In related news, it was revealed today that the 45th in line to be President in the event of a sitting Presidents incapacitation is..the White House Chef.

Astrongmiddleclass.gov : Obama's Strong Middle Class Gets a Website

Astrongmiddleclass.gov: Sounds like a Republican PAC doesn't it?

But no, President Obama, builder of websites and web promoter extraordinaire is at it again.

Mr. Obama has created a task force with these goals: "Expanding education and lifelong training opportunities, improving work and family balance, restoring labor standards, including workplace safety, helping to protect middle-class and working-family incomes, protecting retirement security."

The new task force is officially called the "White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families" and is headed by Vice President Joe Biden. It will also include various other cabinet members.

And, of course, a website has been created to track the task force's progress.
You can see the new website HERE.This website will also ensure transparency (our fav government word) and new ideas from the general public (Holy Cow! A suggestion box!).


According to the White House, the first meeting of the Task Force will be Feb. 27 in Philadelphia, focusing on "Green Jobs: A Pathway to a Strong Middle Class."