Several weeks ago, I wrote about a Rasmussen poll that showed how unpopular a new Obama stimulus plan is . In that piece, I linked to an NBC First Read article that stated that the phrase "second stimulus" was not being used by the White House to describe plans that were being developed to...
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John Hanlon
on 10-21-2009
Filed under: stimulus, John Hanlon, second stimulus
As our leaders on Capitol Hill debate health care and the implications of Senator Baucus' health care reform bill, our nation's economy continues to suffer and some on Capitol Hill are discussing the jobs situation behind the scenes. NBC's First Read reported yesterday that "For the...
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John Hanlon
on 10-09-2009
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Health care reform is vitally important for this country, President Barack Obama has repeatedly reminded the American people during his speeches on the subject. It is likely that he will reiterate that sense of urgency in his highly-anticipated address to Congress tomorrow evening. He will also likely...
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John Hanlon
on 09-08-2009
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While campaigning, Obama declared himself to be a new kind of politician who would bring "change" to Washington, and talked the tough talk against lobbyists and their sinister influence. Well. those may have made fabulous soundbytes, but his actions since the election have hardly shown a commitment...