tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356601405469434111.post4738806174845601701..comments2024-01-01T19:49:13.788-08:00Comments on The Vigil: Hope, From Now On, Will Look Like ThisVigilantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640246609540057997noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356601405469434111.post-7547601157130085482011-01-04T06:32:14.202-08:002011-01-04T06:32:14.202-08:00Happy New Year to you all. I thought you'd al...Happy New Year to you all. I thought you'd all "enjoy" Alternet article. I hoped for hope in 2011, but this won't help...<br /><br /><b>Obama's Economic Report Card: A+ for Helping the Wealthy -- Failing the Rest of Us</b><br /><br /><i>The S&P 500 index is up 50% since Obama took office. But unemployment remains higher than it was when he entered the White House, home foreclosures continue to mount to the detriment of borrowers and entire neighborhoods, health insurance companies responded to his health care “reform” bill by raising premiums, and the financial system’s largest banks continue to prosper in the wake of a multi-trillion dollar bailout with no strings attached to share their subsidizations with the rest of American citizens. To top it all off, as he approaches the midpoint of his first, and likely last, term, Obama bowed to the pressure of the Republican Party and extended tax cuts for the richest Americans in order to be able to also extend them for everyone else more sorely in need. There’s only so long you can blame another administration for your actions.</i><br /><br />Not happy reading.<br /><br />http://www.alternet.org/news/149394/obama%27s_economic_report_card%3A_a%2B_for_helping_the_wealthy_--_failing_the_rest_of_us<br /><br />On the up side: Jerry Brown is now California's new governor. So here's a little hope for the California, at least. Brown refused a fancy celebration, preferring:<br /><br /><b>Brown's hot dog budget</b><br /><br /><i>Despite the carefully crafted messages of Jerry Brown inaugural speech Monday, it was the refreshment served outside afterward that best summed up the state of the state he inherited - hot dogs.</i><br /><br /><i>No caviar or champagne was flowing as part of the spare inaugural events throughout the day and evening, which reportedly cost less than $100,000 to stage. It was the well-known and cheap tube of meat parts popular in backyard barbecues across America that was served up free as part of a post-inauguration celebration on the Capitol lawn.</i><br /><br />The op-ed was critical of Brown: I applaud his recognition of those of us who are struggling by not having a fancy to do, spending hundreds of thousands for a one-day event.Stella by Starlightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356601405469434111.post-77939731693412397312010-12-26T23:45:50.137-08:002010-12-26T23:45:50.137-08:00I agree with Oso! After a while it all becomes the...I agree with Oso! After a while it all becomes the mindless chatter of more than slightly deranged minds all trying to prove their importance.<br /><br />I call for a party at Vigil's house, we bring the beer, chips, and salsa, and he can take us all sailing.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356601405469434111.post-29014010508295395362010-12-25T09:55:14.701-08:002010-12-25T09:55:14.701-08:00Ho, Ho, Ho!
Merry Christmas to all you cool cats a...Ho, Ho, Ho!<br />Merry Christmas to all you cool cats and kute kittens!<br />Ho, Ho, Ho!SantaCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107003176182745202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356601405469434111.post-5073831110969535652010-12-23T21:02:31.154-08:002010-12-23T21:02:31.154-08:00God bless him Vigil.We need to turn off the Becks ...God bless him Vigil.We need to turn off the Becks and the Maddows, the mindless cheerleaders for our corrupt leaders.<br />Yeah I said the Maddows too,not just the Becks. Beck lies from the Right, Maddow masquerades as a voice from the left but ultimately a shill for Obama and Wall St too.Osohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513535195785731541noreply@blogger.com