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Democrats Push to Raise Federal Debt Limit

January 21, 2010   No Comments

Obama Health Care Speech to Joint Session of Congress

Obama Health Care Speech to Joint Session of Congress

In light of rising dissatisfaction with current policies and increased government spending, the White House hopes to quickly raise Treasury borrowing limits before the congressional 2010 elections. Only a few hours after Senator Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts, the Senate opened debate on a plan to increase the nation’s debt ceiling by $1.9 trillion.

The current national debt limit, $12.4 trillion, is expected to be exceeded within the next month. Of the $12.4 trillion, over $7.5 trillion (54 percent of the nation’s GDP) is borrowed from foreign governments and private investors. Continue reading »»

MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann Calls Scott Brown a “Homophobic Racist”

January 19, 2010   No Comments

MSNBC's Keith Olbermann

MSNBC's Keith Olbermann

Apparently Keith Olbermann doesn’t like GOP Massachusetts U.S. Senate candidate Scott Brown very much. Here’s what he said about Brown in a last-minute comment on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olberman:

“In Scott Brown we have an irresponsible, homophobic, racist, reactionary, ex-nude model, teabagging supporter of violence against woman and against politicians with whom he disagrees…The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is close to sending this bad joke to the Senate of the United States.” Continue reading »»