A Good Choice . . . for Ohio et al. (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Hat tip to T.D. for sending the following information letting us in on President Barry Soetoro a/k/a Barack Obama , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid 's future Social Security and healthcare plans for our senior citizens. Social Security For the first time in history, the Democratic Congress will not allow an increase in the social security COLA (cost of living adjustment)....
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The US Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committee has taken up legislation dealing with financial regulatory reform. Mondaq had more on the bill: Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd has introduced a discussion draft of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 (the "Dodd Bill"), which comprehensively addresses financial regulatory reform, encompassing...
(And I also posted here. ) This story tells us the following… WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Senate committee passed legislation on Wednesday that would increase government oversight of the U.S. food supply, which has been battered by a series of high-profile recalls that have soured consumer confidence in the food safety system. The bill would expand U.S. Food and Drug Administration oversight...
In reply to Blog for November 17, 2009 [see ADDENDUM] : Kiamu, Thanks for sharing this: "The heist meme has associated psychological effects. One of these is a developing disconnect between the stock market and the public." I believe the outrageous and egregious acts committed by Wall Street and our CONgressional colluders have so numbed the masses that we have created a populace of injured...
Consumer advocates love the new consumer protection agency included in the financial industry overhaul that Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., proposed this week.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd's sweeping new financial overhaul legislation, which proposes to strip the Federal Reserve of its authority to regulate banks, threatens the central bank's time-honored independence and its premier international standing, experts warn.
Don Surber tallies the polls: Connecticut, Quinnipiac: Republican Rob Simmons 49, Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd 38. Delaware, Daily Kos: Republican Congressman Mike Castle 46, Democrat Beau Biden 45. Illinois, Public Policy Poling: Republican Mark Kirk 53, Democratic Sen. Roland Burris 19. This is the latest poll and it is 7 months old. Missouri, Rasmussen: Republican Roy Blunt 46, Democrat [...]...
A newly released Quinnipiac poll shows Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd struggling against all of his possible GOP opponents. The poll shows Senator Dodd trailing former GOP Rep. Rob Simmons, 36 percent to 49 percent, and behind former US ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley, 40 percent to 47 percent. Senator Dodd is even statistically tied with each of the three other second-tier Republicans seeking...
The latest Quinnipiac poll of Connecticut voters is out , and while it is (standard disclaimer) only one poll, it shows bad news for Chris Dodd, good news for his strongest challenger, Rob Simmons , and bad news for President Obama’s health care plan. Here’s the topline result on Simmons vs Dodd: Former Connecticut Congressman Rob Simmons has an early lead in the Republican primary race...
The new Quinnipiac University poll on Connecticut’s senate race is out today. Chris Dodd remains in big trouble: Former Connecticut Congressman Rob Simmons has an early lead in the Republican primary race for the 2010 U.S. Senate contest and runs better than any other challenger against Sen. Christopher Dodd, topping the Democratic incumbent 49 - 38 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University...
Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) is still in serious trouble in his re-election race with 53% of voters saying he does not deserve re-election, a new Quinnipiac poll finds. Connecticut voters disapprove, 54% to 40%, of the job Dodd is doing, compared to a 49% to 43% disapproval in September. In general election match ups, Dodd loses to both Rob Simmons (R), 49% to 38%, and to Linda McMahon (R), 43% to...
There's an interesting article in today's New York Times about how Ben Bernanke has had to learn politicking, now that some in Congress are eager to provide more oversight of the Federal Reserve. The article discusses Ron Paul's bill that would allow the Government Accountability Office to audit the Fed: Mr. Paul's bill would require the Government Accountability Office, an arm of the Congress, to...
While Asian economies appear to be leading a recovery, politicians in the US are making dumb move after dumb move, with the recent decline in the dollar tied directly to the US House’s passage of the $1.2 trillion health care bill. To steal a line from the Jim Carrey movie Dumb and Dumber, “just when I think you can’t get any dumber, you go and do a thing like this.” A member...
Well, here's a fun twist to Sen. Chris Dodd's proposal to castrate the Federal Reserve : Big Ben Bernanke is set to travel to the Hill at some point after Thanksgiving for a few rounds with the gentleman from Connecticut, who heads the committee considering Bernanke's renomination as chairman of the soon-to-be-inconsequential Fed. Now, Dodd is saying all the right things , telling Bernanke he's "doing...
Connecticut Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell's decision not to seek re-election could create big political drama in a small state, where Democrats hope to reclaim the governor's mansion for the first time in nearly two decades while keeping embattled Sen. Christopher Dodd in office.
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