President Bush: Employees of American Companies Must Get Paid Less than Employees of Foreign Companies!
The President of the United States just dictated that American corporations pay their employees significantly less than the employees of foreign owned manufacturers. And/or, he dictated that American corporations pick the pocket of their senior retirees. That's what we've come to--in Bush's last major act as President. A country which penalizes workers for working for American-owned companies.
Liveblog of the Dan Quayle Bailout
Word is George Bush is going to give money to GM and Chrysler. He is expected to put the money through their credit arms: GMAC and Chrysler Finance.
In other words, Cerberus (otherwish known as Dan Quayle and John Snow and a bunch of other wired Republicans) will get some benefit out of this.
Rick Warren and Invoking Teh Inauguration
As you may have noticed, a small war has erupted at the mothership over the nature of the invocation at Obama's inauguration on January 20, 2009. Specifically, whether or not it is appropriate for Obama to have Rick Warren participate. The general FDL position is that it is not appropriate to have Warren participate because he is a discriminatory bigot, to the LGBT community and others. I agree with this, but why is any of this - Warren, Lowery, or any other religious figure - an official part of the inauguration?
Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and Chevrolet
In the previous post, Marcy described how Bill Ford schooled Larry King on the truth about Ford Motor Company and the backup credit line they wish to have available should it be necessary. Well, now I am here do a little edifying about General Motors.
Bill Ford v. Larry King: Village Idiocy about the Auto Industry
A montage of the ignorance of the Villagers with respect to support for the auto industry.
Chrysler Closes ALL Its Plants
Chrysler will shut ALL manufacturing plants for a month.
The Holder Delay, the OLC Delay, the SJC Delay
Not only is Bush withholding OLC opinions from Obama, he's still not fulfilling obligations to share opinions with Congress.
Criminalizing Politics? Or Reading a Complaint?
Here's my non-lawyer's reading of what evidence against Blago Fitz has shown us. Guess what? Those complaining he doesn't have the evidence are looking in the wrong places.
Gold Bars Luskin: Turdblossom Is Wearing Nothing But a Fig Leaf
Golly. Both Karl Rove and his defense attorney are beating up on Obama because he acceded to Patrick Fitzgerald's request that he hold off a week so as to give Fitzgerald time to move the investigation forward. But Rove himself refuses to talk about his role in this corruption ring. So do you think Rove is trying to give Obama some unsolicited political advice? Or trying to scuttle the investigation?
Jesse Jackson Jr's Cooperation with Fitz
Multiple stories--several explicitly sourced to Jesse Jackson Jr's allies--report that Jesse Jackson has cooperated with Fitz in the past. Here are some data points on JJJ's cooperation and other involvement.
He apparently told Fitz earlier this year that in 2003, Blago conditioned a position for JJJ's wife on a $25,000 donation.
Jackson has been in regular contact with the feds and has told the government that in 2003 Blagojevich denied the congressman's wife
Rahm's 21 Conversations with Blagojevich and Friends?
The latest rumor Sneed laundered rumor is that Rahm had 21 conversations with Blago.
More Narcissistic "Auto" "Reporting" from David Sanger
David Sanger's latest article on auto negotiations is worse than his last one. This one is all about David Sanger, and very little about auto negotiations.
WaPo: Labor, Transportation Not "Major" Issues
According to the WaPo, Labor and Transportation are not major issues. Have they forgotten that Democrats believe in supporting working Americans, and are not averse to investing in our own infrastructure?
Killing GM in the Guise of Saving It
It appears that the White House plans to do the same thing the Senate Republicans intended to do last week: put their anti-union ideology over any good faith efforts to do what makes sense for GM.
Shelby's Claims To Be Anti-Bailout Always DID Smell Rather Fishy
Turns out, Richard Shelby is only opposed to bailouts that don't pay off his constituents.
Fitz to Obama: Twas a Week before Fitzmas
Fitz just asked Obama to hold off the summary of transition team contacts with Blago and friends for one more week.
IL Starts Blagojevich Impeachment Proceedings
It's much better for Michael Madigan to lead impeachment proceedings in the IL legislature than for his daughter to ask a court to decide Blago's fate.
The Thomas Tamm Legal Defense Fund
A lot of readers have asked about how to donate to Tamm's legal defense fund. In that regard, I contacted Mr. Tamm's attorney, Paul Kemp and obtained the information; here is the response.
Bob Corker's Chumps in the Senate
Say. Do you think Reid and Dodd noticed that Bob Corker--who they're hailing as a gift to good faith negotiations--was not negotiating in good faith on Thursday night?
Thomas Tamm to Vaughn Walker: They Knew It Was Illegal
I'm as fascinated by the timing of Thomas Tamm's story about his role in breaking the illegal domestic spying story as by any of the details in the story. It will sure make it harder for Vaughn Walker to accept the Administration's representations that the Attorney General has found this program legal when Tamm quotes two DOJ lawyers who told him it was illegal.