Tag Archives: Sequestration

You’re Doing It Wrong

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke should have spoken these words a long time ago, but better late than never. Bernanke says in his prepared testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, “fiscal policy at the federal level has become significantly more … Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading

Posted in Economy | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Paul Ryan is a Lying Sack

Responding to a frustrated man who works for the Environmental Protection Agency and has lost many hours of work and pay because of sequestration — Paul Ryan concocted this fantastical story. This was is something the president has done through … Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading

Posted in Assholery, Lying Liars | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

FAA Suspends All Furloughs

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a press release this morning. The FAA has suspended all employee furloughs. Air traffic facilities will begin to return to regular staffing levels over the next 24 hours and the system will resume normal operations … Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading

Posted in Congress, Ethics, Senate | Tagged , | 8 Comments

Sequestration is Catching Up to the Economy

The jobless rate fell during the month of March to 7.6 percent, but this drop was mostly due to workers exiting the labor force all together while job growth was the weakest in nine months. via Blooomberg Payrolls grew by … Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading

Posted in Congress, Economy, Jobs | Tagged , | 9 Comments

Chart of the Day

The cable news networks are very concerned about the effects sequestration will have on average Americans White House tours. It’s hard to imagine much of a future for dedicated cable news channels as a professional medium when you see things … Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading

Posted in The Media | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Housing Department to Shut Down for 7 Days

The consequences of sequestration are going to ripple for months. (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Monday said it plans to shut its doors for a total of seven days between May and September due … Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading

Posted in Economy | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Such a Pity

Artist – Adam Zyglis In other news, South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard signed a bill into law yesterday that will allow armed “sentinels” in public schools. Unless they look like this and are controlled by the president, I don’t expect … Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading

Posted in Guns, Open Thread | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

236,000 Jobs in February

It is not without caveats, but the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is good news. According to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 236,000 jobs were created last month, bringing the unemployment rate down … Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading

Posted in Economy, Jobs | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Tweet of the Morning

Ron Fournier: Can handle Bin laden, not Boehner? MT @ap: He may be POTUS, but Obama says he’s incapable of “a Jedi mind meld”: apne.ws/XLm3Xt -BW — Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) March 1, 2013 Oh, Ron. Should the president have deployed … Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading

Posted in Quote | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

1600 Penned

Here’s Jon Stewart on Bob Woodward, sequestration, and the Ass Effect. I love the Mass Effect reference. Because I am a super geek. Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading

Posted in Comedy, The Media | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments