by Dave Johnson | Feb 10, 2010 | Blog
In the Bloomberg story today, Obama Doesn’t ‘Begrudge’ Bonuses for Blankfein, Dimon, President Obama, spoke up about the huge Wall Street bonuses handed out this year, “I know both those guys; they are very savvy businessmen,” Obama said in the interview yesterday in...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 9, 2010 | Blog
In the State of the Union speech President Obama set a goal of doubling American exports by 2015. The Commerce Department is launching a National Export Initiative to work on getting this done. The National Export Initiative is focused on three key areas: 1. A more...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 8, 2010 | Blog
Much of the public believes that tax cuts "create jobs." A recent Rasmussen poll found that 59% of voters believe cutting taxes is better than increasing government spending as a job-creation tool. This proves that repeating a slogan over and over can effect what...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 8, 2010 | Blog
This is something people should know about. Every effort to reform financial regulations is blocked by Senate filibusters. Maybe now we know why. From last week: Republicans Chase Wall Street Donors Last week, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio made a pitch to...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 5, 2010 | Blog
Senator Shelby is placing "holds" (filibusters) on ALL OF the President's nominees, all by himself Richard Shelby puts hold on President Obama's nominees Shelby is frustrated over the Pentagon’s bidding process for air-to-air refueling tankers, which could lead to the...
