Just in case you somehow missed it...

The White House makes sure (once again) that all know about recent legislative accomplishments, during Congress' "lame duck" session. Really know...In case you missed it via any of a few thousand news outlets:

Link to WH blog posting: "5 Post-Election Achievements You Should Know About"

Many Americans want compromise vs. "gridlock" (in Washington). Part of the recent tax-cut agreement "kicks the can down the road", and we also know that the U.S. and Russia will still have killer nuke super-arsenals.

But perhaps this recent progress (in Washington) is at least a "start"....

This image is a U.S. Department of Defense photo, therefore is in the public domain.

Recall needed for this GM exec: Runaway hubris

Unbelievable. Such arrogance...from bailed-out (not long ago), job-slashing "Government Motors'" "top" exec.  (Link to AP news story follows...)

No one businessperson is "worth" $9 million annual. (Yes, sir, more egregious examples to "shoot for" offending-ly exist ...) And this guy wants MORE ... for his fellow "geniuses"!?  A few of whom possibly "managed" their (former) business so wonderfully... that massive taxpayer/stockholder 'assistance' was necessary. To pull a lumbering dinosaur of a company ( ...Think: Old GM's 'Hummer') out of the ditch.
(You're not "clean out" (of it) YET either, bud....A profit may AT LAST materialize for 2010; that would be "GM's" first since 2004.)

So disgustingly typical. What an (fill in the blank)!

Link to 12/10/10 AP news story by Ken Thomas: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101210/ap_on_go_ot/us_gm_future

Watch: This guy will soon say he was "misquoted" or something.

P.S. Hey $9 mill.-a-year "wonderboy": Old GM would have done better (and maybe survived without bailout) if they had merely "copied" (or "aped"; a more fitting image?) what successful Toyota did. You know...like you're belatedly pretty much trying to do now....

Nancy Pelosi tells it like it is on tax deal

Four brief paragraphs from Nancy Pelosi's 12/7/10 statement re President Obama's "cave in" to 'The Party of Billionaires" on expiring Bush tax cuts:

“The tax proposal announced by the president clearly presents the differences between Democrats and Republicans. Any provision must be judged by two criteria: does it create jobs to grow our economy and does it add to the deficit?

“The Democratic provisions will create jobs and help 155 million workers through tax cuts for the middle class, helping working families who are struggling and growing the economy.

“The Republican demands would provide tax cuts to the millionaires and billionaires, fail to create jobs and increase the deficit. And to add insult to injury, the Republican estate tax proposal would help only 39,000 of America’s richest families, while adding about $25 billion more to the deficit.

“Republicans have held the middle class hostage for provisions that benefit only the wealthiest 3 percent, do not create jobs, and add tens of billions of dollars to the deficit...."

(Link to source: http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/1210/the_speaker_speaks_8c4c8df8-7cce-497c-83df-f7b817e2fd0e.html  )

Democratic legislators should draw a line here, and if all of the irresponsible Bush tax cuts expire at year end - so be it. Blame obstructionist Republicans who cater only to the wealthy. (Including for the probable loss of Democratic proposals that help the "rest of us" non-millionaires.) 

Hey....more (tax) revenue in 2011 to start to address the massive, Bush national deficit....(George: Cutting taxes while maintaining/increasing spending = burgeoning deficit. Duh.)

One final word: Compromise. (All parties...)

12/13/10 update: Link to 12/13 Reuters story re 'Moody's may cut U.S. 'Aaa' rating outlook if tax package enacted'. (Link to story.) 

(Comment: Moody's is "on it"! (Re government debt levels, deficit financing.) But, where were these "guys" (i.e, Wall Street credit rating agencies) prior to the 2008, sub-prime mortgage-induced financial "meltdown"?)

What's really wrong with America? Apprise yourself:

Answer: Educational achievement. Educational performance/results.

Link to 12/7/10 Associated Press news article By CHRISTINE ARMARIO: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40544897/from/RSS/ 


(An alternative (long-winded) "prompt" for the title of this post? 
'What is one possible reason why so many Americans seem to actually care about (foul-mouthed, unwed (former) teen mother) Bristol Palin, and "Dancing With the Stars"....?' (Both specifically and in general.))