Author - Bob Cesca

Economy

This Can't Be Good

Lordy: Administration officials were greeted with sarcasm and laughter Monday night when they briefed lawmakers and congressional staff on Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's new financial-sector...

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Huffington Post

Oddballs

These guys are hilarious: O’REILLY: George Bush came in with a list of guys he was going to call on? FLEISCHER: Yes, I used to prepare it for him. I would give him a grid, show him where every...

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Blogging

Crashing Gates

Greg Sargent underscores the importance of the president taking a question from Huffington Post's Sam Stein last night: But the real innovation isn’t in what Obama did. It’s in what outlets like...

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Economy

Is Tim Geithner Suicidal?

If this report is true and Secretary Geithner successfully won bank bailout terms that are lenient on executive pay and other rules, then I can only imagine that he's both tone deaf and remarkably...

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Not Politics

Most Admired

Indulge me for a moment. I have a confession to make. I have a new role model of sorts, and it's Captain Chesley Sullenberger. Perhaps it's the times, but I find myself involuntarily welling up with...

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President Obama

At Long Last

A smart and thoughtful leader is running the executive branch of the United States government. And a cursory jaunt around the far-right blogs reveals that he's driving the wingnuts insane. More so...

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Economy

Quote of the Day

"When it comes to how we approach the issue of fiscal responsibility, again, it's a little hard for me to take criticism from folks about this recovery package after they've presided over a doubling...

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Michelle Malkin

Yeah, Okay

Not surprisingly, Michelle Malkin wondered if the president will be "snippy" in his "fear-mongering press conference." Staggeringly ridiculous. Violently disingenuous. Did she watch any George W...

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Economy

Oh noes! Socialism!

I wonder if Glenn Beck and the other far-right Neo-McCarthyites are willing to give up "socialist" government-run services like: -Public schools -Police departments -Postal service -Fire departments ...

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Economy

Pollgasm: Recovery Edition

More than twice as many Americans approve of President Obama on the recovery bill as approve of the Republicans on the recovery bill. Disapproval of the Republicans is only nine points lower the...

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