Boehner Finally Recognizes The Tea Party Is Crazy

What is significant here is that House Speaker John Boehner and GOP appropriators are turning their attention away from conservative Republicans who want to cut spending more and are insisting on a host of social riders in the spending bills, such as defunding health care reform, …

Foxbot Morons Finally Realize Tax Cut Deal Increases The Deficit!

Read the comments. This is hilarious. FN whipped the Foxbots into a spittle-flying frenzy over the end of the Bush tax cuts and now that the deal has been cut, they suddenly discover it will add to the deficit.

Haines: Tax Cuts Do Contribute to Nation's Deficit - CNBC

From Bush's 2003 Economic Report of the President:

Geithner Defends AIG Bailout, Denies Role in Any 'Coverup' - CNBC

Good for you Tim. You've done a pretty darn good job

In Defense of Bernanke: Today's Outrage | Opinion | Financial Articles & Investing News | TheStreet.com

What an excellent summation. If the Senators wanna play Monday moring quaterback on Ben, then it's fair play for us and him to do the same. These MORONS created the problem. Now they wanna second guess the on-the-spot actions of the guys who dodged the bullet.

Why Chinese Market Pullback Could Be Good for US Stocks - CNBC

I read several of the typical seeds that appear on the Vine everytime the market slips. You know: "Obama's at fault. We headed for hell. All is lost. Here we go again, it's all fake." SO, what REALLY caused this correction? Well, the Chinese tightened on Wed.

Rupert Murdoch Admits Fox News Is Crap

Some of you may be following the tiff between Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and Time-Warner cable over the pricing of Fox's offerings.

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Panel OKs Duties on China Steel in Landmark Trade Case - CNBC

A U.S. trade panel gave final approval Wednesday to duties ranging from about 10 to 16 percent on Chinese-made steel pipe in the biggest U.S. trade case to date against China.

US Banks May Only Be Deferring Anger on Pay - CNBC

To align pay with the long-term performance, banks are giving executives a larger proportion of their compensation in stock and are spreading the equity payouts over more years.

Owning a Pet Worse than Driving a SUV - Carbonwise - Green News - CNBC.com

They're faithful, friendly and furry — but under their harmless, fluffy exteriors, dogs and cats, the world's most popular house pets, use up more energy resources in a year than driving a car, a new book says.

If Acorn Goes Down, So Might The Military-Industrial Complex? - CBSNews

Well, well, well. This little dust-up just might end up doing some good. The big Defense contractors are notorious for poor accounting, false billing, low-ball estimates that end in huge cost over-runs.

From Short-Form Birf Certificates Little ACORN-ers Grow

I wondered what happened to the silly birfers. They were so entertaining with their inane arguments and twisted logic. I really missed them. Well, they finally surfaced again. This time the minor non-issue is the stupid screw-up by some ACORN employees.

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A Possible Solution To The Healthcare Dilemma

While I do understand the seriousness to the issue, the hue and cry over US healthcare is getting downright silly.

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Why Private Health Insurance Costs Will (And Should) Rise Dramatically

While the final call is still out given the President's speech attempting to rescue healthcare reform, it certainly appears that the insurance company propaganda has been effective in scaring a sufficient number of Americans into supporting a private system that is totally inim …

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Why I (And All Those with Incomes Over 90K) Should Turn Republican

Many on Newsvine certainly consider me a liberal due to my posts supporting Obama and his administration's approach to the current issues facing the country. What many 'Viners may not realize is that for almost 30 years I had been solidly Republican.

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Fox Business Needs a Lift. Could It Be Don Imus? - Companies * US * News * Story - CNBC.com

Fox Business is a failure because they try to inject their political crap into business. Those interested in making money don't want to hear the crap, they want real information - something in short supply at Fox.

Are Pros Given Unfair Advantage Over Retail Investors? - Rapid Recap - CNBC.com

Gee, someone is actually getting the message that the wild-west, laissez faire attitude of the last admininstration might not be the best and most equitable way to conduct business. News flash! Banks have locks because people will steal.

Should Citigroup's Top Trader Be Paid $100 Million? - Rapid Recap - CNBC.com

I wish I was that good. Brings in 250 mill and gets 100 of it. Let the screaming begin, but this guy did generate 150 mill of profit AFTER his cut. If all the financial execs were that successful we wouldn't need a bailout. Let the screaming begin...

Bernanke: There Should Be No Audit of Central Bank - Economy * US * News * Story - CNBC.com

The Fed chief also argued against congressional proposals to let the Government Accountability Office, Congress' investigative arm, audit the central bank.

Do Consumers Really Want Small Cars? - Point Counter Point * US * News * Story - CNBC.com

The comments from Mr. Jackson of Auto Nation typify the bumble-headed thinking that brought down the Big 3.

Stimulus Dollars Begin to Revive Construction Sector - Economy * US * News * Story - CNBC.com

Happening in my area too. Quite a bit of hiway work. Good, the roads and bridges were crumbling. Wish more of the stimulus was infrastructure.

GM May Focus on Cheaper Imports, Cut US Jobs - General * US * News * Story - CNBC.com

General Motors is engaged in negotiating a reorganization that could increase vehicle imports from its plants in Mexico and Asia while closing factories and cutting the work force in the United States.

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