Posted by Trey Connell
on January 27, 2009
UPDATE from ABC (1/27/2009):
The high-flying execs at Citigroup caved under pressure from President Obama and decided today to abandon plans for a luxurious new $50 million corporate jet from France…
ABC News has learned that Monday officials of the Obama administration called Citigroup about the company’s new $50 million corporate jet and told execs to “fix it.”
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And so did 300 million of my friends apparently (give or take 40%). From the “you have got to be SHITTIN’ me!” section of my brain comes the story of the woe-is-me Citigroup company who received 45 billion dollars in taxpayer bailout money just last year.
Apparently Citi ordered a new Dassault Falcon 7X jet 2 years ago and STILL INTENDS TO BUY IT. That’s 50 million of our tax payer dollars hard at work for us. Meanwhile, even people with good credit are having problems getting loans due to the massive screw up of the oversight when it comes to the hundreds of billions of dollars dispersed to companies like Citi.
And how does Citi justify this? Their excuse is that they are trying to sell two jets they already own because they are 10 years old. I haven’t seen one public comment from any executive at Citi, and you’re likely not going to because no one is stupid enough to stand in front of a voice recorder or microphone and go on record after slapping hardworking Americans in the face.
Is this the kind of government control we have to look forward to? This is why so many people somehow think socialism is better? This is the CHANGE we needed? Give me a friggin break.
Fancy...
Typical Interior
Posted by Trey Connell
on January 20, 2009
This is a pretty sweet tag cloud for all the words in President Obama’s Inauguration speech. And I can’t believe how fast it was put up.
Posted by Trey Connell
on October 28, 2008
For the record, I’m voting for McCain. One of my main gripes over the past several weeks with Obama is his tax plan. Surprisingly, I feel like the mainstream media as well as the McCain campaign has done a bad job of giving Americans the hidden details of the promises that Obama has made.
I found an article on American Thinker that I believe does a great job of opening our eyes to some of the realities behind Obama’s tax plan.
Here’s a tasty morsel from the article:
The first loophole was easy to find: Senator Obama doesn’t “count” allowing the Bush tax cuts to lapse as a tax increase. Unless the cuts are re-enacted, rates will automatically return to the 2000 level. Senator Obama claims that letting a tax cut lapse — allowing the rates to return to a higher levels — is not actually a “tax increase.” It’s just the lapsing of a tax cut.
Go here to read the full article.
Posted by Trey Connell
on October 27, 2008
My wife’s Aunt forwarded this to me. I don’t watch the show, but this is just downright frightening.
Posted by Trey Connell
on September 04, 2008
I know all is fair in love and politics and opinions are like assholes – everyone has one. But I really think people are going a bit nuts on Sarah Palin – the Republican candidate for Vice President and current governor of Alaska. If people aren’t talking about her seventeen year old daughter’s pregnancy they’re raking her husband over the coals for driving while intoxicated. Of course, the people doing the raking fail to mention that DUI happened 22 years ago. People like David Letterman, who insinuate that Palin never talked to her daughter about birth control and that’s why she’s now pregnant, fail to remember they really have no business passing judgement. Good luck with that “new Dad” thing Dave. We’ll talk to you in 12 years and see how your expertise and wisdom has played out.
I’m still amazed at how fast Democrats go for blood when it comes to political races. I also loved watching the ridiculous protests from simple troublemakers while John McCain made his speech tonight at the Republican National Convention. A bit of advice for all the Democrats – clean up your act or you’re going to embarass your own candidate.
