Archive for July, 2011

Spenditol

Sunday, July 24th, 2011

Comment Subscriptions Now Available

Monday, July 18th, 2011

I have added a new feature at the suggestion of Chip Bennett: Comment Subscriptions. When you leave a comment on a post (or even if you don’t), you will be given the opportunity to subscribe to the comments other people leave on the same post. Once subscribed, you will receive email notifications each time a [...]

Obama Uses Class Warfare and Fear to Battle GOP

Sunday, July 17th, 2011

In his latest attempt to demonstrate the “hope” and “change” his administration was supposed to represent, Barack Obama said this when asked if he could guarantee that Social Security checks would go out as scheduled: A failure to raise the nation’s debt ceiling could result in some seniors not receiving Social Security checks, President Obama [...]

Theme Changes

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

For the next few days (or weeks), I will be fiddling with the Theme for this blog. You may notice that some things keep moving around, appearing, or disappearing. Never fear, it is just me having some fun. If you notice any major problems or errors, please let me know using the email address in [...]

Average Raise for White House Staff: 9% How Big Was Your Raise?

Friday, July 8th, 2011

Remember back in January of 2009, when Obama said this: But at a staff meeting to swear in top aides, Obama dropped a bombshell. He was freezing their salaries. “During this period of economic emergency, families are tightening their belts, and so should Washington,” Obama told the assembled staff. He thanked the staff for accepting [...]