@thecbc – “Ignatieff puts Tories ‘on probation’ with budget demand” http://bit.ly/NdO2C
New coalition is Harper & Ignatieff. NDP and Bloc Q. are left standing at altar by new Liberal leader.
Torys Fate in Hands of Ignatieff
January 28, 2009 — lennyesq@torontostar – “Government’s fate now rests with Ignatieff who says he is concerned the Harper government has underestimated the economic crisis” http://bit.ly/1tvX5i
PETA Ad Too Hot For Super Bowl
January 28, 2009 — lennyesq“PETA’s ad— beauties who r powerless to resist the temptation of veggie love—was deemed too hot for the Super Bowl. ” http://bit.ly/nF11
WMG, Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
January 25, 2009 — lennyesqIt hard to imagine what genius at WMG decided to mess with YouTube; but it has incurred the wrath of millions and created an army of avenging angels. Here is their leader:
Progressive New York
January 23, 2009 — lennyesq“we will support a progressive challenger for the Democratic nomination in the 2010 Senate primary in New York State”
Bruno Faces Mail and Wire Fraud Charges
January 23, 2009 — lennyesqBreaking News Alert
The New York Times
Friday, January 23, 2009 — 1:48 PM ET
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A federal grand jury has indicted Joseph L. Bruno, the former
New York Senate majority leader, on eight counts, including
mail and wire fraud.
Read More:
http://www.nytimes.com/?emc=na
NY Times (Carter Dougherty): Sweden’s Fix for Banks: Nationalize Them
January 23, 2009 — lennyesqNY Times (Carter Dougherty): Sweden’s Fix for Banks: Nationalize Them
The Swedes have a simple message to the Americans: Bite the bullet and nationalize. Officials in Washington are trying to figure out how to shore up American banks that once ruled the financial world but now seem to weaken by the day, despite receiving hundreds of billions of dollars in government aid. With Sweden’s banks effectively bankrupt in the early 1990s, a center-right government pulled off a rapid recovery that led to taxpayers making money in the long run. Former government officials in Sweden, many of whom come from the market-oriented end of the political spectrum, say the only way to solve the crisis in the United States is for the government to be prepared to temporarily take full ownership of the banks. Sweden placed its banks with troubled assets into a so-called bad bank, where they could be held and then sold over time when market and economic conditions improved. In the meantime, it used taxpayer money to provide enough capital to allow banks to resume normal lending. In the process, Sweden wiped out existing shareholders.
Kos: RollCall Reporting Paterson to Pick Gillibrand
January 22, 2009 — lennyesqKos has RollCall reporting a “rumor” that Kirsten Gillibrand will be appointed Senator from NY.
Just what we needed–a Blue Dog Senator. I wonder if all the candidates interviewed by the Gov. had to take “no primary” pledges?
KG has a formidable money-raising machine and me thinks that has a lot to do with Paterson’s reported choice of her.
Subject: Service Restored
January 21, 2009 — lennyesqDear World:
We, the United States of America, your top quality supplier of ideals of democracy, would like to apologize for our 2001-2008 interruption in service. The technical fault that led to this eight- year service outage has been located, and the software responsible was replaced November 4. Early tests of the newly installed program indicate that we should be now operating correctly, and we expect it to be fully functional on January 20. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the outage. We look forward to resuming full service and hope to improve in years to come. We thank you for your patience and understanding,
Sincerely,
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Thanks to Robert A.
