The Obama "Dream Team":
Rubin-clones And Other Fakers By Mike Whitney Does Paulson think he can "turn off" the public's pessimism like a light switch? Does Bernanke think he can get people to spend themselves further into debt by lowering interest rates? It can't be done. And the Obama camp is going to run into the same brick wall. The nation's confidence has been shaken and people are developing a bunker mentality. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21334.htm === An Administration in Search of a Progressive The Team Obama Should Have Picked By RAMZI KYSIA There not a progressive among them. Not even one. If Obama was vague about his personal politics during the primaries and general election it was for a reason: he doesn't have any. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21329.htm === Bones By John S. Hatch A new day needs to dawn in America, and that is what President elect Obama has promised. But that can't occur if the past is not acknowledged and reconciled. A harmless skeleton or two left behind in a White House closet is one thing. But in this case the rattling of bones could drown out Mr. Obama's eloquent voice and poison his Presidency. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21329.htm ### Injured veterans engaged in new combat: In a little-noticed regulation change, the Pentagon's definition of combat-related disabilities is narrowed, costing some wounded veterans thousands of dollars in lost benefits. http://tinyurl.com/5nygc2 === Government bailout hits $8.5 trillion: The federal government committed an additional $800 billion to two new loan programs on Tuesday, bringing its cumulative commitment to financial rescue initiatives to a staggering $8.5 trillion, according to Bloomberg News. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/11/26/MNVN14C8QR.DTL === What is the Story of Stuff?: >From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives >affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. >The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the >underside of our production and consumption patterns. http://www.storyofstuff.com/ === --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ShadowGovernment -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
