Read it and weep: the nation's infrastructure report card from the American Society of Civil Engineers. We're not doing too well. Michael Collins suggests our fearless leaders of the last 40 years forgot their glasses or got into some of that Indian Hemp that George Washington talked about. Without any doubt, they were not paying attention to the fundamentals.
News eruption – and on a weekend!
• Obama to unveil measures to free up credit, says CEOs must stop "draining" bailout funds • Angry Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) introduces bill to cap salaries, bonuses for Wall Street 'idiots' • Senate Republicans Gearing Up to Filibuster Recovery Package Despite Promises to the Contrary • Michael Steele becomes Rush Limbaugh's No. 2, Elected Chairman of the Republican National Committee after Six Rounds of Voting
Another lava flow of headlines below the fold…
Let's take a look at what the House GOP freshmen have been up to this week – besides voting in lockstep to sandbag the economy and screw working families:
News tsunami alert…
• Obama to overturn four Bush orders that attack organized labor• Senate passes bill to expand S-CHIP child health coverage• Guilty and Out: Illinois Senators Vote Unanimously to Convict IL Gov. Blagojevich• Bush claims executive privilege after leaving office; Rove told not to turn over documents• Attorneys: Bush officials knew of José Padilla's torture in South Carolina
Another wave below the fold…
January 29, 2009 – Davos (apj.us) – I had to laugh when the vote on President Obama's financial rescue package was tallied.
Not a single doufus Republican voted for it… [more]
