WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department says it will need to borrow $493 billion in the first three months of this year, a record amount for the January-March period.
The Treasury Department says that figure comes on top of $569 billion the government borrowed from October through December, the all-time high for any quarter.
The huge amounts of borrowing in the first six months of the budget year reflect the impact of soaring costs to cover the $700 billion financial rescue program and a deepening recession that has cut into tax revenues.
So the great minds in Washington want to spend over a trillion (with interest) more. Anyone see ant problem with this?
Timothy "Tax cheat" Geithner was confirmed today 60-34. What is our country coming to? This is exactly what is going to lead some confused person to do something stupid. The government is way out of control. How can we expect government to work when we can't trust them? There are some good people in Washington, but the idiots are far outnumbering them. Trusting the federal government to sole this economic downturn is like letting rioters quell the riot. We need to stand up and get out there, find good people and do whatever we can to get them elected. I do not care if they have a "R" or "D" or "LMNOP" by thier name, we need people with common sense and a good grasp on history so we can avoid the same mistakes we have made in the past. (New Deal) (Woodrow Wilson) (Central Planning) (pretty much anything coming out of DC since 1900)
One such person I can trust, I think.
This would be one example of someone I could trust and support. Right now I'm "represented by Senator Amy Klobuchar and some other clown who is yet to be determined. Come election time, I will do all at my disposal, legally, to get someone in office that has some common sense and that I can trust.
We are at a very critical time in our counry. There are two main roads we can go down. We can get the United States back to where she should be or we can go twords being like Columbia or France. The choice is up to us.
Here is the roll call vote for the confirmation of the new secratary of thievery.
Just remember, the guy who is going to make sure we pay our taxes does not feel the need to pay his.
There are some people in the entertainment industry that you just can't help but like. Jackie Mason is one of them. I normally do not look to Hollywood for political advice, but I like Jackie.
