Eliot Spitzer wants to know if the bailout of AIG was an inside deal among Goldman Sachs, the Treasury, and the Fed. Edward Jay Epstein, who has been unraveling conspiracy theories since the Warren Commission, examines the evidence.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-04-02/inside-the-aig-conspiracy-theories/

it's the presidents, even though the media continues to absolve Obama of responsibility on every issue.

kind of like the fox guarding the chicken coup, eh?

WASHINGTON (AP) -- When Democrats acted last month to give the District of Columbia long-denied voting rights in Congress, the powerful gun lobby saw a target too good not to take a shot at.

The National Rifle Association's lobbyists made it clear to lawmakers that they believed the bill should include a measure to overturn the capital's gun control laws. Left mostly unsaid, but well understood by all 535 members of the House and Senate, was that failure to do so would unleash a barrage of political pain on resisters.

The result showed the strong sway the NRA has even over a Congress dominated by liberal Democrats who mostly disagree with the organization's positions. The Senate voted overwhelmingly to add the gun-rights proposal. House Democratic leaders, fearing a tough vote on the issue, swiftly scrapped plans to consider the D.C. voting legislation.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CONGRESS_AT_GUNPOINT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

ps concerning the article above....this congress is anything but liberal

and yet the mainstream media continues to call Obama and congress liberal democrats.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bailing out the financial sector will cost taxpayers $167 billion more than originally anticipated, according to a Congressional Budget Office estimate.

The original figure in January was $189 billion, but it is now $356 billion - $152 billion more for 2009 and $15 billion more next year, the CBO says in its March report updating the budget and economic outlook.

The CBO raised its projection because yields have increased on securities issued by the bailed-out financial institutions under the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program.

That means there will be an increase in the cost of the subsidy from the U.S. Treasury's purchase of preferred stock, asset guarantees and loans to automakers, the CBO said.

In addition, since the CBO issued its original cost estimate for the program, the Treasury announced additional deals with Bank of America and American International Group.

Those deals will be at rates higher than the averages in the CBO's original estimate. Also going up: the subsidy rates in the administration's $50 billion program to deal with home foreclosures.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BAILOUT_COSTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

how can you fire yourself?

deficits are good.

pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

Obama should be criticized but the right is doing it for all the wrong reasons......either they are in such deep denial they cannot see Obama for the conservative that he is or they are so racist that it overwhelms everything else.

Where are the true liberal leaders in this country? and why aren't they speaking out against Obama?

"when you vote for the Democrats, you know you’re definitely voting for more liberal policies. And when you vote for the GOP, you can be sure that you're supporting a more conservative agenda. What you see is what you get."

1. Democrats gave us $780 billion in corporate welfare

2. Obama increased the amount of our tax revenue that goes to churches via the faith based initiative.

3. Obama is against equal rights for gays/lesbians.

4. Obama has increased US military activity in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

5. The Iraq war continues.

nothing like closing the barn door after the horses have escaped.

the democrats new slogan!

it is clear Obama is merely a corporate shill that serves Wall Street and the military industrial complex.

To respond to some comments made about my post of Glenn's article yesterday.....traditionally it is the right wing (conservative) governments that have embraced illegal surveillance of it's citizens. Granted here in the US we no longer have any left wing (liberal) representation and the 2 parties share the same agenda so that point has become kind of mute. But I don't know many members of the ACLU that support spying on it's citizens.

you mean the US right?

The United States has been kissing the Saudi king's ass for years, same with Israel.

We have gladly looked the other way as the Saudi royal family kills it's own citizens and treats them like serfs as long as the oil keeps flowing.

I was/am a Hillary supporter and did not vote for Obama or McCain.

It is truly amazing though that the Obama goon squad was so successful in branding anyone a traitor or a republican who refused to vote for the Wall Street and organized religion candidate.

he might as well visit them.

wonders never cease?

we're not all ready to sell out just yet.....some of us think better things are worth fighting for instead of settling for the lesser of two evils.

http://www.anewwayforward.org

Don't believe everything you are told.

it's rather easy to whip a crowd up into a frenzy, especially soldiers who are brainwashed into following orders without question.

The White House is allocating tickets for the upcoming Easter Egg Roll to gay and lesbian families as part of the Obama administration's outreach to diverse communities.

http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/us/2009/04/07/D97DRC801_egg_roll_gay_families/index.html

We are not good enough to get married evidently but we do get to go the White House easter egg roll!!!!!

OH thank you Obama for being such a great supporter of gay rights!!!!!