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| 2009-11-26 |
| Somebody spent a lot of time putting this together Each with a proof site to click on... Unbelievable! But, does it surprise you? $34,000: The amount of federal taxes that Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner (D) failed to pay during his employment at the International Monetary Fund despite receiving extra compensation and explanatory brochures that described his tax liabilities. True. $75,000: The amount of money that the head of the powerful tax-writing committee, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), was forced to report on his taxes after the discovery that he had not reported income from a Dominican Republic rental property. His excuses for the failure started with blaming his wife, then his accountant and finally the fact that he didn't speak Spanish. True. $93,000: The INCREASE in the amount of petty cash each of our Congressional representatives voted to give themselves in January 2009 during the height of an economic meltdown. That's a $40 + million INCREASE! True. $133,900: The amount Fannie Mae "invested" in Chris Dodd (D-CT), head of the powerful Senate Banking Committee, presumably to repel oversight of the GSE prior to its meltdown. Said meltdown helped touch off the current economic crisis. In only a few years time, Fannie also "invested" over $105,000 in then-Senator Barack Obama. True. $140,000: The amount of back taxes and interest that Cabinet nominee Tom Daschle (D) was forced to cough up after the vetting process revealed significant, unexplained tax liabilities. True. $356,000: The approximate amount of income and deductions that Tom Daschle (D) was forced to report on his amended 2005 and 2007 tax returns after being caught cheating on his taxes. This includes $255,256 for the use of a car service, $83, 33 3 in unreported income, and $14,963 in charitable contributions. True. $800,000: The amount of "sweetheart" mortgages Senate Banking Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) received from Countrywide Financial, the details for which he has refused to release details despite months of promises to do so. Countrywide was once the nation's largest mortgage lender and linked to Government-Sponsored Entities like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Their meltdown precipitated the current financial crisis. Just days ago in Pennsylvania , Countrywide was forced to pay $150,000,000 in mortgage assistance following "a state investigation that concluded that Countrywide relaxed its underwriting standards to sell risky loans to consumers who did not understand them and could not afford them." True. $1,000,000: The estimated amount of donations by Denise Rich, wife of fugitive Marc Rich, to Democrat interests and the William J. Clinton Foundation in an apparent quid pro quo deal that resulted in a pardon for Mr. Rich. The pardon was reviewed and blessed by Obama Attorney General and then Deputy AG Eric Holder, despite numerous requests by government officials to turn it down. True. $12,000,000: The amount of TARP money provided to community bank One United despite the fact that it did not qualify for funds, and was "under attack from its regulators for allegations of poor lending practices and executive-pay abuses." It turns out that Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), a key contributor to the Fannie Mae meltdown, just happens to be married to one of the bank's former directors. True. $23,500,000: The upper range of net worth Rep. Allan Mollohan (D-WV) accumulated in four years time according to The Washington Post through earmarks of "tens of millions of dollars to groups associated with his own business partners." True. $2,000,000,000: ($2 billion) the approximate amount of money that House Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-WI) is earmarking related to his son's lobbying efforts. The son, Craig Obey, is "a top lobbyist for the nonprofit group" that would receive a roughly $2 billion component of the "Stimulus" package. True. And this as a list of these related stories. $3,700,000,000: ($3.7 billion) not to be outdone, this is the estimated value of various defense contracts awarded to a company controlled by the husband of Rep. Diane Feinstein (D-CA). Despite an obvious conflict-of-interest as "a member of the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee, Sen. Feinstein voted for appropriations worth billions to her husband's firms." True. $4,190,000,000: ($4.19 billion) the amount of money in the so-called "Stimulus" package devoted to fraudulent voter registration ACORN group under the auspices of "Community Stabilization Activities". ACORN is currently the subject of a RICO suit in Ohio. True. $1,646,000,000,000 ($1.646 trillion): The approximate amount of annual United States exports endangered by the "Stimulus" package, which provides a "Buy American" stricture. According to international trade experts, a "US-EU trade war looms" which could result in a worldwide economic depression reminiscent of that touched off by the protectionist Smoot-Hawley Act. True and true. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #12 Uh, I meant Chris Dodd, not Angleton9. But if you could get Dodd ban-hammered from the Senate, that'd be cool. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2009-11-26 17:46 |
| #11 It appears that the MD (Mod 'O the Day) has a problem with Day-Glo paint....? It's called propriety. |
| Posted by: badanov 2009-11-26 13:34 |
| #10 HEY!!!!!!! I go the "Forbidden" message thingy . . . . and then it posts twice. Sheesh, I might as well go back to the golf shot. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2009-11-26 13:15 |
| #9 #7 HEH!!! Comment Of The Day, Pappy. Good one. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2009-11-26 13:13 |
| #8 #7 HEH!!! Comment Of The Day, Pappy. Good one. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2009-11-26 13:13 |
| #7 Nah. If Angelton9 does it again, he'll just get the ban-hammer. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-11-26 12:52 |
| #6 How about some jail time? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2009-11-26 12:42 |
| #5 Day-Glo is okay. Superglued eyes and being dumped on the freeway is a little much. AoS |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-11-26 12:01 |
| #4 It appears that the MD (Mod 'O the Day) has a problem with Day-Glo paint....? |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2009-11-26 11:14 |
| #3 Let's don't, Angleton9. They might catch a chill. |
| Posted by: trailing wife in Buffalo 2009-11-26 08:03 |
| #2 "The Public Trough" comes to mind. "Whorehouse" is another word that trips lightly off the dripping tongue when one thinks of democrats in Congress. Its all Bush's fault. These are the best men the democrats have to represent them....besides Edwards for Vice. And Kerry for Leadership in Combat. yeah....lead the nation. And these men make our Laws. And Obama is all for the HopeNchange thingy. How would you like to give Pelosi a hug and shake hands with Senator Reid? They are your friends, right? real folks. How 'bout we spraypaint their heads with DayGlo and glue their eyes shut with SuperGlue and dump them buck naked on the LA Freeway at night? |
| Posted by: Angleton9 2009-11-26 04:14 |
| #1 Doesn't matter. It's all Bush's fault. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-11-26 00:57 |