Posts Tagged ‘ President Bush ’

United Steelworkers :: Now is Our Time

United Steelworkers

“I’d rather fight to my last breath than let the fate of my children and grandchildren be dictated by billionaires on Bay Street and Wall Street.” – USW International President Leo W. Gerard, 2011 Convention Opening Speech, Aug. 15, 2011.Dear Sisters and Brothers, Every generation has its moment, its moment to stand up and fight for a better world and brighter tomorrow. Now is our time. As United Steelworkers International President Leo W. Gerard said to open our Constitutional Convention: “We can only win the future if we’re willing to fight for it!” Our union’s fighting spirit has been...

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Future of Homeland Security :: Bush’s Pet Project Dead? Let’s Hope

Future of Homeland Security :: Bush’s Pet Project Dead? Let’s Hope

HSPI Releases Task Force Report on the Future of the Homeland Security Council. The report is the product of a bipartisan Task Force composed of former senior federal officials, practitioners at the state and local levels, and subject matter experts in the area of homeland security policymaking. Co-chaired by HSPI Director Frank Cilluffo and Deputy Director Daniel Kaniewski, the Task Force identified and reviewed arguments for and against merging the Homeland Security Council and National Security Council, and also assessed crucial factors that merit consideration whether or not there is a merger. It was just recently The Contemplation uncovered...

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Stimulus Package Soapbox

Stimulus Package Soapbox

While the U.S. Government wrestles with the details of President Obama’s proposed stimulus package, a mystery man is moving quickly to give locals the money they need. Today, from 10am to 4pm at Union Station, Bailout Bill, Founder of BailoutBooth.com, will be giving away $50,000 in cash to anyone and everyone who walks up and explains why they need a bailout. “People need money and we’re here to give it to them,” says Bailout Bill, Founder of BailoutBooth.com. “Times are tough and the government is taking a long time to get their act together, so while they’re letting politics...

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The Stimulus Plan :: Basic Overview

Here is a basic overview of the stimulus plan. You will notice some are not going to affect or stimulate the economy at all, just a bunch of pork. First-time homebuyers purchasing a home before Dec. 1 will receive a US$8,000 tax credit. While this would in theory support the housing industry now, the tax benefit will not be realized until 2010, making it likely that potential homebuyers will wait until the last minute before making a purchasing decision. The US$1,000 child tax credit will be extended to more taxpayers who typically do not earn enough to pay taxes,...

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President Bush Kills Hippocratic Oath

President Bush Kills Hippocratic Oath

Here is the new Bush Hippocratic Oath I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:  I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow. I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism. I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon’s knife or the...

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