The Stimulus Bill

The full monty on the proposed economic stimulus bill, formally known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (01/30/2009).

If you care to view the 736 pages of spending, take a look. (Link will take you to the NYT website with the full PDF)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Let's see if we can find some interesting nuggets of government spending programs...

On a lighter note...

I was browsing through Craigslist Tokyo for some used office furniture, when I came across this sale item. I couldn't resist to find out wth these guys were pushing...

Item title was:

PWR Announces the debut of The BarackObama Bag Collection - JPY50000 - (Japan, Italy, USA) -collectibles

Ok, Barack Obama Bag for 50,000 JPY = $555.56

It's apparently of Italian Design, hence the price tag. I'm not sure what to make of this...

Cut your losses...

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Farewell to the end of a era.

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You have to give him credit for the tireless conviction that he maintained through his presidency. But giving a subtle nod to Israel for bombing innocent civilians, torturing enemy combatants, and several other violations of basic human rights... makes it a hard case to root for this guy. The "moral clarity" he so often speaks of is very much in doubt. I only hope that the Obama administration will be true to their convictions of upholding human rights.

No colors: Ill Gov Arrested

Just another testament to show that corruption & cronyism is not just a problem of one political party. From the International Herald Tribune:

Illinois governor arrested in inquiry into filling Obama's Senate seat

Governor Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois was arrested by federal authorities on Tuesday morning on corruption charges, including an allegation that he conspired to effectively sell President-elect Barack Obama's seat in the United States Senate to the highest bidder.

Blagojevich, a Democrat, called his sole authority to name Obama's successor "golden," and he sought to parlay it into a job as an ambassador or secretary of Health and Human Services, or a high-paying position at a nonprofit or an organization connected to labor unions, prosecutors said.

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