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Weekly Address: Veterans Day and Fort Hood

By ⋅ November 15, 2009 ⋅

Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly Address November 14, 2009 This was a week for honoring the extraordinary service and profound sacrifice of our men and women in uniform. Every fall, we set aside a special day to pay tribute to our veterans. But this year, Veteran’s Day took on even greater poignancy and meaning [...]

In Defense of AIG Bonuses

By ⋅ March 18, 2009 ⋅

While I’m sure at present, the idea of defending American International Group (AIG) isn’t exactly the most popular on either the left or right. However this is one of those issues where I think passion has superseded common sense, and some perspective might fruitful. A few points: First, let’s remember that AIG never actually went [...]

Marketing on the Bailout

By ⋅ March 17, 2009 ⋅

Now this is a great way to play off of current events! In this commercial, Dominos Pizza has used the bailouts and stimulus package to their advantage by poking fun at the process, and selling pizza at the same time. This is definitely smart advertising.

$410 Billion Omnibus Bill Could Pass Tuesday with the Help of Weak Republicans

By ⋅ March 9, 2009 ⋅

Mo Money’ Mo Problems: Despite earlier reports buzzing around the Hill that Senate Democrats may not have the 60 votes needed to prevent a GOP filibuster of the $410 billion spending omnibus, TheHill.com is now reporting that the Democrat leadership is now confident that they will have the votes necessary to make this happen. Last [...]

Proof we’re winning: Capitol Hill receiving more than 1 million emails per day

By ⋅ February 25, 2009 ⋅

Here is an interesting article from NationalJournal.com that gives a small glimpse into the IT infrastructure currently being used by on Capitol Hill. As a tech-geek, I’ll avoid going into total analytical nerd mode, however the very fact that National Journal was compelled to write an article titled “E-Mail Surge Forces Hill IT to Keep [...]

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