Bush & McCain's 'strong' economy keeps rolling along

Pams House blend  Sep 05 08

Think we've seen the bottom of this ugly pit?  Think again.  The federal government is taking the wholly unprecedented step of seizing control of Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are expected to be taken over by the government as soon as this weekend in a bold move designed to protect the mortgage market from the risk the companies could fail, a person briefed on the matter said Friday night.

Some of the details of the intervention, which could cost taxpayers billions, were not yet available, but are expected to include the departure of Fannie Mae CEO Daniel Mudd and Freddie Mac CEO Richard Syron, according to the source, who asked not to be named because the plan was yet to be announced. Full story...

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Vatican Cheers on Anti-LGBT Discrimination

Pams House blend  7 hours ago

Someone better head to confessional.

The Times Online is reporting that the Vatican has come out strongly against a United Nations declaration formally condemning anti-LGBT discrimination, saying that the declaration would lead to the decriminalization of same-sex unions.

Protest Planned for Charlie Crist's Gay Wedding Dec. 12

Pams House blend  8 hours ago

A half-gay wedding, anyway.  Impact Florida plans to stage a protest at the Dec. 12 wedding of Republican Gov.

Bush Administration 'Right Of Conscience' Regulation May Impact Your Healthcare Treatment

Pams House blend  10 hours ago

The Los Angeles Times has a piece up this morning entitled Broader medical refusal rule may go far beyond abortion.

Report: anti-gay org to run ad in NYT blaming gays for 'Campaign Of Violence' in wake of Prop 8

Pams House blend  14 hours ago

You knew this was coming -- it was only a matter of time before the emotion and outrage in the LGBT community after Prop 8 would be turned into a rampaging mob of heathen homosexuals persecuting Christians.

The age of the U.S. Supreme Court - who will retire?

Pams House blend  15 hours ago

John @ Americablog posted the current SCOTUS bench, noting only two were nominated by a Dem:

John Paul Stevens, 88 (Ford) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 75 (Clinton) Antonin Scalia, 72 (Reagan) Anthony Kennedy, 72 (Reagan) Stephen Breyer, 70 (Clinton) David Souter, 69 (GHW Bush) Clarence Thomas, 60 (GHW Bush) Samuel Alito, 58 (GW Bush) John Roberts, 53 (GW Bush)

The Bushes added relative youngsters on the bench, all save Souter are firmly on the conservative side of the spectrum.

Bush admin tool cites 'Chuck and Larry' defense to deprive same-sex couple fed benefits

Pams House blend  16 hours ago

January 20 cannot get here soon enough. I've had it with these brain-dead bigoted tools of the Bush Admin who reach high up in their posteriors to pull out BS like this to justify discrimination.

Faux News still 0-5 at Obama pressers

Pams House blend  19 hours ago

Doesn't it bite to be Faux News these days? After the GOP propaganda media outlet rode the wave of easy access to the Bush Admin, the president-elect has given the news channel the cold shoulder.

Change.org/MySpace "Ideas for Change in America"

Pams House blend  less than a day ago

Ideas for Change in America is a citizen-driven project that aims to identify and create momentum around the best ideas for how the Obama Administration and 111th Congress can turn the broad call for "change" across the country into specific policies.

You Will Be Absorbed!

Pams House blend  less than a day ago

In an article on The Blend today, Autumn Sandeen asked the question, "How diverse should a call be for a "gay contingent" in the Inaugural Parade?"

I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised that the comments for this topic strayed into the issue of "appropriate" dress for the LGBT people who may attend the event.

The light bulb comes on over Dear Leader's head

Pams House blend  less than a day ago

The boob finally figured out that the buck stops here -- his total destruction of the country just might have had a hand in a change at the top, according to Bush.

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