GM’s Newest Lobbyist: You

Just in case GM doesn’t have enough friends in Congress and the incoming administration, they are now counting on you to fill in the gaps.  Check out GM’s new website GM Facts and Fiction.
From their home page:
From plants to parks. From dealerships to driveways. From gas stations to grocery stores. What happens in the automotive [...]

Fighting the “Freedom of Choice” Act: Catholic Style

In an impressive show of strength and resolve, the Catholic Church in America made a forceful statement of their position on the Freedom of Choice Act to the incoming Obama Administration today.
From HotAir:
Catholic bishops issued a call for fierce opposition to the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) from their annual national conference. They offered [...]

The Rhetoric Hits the Road

Obama won the election.  He’s going to buy your mortgage and negotiate a lower monthly payment so you can stay in your house and pay all your bills, right?  That’s part of the $700 billion dollar rescue plan that Congress passed before the election, right?
Not right?
New York Times:
It sounds simple in principle: find troubled homeowners, [...]

Barack Obama: Spammer

From Slate:
Dear Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Joe Biden, David Plouffe, John Kerry, Al Gore, et al.:
First, I want to congratulate you on last week’s astounding victory. I also want to take a moment to thank each of you for the many, many thoughtful and informative communications you have sent me over the weeks and months [...]

Just Take His Word for It

New York Times:
Two American soldiers were killed and six others wounded by an Iraqi soldier on Wednesday following an altercation in the northern city of Mosul, according to Iraqi security officials and witnesses. The shooter was immediately killed by other American soldiers, they added.
A spokeswoman for the United States military in northern Iraq, Maj. Peggy [...]

Paulson’s New Plan: Encourage More Consumer Debt

New York Times:
[Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr.] said the $700 billion [financial-rescue program] would not be used to buy up troubled mortgage-related securities, as the rescue effort was originally conceived, but will instead be used in a broader campaign to bolster the financial markets and, in turn, make loans more accessible for creditworthy borrowers seeking car loans, [...]

California: Two Governors in One?

From Wall Street Journal, Best of the Web Today:
“Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sunday expressed hope that the California Supreme Court would overturn Proposition 8,” the Los Angeles Times reports. …the Times story continues:
“It’s unfortunate, obviously, but it’s not the end,” Schwarzenegger said in an interview Sunday on CNN. “I think that we will again maybe [...]

The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same

From Jonathan Weil, Bloomberg News:
It’s hard to believe Barack Obama would even think of calling this change.
Take a good look at some of the 17 people our nation’s president-elect chose last week for his Transition Economic Advisory Board. And then try saying with a straight face that these are the leaders who should be advising him on how [...]

Rumored Cabinet Positions – Flowchart

From U.S. News.com:
Now the above transition flowchart. It is making the rounds in Washington tonight, though our source would not reveal the actual source of the document. It lists suggestions for top cabinet posts, many of which have been rumored for days inside and outside the new administration. 
HotAir’s astute assessment of the above cabinet positions:

Al Gore [...]