NEW YORK — The president and CEO of health insurer WellPoint Inc. received a 51 percent boost in compensation in 2009, mainly on larger grants of stock options and a performance bonus as profit and shares gained ground. Angela Braly’s overall compensation rose to $13.1 million from $8.7 million in 2008, according to a […]
Archives for April 2010
Colorado woman indicted on terror charges – CNN.com #p2 #tcot
Colorado woman indicted on terror charges By the CNN Wire Staff April 2, 2010 8:00 p.m. EDT (CNN) — A Colorado woman who was arrested in Ireland reportedly as part of an investigation into a conspiracy to commit murder has been indicted on terror charges in the United States, prosecutors said Friday. The indictment […]
RNC’s Filings Reveal Creative Definitions Of ‘Office Supplies’ #gop #p2 #tcot #teaparty
It’s been a rough week for the Republican National Committee. When news broke that the RNC spent nearly two grand at a "bondage-themed" Los Angeles nightclub, a whole ton of resentment and disgruntlement bubbled up to the surface. RNC Chairman Michael Steele’s leadership was called into question. Key GOP figures like Sarah Palin and […]
Average American Is To Blame For Failed Good Government Policies #p2 #tcot #teaparty
The GOP & its puppeteers policies are anti average American mostly because their entrenched philosophy promotes a top down distribution of wealth and power. It can only work if it convinces Americans of two things, 1) that the government of the people and by the people is bad and evil and as such will not […]
Op-Ed Columnist – Financial Reform 101 – NYTimes.com
Let’s face it: Financial reform is a hard issue to follow. It’s not like health reform, which was fairly straightforward once you cut through the nonsense. Reasonable people can and do disagree about exactly what we should do to avert another banking crisis. So here’s a brief guide to the debate — and an […]
U.S. Economy FINALLY Added Jobs In March
Unemployment Rate Doesn’t Budge, But U.S. Economy FINALLY Added Jobs In March CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | 04/ 2/10 09:19 AM | WASHINGTON — The nation’s economy posted its largest job gain in three years in March, while the unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent for the third straight month. The increase in payrolls […]
President Obama Support For Offshore Drilling Is Political Chess Game He Will Win #p2 #tcot #teaparty
President Obama’s support for Offshore drilling while opposed by many conservationist will turn out to be another calculated move that sees the big picture.
#TeaParty Survey: Old, Conservative Hate Obama, Like Fox News #p2 #tcot
Most notably, these are the people that will benefit the most from Obama’s policies. But if you get your news from FoxNews, you will never get that truthful tidbit. The individuals who make up the Tea Party movement are largely conservative and get their news from Fox; they’re generally old and of moderate to low […]
Hannity Calls Tea Party Folks Tim McVeigh Wannabe #p2 #tcot
Why is this not receiving main stream media coverage? Video should start at 7.43. Thats all you really need to watch.
FactCheck: Rep. Price Cites Bogus "New England Journal of Medicine" Study #hcr #p2 #tcot
Rep. Price Cites Bogus "New England Journal of Medicine" Study 3 minutes ago During an interview with CNN’s Rick Sanchez, Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) claimed that the New England Journal of Medicine "came out with a study" showing that one-third of the nation’s doctors would leave medicine because of health care reform. In reality, […]