Archive for December, 2007
AMT Patch Passes
From BNA
House Votes to Waive Pay-Go, Send AMT Relief to 21 Million Taxpayers
Posted Dec. 19, 2007, 4:50 PM ET
The protracted debate over whether to pay for a one-year patch for the alternative minimum tax ended Dec. 19 when the House voted 352-64 to clear the measure for President Bush’s signature.The House passed the bill (H.R. [...]
Go Blue Dogs!
Just a quick post that I’m excited that the Blue Dogs haven’t backed down in the fight over the AMT patch. While I’m squarely in the crosshairs if this doesn’t get fixed (and I’ve chastised Congress for not fixing it two months ago) I love that they have not backed down in their demands to [...]
And France Wonders Why It’s Not Competitive…
Amazon.com ordered to stop shipping books free in France.
Apparently, the booksellers union charged that Amazon was violating France’s law that books may not be discounted more than 5% under MSRP by waiving shipping charges on cheaper books. The union also received €100,000 for their trouble.
Amazon can comply or face fines of €1,000 per day for [...]
This is still 2007, right?
I want to like Mike Huckabee, I really do. While he’s far to the right of me on gay marriage and he does have prickly ethical problems, he’s more of a realist than the other GOP (or for that matter Democratic) contenders for the office of the Presidency. Plus, I like how someone that has [...]
Pilgrim’s Pride Can’t Find A Thing
I’ve written before about my love for footnoted. Today, Wendy has another doozy.
Pilgrim’s Pride, the frozen poultry company, is a favorite at footnoted. The company is largely controlled by the Pilgrim family and they run the company like their own petty cash fund. Both the father and the son sit on the compensation committee that determines the compensation [...]
Oh, Dear
(Photo by Nancy Shapiro via Exurban League)
Thoughts on the NPR Democratic Debate
Thoughts on NPR Democratic debate as I am listening
Iran Section
* Is there anything that John Edwards can’t blame Bush for? Note to the Edwards team: certain Muslims hated us well before Bush took power. Every time your candidate tries to pin something simply on Bush, the likelihood that I will vote for your candidate goes [...]
