Walter Jones, GOP Congressman, Signs On To Investigating Bush

It's a strange day indeed when it seems that there may be a greater chance of bipartisan support for an investigation into the actions of the Bush Administration than there is for an economic stimulus and recovery bill. Strange days indeed.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

No One Is immune to the Economic Crisis, Not Even Toyota

excerpt from:
McClatchy Washington Bureau | 02/13/2009 |
Toyota reduces pay, offers buyouts for all North America employees

Toyota announced plans Thursday that would cut the compensation of every one of its manufacturing employees in North America, from top executives to assembly line workers.

The plan will see executives give up anywhere from 25 percent to 30 percent of their total pay, while salaried workers will see a decrease of around 20 percent and production workers will receive smaller bonuses. Production workers at the Georgetown plant, the largest private employer in Central Kentucky, will lose at least a few thousand dollars annually.

The plan avoids layoffs, which have become frequent at rival automakers, but does include a buyout program, reduced work weeks at some plants and no wage increases for the foreseeable future.

24 Hours of Stimulus - Caffeine Not Required.

Since I couldn't host a stimulus party this past weekend, I decided to do the next best thing. I'm joining with the bloggers of Political Voices of Women in hosting a party online and you're invited.

Join us on Twitter for "24 Hours of Stimulus: an online bipartisan citizen discussion on the Economic Stimulus and Recovery Bill".

The discussion will start at 12 noon EST Monday, February, 9th as the President begins his Townhall Meeting in Elkhart, Indiana and will continue for the next 24 hours, the time that the Senate is expected to vote on the bill known as S.1 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

To participate in the discussion add the hashtags. #24stimulus and/or #pvow to each of your tweets. This will make sure that your message is visible to everyone participating in the discussion.

If you are new to Twitter here are a few tips for participating in the discussion.

Go to TweetChat

• Logon on with your Twitter ID and password.
• You will be prompted to enter the name of the room that you want to enter.
• At this point type either #pvow or #24stimulus
• You will now see all of the tweets that have been entered using the hashtags.

For more help with using Twitter check out Everything Twiiter

I hope that you'll join the conversation and share your thoughts, questions, blog posts and any other information that you think that the public needs to know about the Economic Stimulus and Recovery Bill. It should be a fascinating discussion.

Hope to see you there.


P.S. Keep an eye out for a few surprise guests :-)