Macaca
10-22 08:07 AM
Can Washington Be Fixed? (http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2007/10/19/can-washington-be-fixed.html) The war. Healthcare. Airline delays. Katrina. Americans are fed up with inaction�and demanding change By Kenneth T. Walsh, October 19, 2007
There they go again.
The White House and Congress are in a nasty stalemate over expanding access to children's healthcare. President Bush predicts a "fiscal showdown" this fall with Democratic legislators over virtually all his spending priorities. "We're now more than halfway through October, and the new leaders in Congress have had more than nine months to get things done for the American people," Bush told a news conference last week. "Unfortunately, they haven't managed to pass many important bills. Now the clock is winding down, and in some key areas, Congress is just getting started." In a familiar tit for tat, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shot back: "There is no better example of why Washington is not working for the American people than the president claiming to seek common ground at the same time he is bitterly attacking Congress."
Beyond that, no solution has emerged for the subprime mortgage meltdown that may cost hundreds of thousands of Americans their homes and endangers the wider economy. The Iraq war grinds on, with no apparent end in sight. Idaho Sen. Larry Craig is reviving the sleaze-factor saga that has been so damaging to Washington by trying to withdraw his guilty plea to disorderly conduct stemming from a restroom sex sting.
It's the constant refrain from the presidential candidates, political scientists, and, most important of all, everyday Americans: Washington is broken. Rancorous partisanship has nearly paralyzed the government. The nation's leaders have lost touch with the people. Above all, it's time for a change. Historians and pollsters say the zeitgeist is clear. Americans are more frustrated with their government today than they have been in a long time, even more so than during the Watergate scandal. And those negative feelings have become the subtext of the 2008 presidential race. "Distrust of politicians and politics are part of American culture," says Princeton historian Julian Zelizer. "But the distrust is getting worse."
With good reason. The government can't seem to solve any of its major problems, from reforming Social Security to illegal immigration. "Anytime there is a major policy failure," such as the disastrous government response to Hurricane Katrina, Zelizer says, "it decreases Americans' belief that government can do good." The Democrats and Republicans are increasingly relying on their base voters and aren't reaching out to anyone else, making compromise nearly impossible. Corruption scandals have increased public cynicism. The 24-hour news cycle emphasizes conflict and wrongdoing more than ever. The Iraq war has deepened the nation's anxiety. President Bush and Congress endure record-low approval ratings. In fact, 7 out of 10 Americans now say the country is headed in the wrong direction. "People feel nothing gets done in Washington, that the hot air of summer has become a permanent condition," says Kenneth Duberstein, former White House chief of staff for Ronald Reagan.
The need for change is such a dominant theme that all the main presidential contenders are calling for an end to business as usual. The Democrats, trying to draw contrasts with the GOP White House of George W. Bush, are the most pointed. Front-runner Hillary Clinton says her experience as first lady and as a senator from New York enables her to bring more positive and effective change than her rivals. "She has represented change all her life," says Mark Penn, her chief strategist , "and she's been fighting the special interests all her life." Illinois Sen. Barack Obama goes further. "There are those who tout their experience working the system in Washington," Obama says. "But the problem is the system in Washington isn't working for us, and it hasn't been for a very long time." And John Edwards told U.S. News: "Washington is severely broken. And I think the system is rigged, and I think it's rigged against the American people and it's rigged by powerful interests and their lobbyists in Washington."
The Republicans are more restrained in attacking Bush, the titular head of their party, but they realize that public resentment of the status quo runs deep. "When, every day, Americans are being shot and Iraqis are being blown up, it feels lousy," says former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. "I happen to think that the failures in Iraq have a great deal to do with the wrong-track sentiment that exists in the country today."
Can't say no. Beyond Iraq, other reasons for public frustration with Washington include anxiety about job security, wage stagnation, retirement, and access to affordable healthcare�all situations that the White House and Congress have failed to improve. "Because the two parties are so evenly balanced, it's not possible for one party to pass its own agenda," says conservative strategist Grover Norquist. "When you've got a fifty-fifty balance, each team needs all its most motivated players and each team can't say no to its radical special interests."
There they go again.
The White House and Congress are in a nasty stalemate over expanding access to children's healthcare. President Bush predicts a "fiscal showdown" this fall with Democratic legislators over virtually all his spending priorities. "We're now more than halfway through October, and the new leaders in Congress have had more than nine months to get things done for the American people," Bush told a news conference last week. "Unfortunately, they haven't managed to pass many important bills. Now the clock is winding down, and in some key areas, Congress is just getting started." In a familiar tit for tat, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shot back: "There is no better example of why Washington is not working for the American people than the president claiming to seek common ground at the same time he is bitterly attacking Congress."
Beyond that, no solution has emerged for the subprime mortgage meltdown that may cost hundreds of thousands of Americans their homes and endangers the wider economy. The Iraq war grinds on, with no apparent end in sight. Idaho Sen. Larry Craig is reviving the sleaze-factor saga that has been so damaging to Washington by trying to withdraw his guilty plea to disorderly conduct stemming from a restroom sex sting.
It's the constant refrain from the presidential candidates, political scientists, and, most important of all, everyday Americans: Washington is broken. Rancorous partisanship has nearly paralyzed the government. The nation's leaders have lost touch with the people. Above all, it's time for a change. Historians and pollsters say the zeitgeist is clear. Americans are more frustrated with their government today than they have been in a long time, even more so than during the Watergate scandal. And those negative feelings have become the subtext of the 2008 presidential race. "Distrust of politicians and politics are part of American culture," says Princeton historian Julian Zelizer. "But the distrust is getting worse."
With good reason. The government can't seem to solve any of its major problems, from reforming Social Security to illegal immigration. "Anytime there is a major policy failure," such as the disastrous government response to Hurricane Katrina, Zelizer says, "it decreases Americans' belief that government can do good." The Democrats and Republicans are increasingly relying on their base voters and aren't reaching out to anyone else, making compromise nearly impossible. Corruption scandals have increased public cynicism. The 24-hour news cycle emphasizes conflict and wrongdoing more than ever. The Iraq war has deepened the nation's anxiety. President Bush and Congress endure record-low approval ratings. In fact, 7 out of 10 Americans now say the country is headed in the wrong direction. "People feel nothing gets done in Washington, that the hot air of summer has become a permanent condition," says Kenneth Duberstein, former White House chief of staff for Ronald Reagan.
The need for change is such a dominant theme that all the main presidential contenders are calling for an end to business as usual. The Democrats, trying to draw contrasts with the GOP White House of George W. Bush, are the most pointed. Front-runner Hillary Clinton says her experience as first lady and as a senator from New York enables her to bring more positive and effective change than her rivals. "She has represented change all her life," says Mark Penn, her chief strategist , "and she's been fighting the special interests all her life." Illinois Sen. Barack Obama goes further. "There are those who tout their experience working the system in Washington," Obama says. "But the problem is the system in Washington isn't working for us, and it hasn't been for a very long time." And John Edwards told U.S. News: "Washington is severely broken. And I think the system is rigged, and I think it's rigged against the American people and it's rigged by powerful interests and their lobbyists in Washington."
The Republicans are more restrained in attacking Bush, the titular head of their party, but they realize that public resentment of the status quo runs deep. "When, every day, Americans are being shot and Iraqis are being blown up, it feels lousy," says former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. "I happen to think that the failures in Iraq have a great deal to do with the wrong-track sentiment that exists in the country today."
Can't say no. Beyond Iraq, other reasons for public frustration with Washington include anxiety about job security, wage stagnation, retirement, and access to affordable healthcare�all situations that the White House and Congress have failed to improve. "Because the two parties are so evenly balanced, it's not possible for one party to pass its own agenda," says conservative strategist Grover Norquist. "When you've got a fifty-fifty balance, each team needs all its most motivated players and each team can't say no to its radical special interests."
wallpaper short haircuts 2011 men. short
Blog Feeds
01-20 07:00 AM
The Ranking Member of the House Immigration Subcommittee would like to deport all Haitians so they can help rebuild their country. Yeah, I'm sure that's what's motivating this "compassionate" proposal. Wonkette, the often hilarious DC gossip blog, has nicknamed King The #1 A@#hole in Congress for just this sort of rhetoric. ABC News quotes King: "This sounds to me like open borders advocates exercising the Rahm Emanuel axiom: 'Never let a crisis go to waste,'" Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said in an e-mail message to ABCNews. "Illegal immigrants from Haiti have no reason to fear deportation, but if they are...
More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2010/01/steve-king-wants-to-deport-haitians.html)
More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2010/01/steve-king-wants-to-deport-haitians.html)
Blog Feeds
02-08 06:10 PM
Philadelphia-area Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-PA) is coming under fire for supporting an anti-immigration resolution in the House. America's Voice has launched an online campaign to force Murphy to remove his name from the hardline resolution: America�s Voice announced today the beginning of an online advertising campaign to encourage Americans to contact Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-PA) and demand that he remove his name from controversial immigration resolution H.Res. 1026, the so-called �BRIDGE Resolution.� Murphy has come under fire from religious, progressive, and community leaders for joining with the virulently anti-immigrant Rep. Steve King (R-IA) to co-sponsor the resolution. The BRIDGE Resolution...
More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2010/02/proimmigrant-groups-target-antiimmigrant-democrat.html)
More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2010/02/proimmigrant-groups-target-antiimmigrant-democrat.html)
2011 Trendy men#39;s hairstyles for
Skelerex
07-14 01:14 PM
Well, I am a facebook fanatic!
http://a.imageshack.us/img202/9861/tdc10facebook.gif (http://img202.imageshack.us/i/tdc10facebook.gif/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)
http://a.imageshack.us/img202/9861/tdc10facebook.gif (http://img202.imageshack.us/i/tdc10facebook.gif/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)
more...
bigboy007
08-08 01:51 AM
Hello Folks,
I received a code 2 notice for I765 but i dont have my passport as it was sent to renewal. Eventhough FP Notice says ID card should be one of Alien Card / Drivers license , passport, State issued card my experience earlier says ASC only accepts Passport. Will they accept EAD Card etc as ID ? Any experience different than this ? Please post.
Btw this is my third time i am renewing for EAD.
Please advice.
Thanks.
I received a code 2 notice for I765 but i dont have my passport as it was sent to renewal. Eventhough FP Notice says ID card should be one of Alien Card / Drivers license , passport, State issued card my experience earlier says ASC only accepts Passport. Will they accept EAD Card etc as ID ? Any experience different than this ? Please post.
Btw this is my third time i am renewing for EAD.
Please advice.
Thanks.
Blog Feeds
04-26 11:30 AM
The H-1B visa is, by far, the most sought-after temporary work visa in the United States for foreign-born, professional workers. The H-1B category requires sponsorship by a U.S. employer and is limited to specialty positions which generally require the candidates hold at least a bachelor�s degree or the equivalent in a relevant discipline. It now appears that the impact of the economy on H-1B usage will be felt for at least another year. The annual cap or quota for new H-1B visas is set by Congress at 65,000 new visas per year, not including the 20,000 H-1B visas available under...
More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/h1bvisablog/2010/04/will-the-h1b-cap-be-reached-this-year-.html)
More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/h1bvisablog/2010/04/will-the-h1b-cap-be-reached-this-year-.html)
more...
coolstonesa
06-02 03:16 PM
Folks, I read somewhere about I-140 premium processing by paying $1000. Is it available now or is it something proposed for future? If not available now, any idea when is it going to be implemented?
Thank for your time.
Thank for your time.
2010 Top Hairstyles For Men
belmontboy
05-14 06:54 PM
economy has slowed down immigration. Otherwise, numbers were pretty high.
it was projected that "Whites" would become minority by 2042.
I wish i live long enough to see that :D
it was projected that "Whites" would become minority by 2042.
I wish i live long enough to see that :D
more...
newuser
05-23 08:26 AM
Thanks. I just created my google account. Lets test the water with gooooooooooogle now.
Use your gmail account.
Use your gmail account.
hair Men#39;s Hairstyle: Boys
supers789
06-22 06:14 PM
If PD is current when USCIS starts processing the applications, PD's doesn't matter. But if PDs retrogate (which will be the case most likely), then USCIS only going to process the applications which has PD current that time. I hope it makes sense.
more...
punjabi
03-11 12:06 AM
First of all, I am surprised to know that you have "lost" such an important paper. Keep your legal documents in good safe place, as your future stay in U.S. depends upon these.
Talk to the Student Coordinator of your university. He will be able to give you a copy.
Relax.
Talk to the Student Coordinator of your university. He will be able to give you a copy.
Relax.
hot Cool Men Hairstyles Oct 22,
Seek_Gc
11-02 06:06 PM
I have eb3 -2002 PD . is it possible if my wife applies labor and file 140 with my Priority date . ? Both me and my wife's 485 is pending .
more...
house dresses est hairstyles for short hair top hairstyles for 2011 men.
kisana
11-03 12:05 AM
This is urgent please advise,
I was planning to join new empolyer with my EAD. I gave my Labor certificate to my manager, some how things are now going well with my new employer manager. Somehow I am in double mind whether to join or not join this new employer, I was just worrried since he has my labor certificate he can negatively affect me , if I do not join this new employer. Please advise if he can negatively affect me any way, or what precation I need to take in case I do not join him.
I was planning to join new empolyer with my EAD. I gave my Labor certificate to my manager, some how things are now going well with my new employer manager. Somehow I am in double mind whether to join or not join this new employer, I was just worrried since he has my labor certificate he can negatively affect me , if I do not join this new employer. Please advise if he can negatively affect me any way, or what precation I need to take in case I do not join him.
tattoo The Top Mens Asian Hairstyles
sw33t
07-27 03:29 PM
SENATOR CORNYN IS THE CHAIR OF THE INDIA CAUCUS IN THE U.S. SENATE
WHO: U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas
WHEN: Thursday,August 9,
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.
Speech: 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Lakeway Inn, New Glass Ballroom
SPONSOR: Rotary Club/Lakeway
Lake Travis
COST: $250 per table of 10,
or $25 per individual
RESERVATIONS: MANDATORY!
10 Tables are being reserved
for Rotary & Guests
20 Table reservations will
be taken and must be paid for
by July 27, 2007!
WHO: U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas
WHEN: Thursday,August 9,
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.
Speech: 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Lakeway Inn, New Glass Ballroom
SPONSOR: Rotary Club/Lakeway
Lake Travis
COST: $250 per table of 10,
or $25 per individual
RESERVATIONS: MANDATORY!
10 Tables are being reserved
for Rotary & Guests
20 Table reservations will
be taken and must be paid for
by July 27, 2007!
more...
pictures Top Men Hairstyles For 2011
rsrikant
07-18 11:17 AM
Sent Date: 12-Jul-2007
Received Date: 13-Jul-2007
Receipt Status: Dont know.
Service Center: NSC
EBIII SEP 2004
Received Date: 13-Jul-2007
Receipt Status: Dont know.
Service Center: NSC
EBIII SEP 2004
dresses Top Men Hairstyles For 2011
thesparky007
04-01 12:29 AM
*terribly scared* *runs away*
more...
makeup Top Men#39;s Hairstyle Trends For
sertasheep
09-10 10:26 PM
The transcript from the 01 Sept 06 conference call with Ms. Sonal Mehta-Verma, Immigration Attorney is now available on ImmigrationVoice at the following link: Immigration Attorney Conference Calls (http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1267)
Questions that were unable to be answered during this conference call will be reviewed by the attorney for the next conference call.
At this time, we are inviting questions for the next conference call.
Members are encouraged to send in their questions (rather than posting them on forums) to leverage of this free legal consultation available through Immigration Voice using the procedure outlined in the link above.
Questions that were unable to be answered during this conference call will be reviewed by the attorney for the next conference call.
At this time, we are inviting questions for the next conference call.
Members are encouraged to send in their questions (rather than posting them on forums) to leverage of this free legal consultation available through Immigration Voice using the procedure outlined in the link above.
girlfriend celebrity mens hairstyle.
ctrl
08-23 12:46 PM
Requested the senator help about the case and found that the following information
"The File is currently being transferred to Adjudications Officer".
do you know what is the next step and how soon the Adjudication offices will take the decision?. any Idea?.
"The File is currently being transferred to Adjudications Officer".
do you know what is the next step and how soon the Adjudication offices will take the decision?. any Idea?.
hairstyles Men#39;s Long on Top Hairstyle #1
greenmonster
11-12 11:49 AM
I have EAD.. no issues with my renewal. I took a break and want to continue further as long as possible.
chi_shark
06-11 02:24 AM
ladies and gents,
has there ever been any regulation issued by the USCIS for the AC21 law? i know about the yates memo in 2005. however, even that memo says that there will be a regulation coming in... so was that ever published? i just want to find out once and FOR ALL whether uscis will allow me to do self-employment in a same or similar job and how prepared should i be for zealous immigration officers sending me way-too-detailed RFEs for stuff related to self employment... i contacted a few lawyers, the only one who was encouraging enough for my taste said that she/he will charge me my arm, leg and possibly an eye or ear... so whats out there already?
has there ever been any regulation issued by the USCIS for the AC21 law? i know about the yates memo in 2005. however, even that memo says that there will be a regulation coming in... so was that ever published? i just want to find out once and FOR ALL whether uscis will allow me to do self-employment in a same or similar job and how prepared should i be for zealous immigration officers sending me way-too-detailed RFEs for stuff related to self employment... i contacted a few lawyers, the only one who was encouraging enough for my taste said that she/he will charge me my arm, leg and possibly an eye or ear... so whats out there already?
Blog Feeds
06-16 03:20 PM
The National Foundation for American Policy has issued an important report analyzing the interplay between of trade laws and S.887 and S.2804, bills introduced by Senators Grassley and Sanders, which would impose an array of new restrictions on skilled workers. Language from these bills is also being considered for inclusion in the draft language for the comprehensive immigration reform bill. According to the report, provisions in the two bills that appear to violate US commitments under the General Agreement on Trade and Services include 1. changing H-1B wage rules to require employers to pay median average wages (S.887) 2. changing...
More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2010/06/nfap-pending-h1b-and-l1-senate-bills-likely-violate-trade-laws.html)
More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2010/06/nfap-pending-h1b-and-l1-senate-bills-likely-violate-trade-laws.html)
No comments:
Post a Comment