SkipperLiner closes: recession sinks boat maker; 55 lose jobs
By SAMANTHA MARCUS smarcus@lacrossetribune.com | Posted: Saturday, May 1, 2010 12:00 am 

SkipperLiner Industries Inc. shut down operations Friday after suffering under the weight of a recession owner Noel Jordan called "just too long."

The French Island company permanently laid off 55 employees in Wisconsin and eight in Arizona, some of whom had only recently been hired.

57% Predict Health Care Plan Will Hurt The Economy

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters say the health care reform plan now working its way through Congress will hurt the U.S. economy.

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Then why the hell did you vote for the bailout?  Jeez, what a hypocrite!

Rep. Kaptur gets $3.5 billion sweetener in climate bill
Democrats offered concession to Ohio's Kaptur

By Edward Felker

When House Democratic leaders were rounding up votes Friday for the massive climate-change bill, they paid special attention to their colleagues from Ohio who remained stubbornly undecided.

It's official: conservatives were right all along.  We told you it was a waste of money to bailout the auto industry.  We told you the money would just get sucked into a black hole and the companies would end up declaring bankruptcy anyway.  We told you this was going to result in government ownership of a private industry.  Maybe next time the wizards of smart will listen.