Downgraded America

Posted by Beatrice Franklyne on August 8, 2011 in freaconomy, Politics | ∞

Well that was fun.

Tags: Agreement, Barack Obama, Capitulation, congress, conservatives, Credit Rating, Debt Ceiling, Default, democrats, Economic Depression, Election 2012, Entitlements, John Boehner, Paul Krugman, President Obama, Progressives, republicans, S&P, Standard and Poor's, Tax Breaks for The Rich, Tea Party, Tim Geithner, tim ryan, Welfare Queen

Partisan Politics

Posted by Beatrice Franklyne on July 24, 2011 in freaconomy, Politics | ∞

A Super Congress? Really? That’s the answer to the debt ceiling debacle?

John Boehner is an idiot when it comes to…well anything I can think of. Crybaby, cry. Make your Momma sigh.

Tags: bipartisan, budget, congress, Debt Ceiling, deficit, democrats, economy, elections, house of representatives, John Boehner, President Obama, republicans, senate, solution, spending, super congress, tim ryan, unemployment

A respone to John Braithwaite – American

Posted by Beatrice Franklyne on July 17, 2011 in freaconomy, Politics, Scary Family | ∞

I received this comment below a few days ago. I’ve been steaming ever since and now I feel ready to respond in a rational manner without using swear words.

Tags: Ann Coulter, bill maher, bush, congress, Conservative, Debt Ceiling, Democrat, economy, election, House of Representative, jobs, Liberal, Medicare, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, president, recession, republican, senate, tax cuts, tim ryan, Unemployed, unemployment benefits, Wall Street

I know, I’m a Slacker…

Posted by Beatrice Franklyne on May 27, 2011 in freaconomy, Healthscare, Politics | ∞

My apologies for being a slacker. I’m a very busy, stressed out slacker, but nonetheless.

On the Good News front – I have finally found an apartment near my job. I will be moving in 30 to 45 days. The Bad News on that is that someone is being evicted and that’s how I got such a great apartment so close to work, for so cheap.

Tags: Al Qaida, America, congress, Don Manzullo, gop, Homeland Security, House, Kathy Hochul, LA Metro, Manufacturing, Medicare, Mining, Newt Gingrich, Osama Bin Laden, Patriot Act, Paul Ryan, senate, Terror Threat, Tiffany's, tim ryan, unemployment, United States

When’s the revolution?

Posted by Beatrice Franklyne on March 21, 2011 in freaconomy, Politics | ∞

This morning I yelled at the kids. I don’t often yell at them, but this morning I was fed up.

How many times have I told them to pick up their art stuff? How many times have I told them no TV until they’ve cleaned up the kitchen? And how many times have we talked about getting all their chores and homework done before they ask for anything? About a million at least.

Tags: collective bargaining, congress, Conservative, constitution, Democrat, federal reserve, geithner, house of representatives, kasich, labor unions, Liberal, mafia, reagan, recall, recession, recovery, republican, senate, suicide, tarp funds, tim ryan, unemployment, union busting, walker

I’m back!

Posted by Beatrice Franklyne on March 6, 2011 in freaconomy, Healthscare, Politics | ∞

I know, it’s been a long time. And so much has happened while I was offline.

A bit of explanation: I have been very busy and also very sad. My friend whom I have mentioned here, has been through another hard time and it’s been hard on me, too. As I mentioned, I’d lost contact with her because her phone was shut off. It’s been months since I heard from her. Finally, I received a call from a hospital and I got dressed and went over there. It was near my work and I was at home, already in bed.

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Hello again!

Posted by Beatrice Franklyne on January 23, 2011 in freaconomy, Politics | ∞

Yes, I’m back. No, I haven’t been in jail, an insane asylum, or rehab with Lindsay Lohan. Sorry to disappoint, Teabaggers.

Tags: 2011, Appropriations Committe, Australia, Boehner, Canada, congress, Conservative, Democrat, economy, emigrate, expatriate, Gabrielle Giffords, jobs, Liberal, Loughner, New Zeland, Ohio, Representative, republican, senate, Tea Party, tim ryan

Why am I so against Obama’s Tax Deal?

Posted by Beatrice Franklyne on December 14, 2010 in freaconomy, Politics | ∞

A friend forwarded me a really great email today with which I agree wholeheartedly. I am re-posting a lot of it. You can find it in it’s original here.

Tags: 99ers, bailout, Bill Clinton, budget, congress, democrats, economic stimulus, economist, economists, handout, house of representatives, Moveon.org, President Barack Obama, republicans, ronald reagan, senate, tax break, tax cut, tax deal, taxes, the rich, tier 5, unemployment, unemployment benefits

Good News for Me…bad news for the rest of America, excluding “The Rich”

Posted by Beatrice Franklyne on December 9, 2010 in freaconomy, Politics, Scary Family | ∞

So, first the good news – I have a full time job! It’s not the same one I’ve been doing, but I did interview for yet another position and I’ve received a job offer and passed background, etc. So, I now declare my personal recession over. Let the recovery begin!

Tags: 9/11, bush, congress, democrats, economy, greenspan, house of representatives, interest rates, recession, republicans, senate, tax break extension, Tax Breaks, tax cut extension, tax cuts, the fed, tier 5, tim ryan, umemployed, unemployment benefits, war