Goolsbee stressed that the main difference between Obama and Clinton was that Obama was “more respectful of market forces.” Goolsbee was adamant that Obama was opposed to expanding the stimulus package to include “money for low-income heating assistance through a bureaucratic program.”
Goolsbee’s statements came just one day after leaders of the Maine legislature had convened in Augusta to face the dire situation of low income families who cannot afford to heat their homes this winter, partly as a result of the sky-high price of heating oil. Some influential members of the Legislature spoke of taking money from Maine’s Rainy Day reserves to help people who are running short of heating oil this winter. Supporters of the proposed move said the high price of heating oil is cutting into the size of deliveries to households receiving Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP), with many low-income families not being able to afford a full tank. This puts many Maine residents in danger of going without heat, as House Speaker Glen Cummings of Portland noted. MUCH MORE
In short, another Presidential election is at hand, and thanks to our fascist mainstream news media, there’s not a progressive candidate on the ticket, therefore, Americans can expect everything to become far worse before anything begins to get better. Go figure…
William Cormier
FOOTNOTE: I have implied that McCain will choose Huckabee as his Vice-President if nominated, and if we look at the election logically, with the momentum that Obama is building, a McCain/Huckabee ticket is the only logical choice for the GOP to try and keep a Rethuglican in the White House.
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