As proof that no one in Washington D.C. actually reads anything before signing it, President Obama signed a bill, the Omnibus, that undid what he had undone only two days prior.

Read the story here

On Wednesday he undid the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.  (please note:  he did not undo the ban, he undid the ban on federal funding)

Friday, he signed the bill that re-banned federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.  (please note:  it did not ban the research.  It banned federal funding for it)

We at the Friends of America try to not engage in petty politics and name calling - but this was just to obvious to let go.  It just proves that no one really cares what they’re signing.

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If you haven’t heard yet, GM released an open letter to the American public.  I’ll link the actual GM apology letter below, but first, here’s a SLATE.com report on the apology:

“From time to time, companies find it necessary to apologize. They may not do it in so many words, but in the wake of a crisis or a scandal or a huge, news-making problem, they will mount an advertising campaign to assure you, the consumer, that efforts are underway to “win back your trust.” During the Ford/Firestone fiasco a couple of years ago, for instance, both of those firms launched forgiveness campaigns.

Like all ad campaigns, the bottom line is that GM, right now, is a fine, high-quality company, whose products you should buy immediately. It’s the journey to this obvious destination that’s interesting. “Thirty years ago, GM quality was the best in the world,” the print ad starts. “Twenty years ago, it wasn’t.”

And apparently the company muddled along in a sub-par manner for 10 years before deciding to change. “The hard part [was] breaking out of our own bureaucratic gridlock,” the ad copy continues, and “learning some humbling lessons from our competitors.” After a “painful” decade of effort, they’re now back up to snuff, putting out great cars, etc., etc. The ad cites positive consumer-satisfaction research and recent automotive awards, presumably the hook for the campaign. “The road to redemption has no finish line,” the copy concludes. “But it does have a corner. And it’s fair to say we’ve turned it.”

GM says that campaign is aimed at the apparently large segment of the car-buying public that simply won’t consider its models. The company’s North American president calls it “a unique effort to reach those consumers whose perceptions of GM are out of step with today’s reality.” I suppose that’s reasonable, but let’s say you’re one of the thousands who did buy a GM car in the 1980s and 1990s. You, apparently, were a sucker. Your vehicle was not put together by a company with “a true culture of quality in every division.” That’s not what I’m saying—it’s what GM is saying.”

Had enough?

Well guess what….

That article is about GM’s apology in 2003!

Yup, you read that right - it’s from five years ago.
Here’s the 2008 version that’s now asking for taxpayer money to continue, but it really begs, no DEMANDS the question:  What’s going to change this time?

Super Props to Michelle Malkin for this one

admin Domestic, Economics & The economy, General auto makers, bailout, Economics & The economy, lame excuses

Yes that’s right America, the popular conservative activist web group known as “the Friends of America” has finally (yes, finally) gone public with a blog and news section.

Editor:  Really? do you mean it?  it’s about freaking time…Friends of America Indeed!

Braving the risk of spammers, trolls and obnoxious commentators, the Friends of America site additions will feature a blog with entries from several of the brightest editors and news commentary from the same, absolutely brilliant editors.

Oh my…I can’t wait.  No really I can’t.  So what’s going to be first? some self touting article with forced humor in place of some actual inteligence?

Thought so.

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