Goldman Sachs Leads Split With Obama, as GE Jilts Him Too – Bloomberg  “Four years ago, employees of New York-based Goldman gave three-fourths of their campaign donations to Democratic candidates and committees, including presidential nominee Barack Obama. This time, they’re showering 70 percent of their contributions on Republicans. …  Goldman isn’t alone; 13 of the companies’ employees are now giving more to Republicans after backing Democrats four years ago.”

Blink! U.S. Debt Just Grew by $11 Trillion – Bloomberg  “Republicans and Democrats spent last summer battling how best to save $2.1 trillion over the next decade. They are spending this summer battling how best to not save $2.1 trillion over the next decade. In the course of that year, the U.S. government’s fiscal gap — the true measure of the nation’s indebtedness — rose by $11 trillion. The fiscal gap is the present value difference between projected future spending and revenue. It captures all government liabilities, whether they are official obligations to service Treasury bonds or unofficial commitments, such as paying for food stamps or buying drones.”

USDA Spends $2M, Gets One Intern, Program Fails, $192,000 for Housing – Washington Examiner  “United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials spent $2 million on an internship program that had one intern, as it failed to use properly $63 million in federal funding provided for USDA to protect itself from hackers.  The USDA inspector general discovered that the Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO) ‘funded an intern program for a total of $2 million which, while funded as a security enhancement project, only resulted in one intern being hired full-time for ASOC [Agriculture Security Operations Center],’ according to a new report.”

Pelosi ‘Swears’ Spirit of Susan B. Anthony Spoke to Her in White House – CNS News  “House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) told a recent gathering of the Women’s Political Committee that the spirits of suffragists Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Alice Paul spoke to her at the White House.  Pelosi said she heard them say: ‘At last we have a seat at the table’.”   In case you’ve been wondering about Pelosi!

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