Obama Addresses Nation After Debt Bill Passes in Senate – Still Wants Tax Hikes

In an August 5, 2009, interview on NBC News, Obama said, “The last thing we need to do during a recession is to raise taxes.” “The last thing you want to do is raise taxes in the middle of a recession, because that would just suck up, take more demand out of the economy and put businesses in a further hole.” Obama said tax hikes would put the economy in a further hole.

Bald Marxist Chavez Shaves Head For Chemotherapy

Red and Bald In this photo provided by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez speaks during the swearing in ceremony of two new ministers in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Aug.