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Joltin’ Joe Spinning the stimulus … badly

Posted by on 7/26/2009 Comments Off

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Joltin’ Joe whiffs on his own curveball. After watching their stimulus package fail to stimulate and an increasing number of Americans wondering whether President Barack Obama has the first clue on economics, Vice President …

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Michelle Malkin » Video: ACORN affilates go nuts on Tea Party activists

Posted by on 7/26/2009 1 comment

Michelle Malkin » Video: ACORN affilates go nuts on Tea Party activists.

Krauthammer: So Porkulus was a trillion-dollar Mulligan?

Posted by on 7/8/2009 2 comments

Krauthammer’s Take – NRO Staff – The Corner on National Review Online. Well, as Nina says, it’s [the stimulus package] a trillion dollar mulligan. You know, the first rule in Washington is if you’re in a hole, stop digging. And this …

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Krauthammer: So Porkulus was a trillion-dollar Mulligan?

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Krauthammer’s Take – NRO Staff – The Corner on National Review Online. Well, as Nina says, it’s [the stimulus package] a trillion dollar mulligan. You know, the first rule in Washington is if you’re in a hole, stop digging. And this …

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Why was Obama so wrongly optimistic on the economy? | Blogs |

Posted by on 7/1/2009 Comments Off

James Pethokoukis » Blog Archive » Why was Obama so wrongly optimistic on the economy? | Blogs |. My spin:  It’s not so much that a more negative forecast would have prevented Obama from spending large amounts of money, it’s …

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Budget Bully: “It’s Time To Stand Up To The Union Bullies”

Posted by on 6/18/2009 4 comments

Hat tip to Michelle Malkin and Newsalert

Obama Seeks Tax on Wealthy to Fund Health Overhaul… Update: Goodbye, 4th Amendment

Posted by on 6/7/2009 2 comments

Obama Seeks Tax on Wealthy to Fund Health Overhaul… Tax on international air travel could fund ‘climate change’ fight… Unemployment Rate Gallops Ahead of Expectations… Big government spending programs — having opposite desired effect… Obama’s global warming bill ‘patently absurd’; …

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Why Bernanke is right to be worried

Posted by on 6/4/2009 1 comment

FT.com / Comment – Why Bernanke is right to be worried. Bernanke Warns Long-Term Budget Deficits Threaten Financial Stability…

Hot Air » Biden on the stimulus: Some money’s being wasted, some people are being scammed

Posted by on 6/2/2009 Comments Off

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Biden on the stimulus: Some money’s being wasted, some people are being scammed.

If I promise you the moon and stars, would you believe it?

Posted by on 6/2/2009 Comments Off

Hot Air » Blog Archive » (Budget) Games People Play. The era of Hope and Change has begun, where the oceans recede, the planet cools, and government has become more open and honest.  Right?  No?  If the first two haven’t …

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Just say no to Government Motors, and to the rush to corporatism and socialism that the Obama administration has pushed

Posted by on 6/1/2009 2 comments

Under the proposed restructuring, about 60 percent of the new GM would be owned by the United States, about 12 percent by the governments of Canada and Ontario, a union health trust would own 17.5 percent, and the company’s current …

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Ouch: Federal Tax Revenues Fall By Over One Third

Posted by on 5/27/2009 1 comment

Ouch: Federal Tax Revenues Fall By Over One Third.

Remember When Harry Reid Said:“Today’s report confirms that the so-called Social Security crisis exists in only one place — the minds of Republicans,” said Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada. “In reality, the program is on solid ground for decades to come.”

Posted by on 5/13/2009 5 comments

Correct me if I am wrong, but a decade is 10 years and decades would be at least 20 years.   Harry Reid made that statement On March 23, 2005.  Well 4 years and 2 1/2 months later we have this: …

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NObama Never Said Where The Jobs Would Be Created: Under Restructuring, GM To Build More Cars Overseas – washingtonpost.com

Posted by on 5/8/2009 6 comments

Under Restructuring, GM To Build More Cars Overseas – washingtonpost.com. The U.S. government is pouring billions into General Motors in hopes of reviving the domestic economy, but when the automaker completes its restructuring plan, many of the company’s new jobs …

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U.S. senators consider options for ailing newspapers

Posted by on 5/6/2009 Comments Off

Without newspapers, Kerry and other lawmakers said at a Senate subcommittee hearing Wednesday, there will be too few journalists investigating governments, companies and individuals