Category Archives: Budget

$588,235 per job created. Or saved!: Weatherization program a flop

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Porkulus Follies: Weatherization program a flop. When Barack Obama signed Porkulus over a year ago, one of its signature programs promised an explosion of jobs in the construction and contracting industries thanks to federal …

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Democrats Could Not Wait For CBO Score, So They Scored It Themselves..

Hot Air » Blog Archive » What’s taking the CBO so long for its analysis? Update: $940 billion?. You see, they chose that number because it puts it just under the TRILLION dollar(s) figure that we know will be scored …

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What union bosses think

Oops. An Albany cop-union boss just let the protect-and-serve mask slip.Albany Police Officers Union President Chris Mesley says that, regardless of the faltering economy, a no-raise new contract is unacceptable.And to hell with the public. via What union bosses think …

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Obama’s economic blueprint is based on rosy assumptions and political impossibilities

Ignore the Sham Budget The real action will have to be next year, after the mid-term elections. But even then, it’s not clear whether our political system can deal with the crisis of deficits and debt, or whether it will …

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THRILL IS GONE

In Ohio, Obama vows to ‘never stop fighting’ PAPER: Obama’s fortunes set to deteriorate further… Bernanke under pressure; Faltering support for Fed chief… Dow Suffers Worst Week SInce Last March… Obama seen as anti-business by 77% of investors… Europe welcomes …

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Reids Healthcare Bill: 2074 Pages For Your Reading Pleasure

via Reid: I’m So Totally Stoked My Health Care Reform Bill Will “Save” $127 Billion Over Ten Years, Which Is Less than October’s One Month Deficit. 2074 Pages… And senators will have a full three days to read it before …

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Reid: Those tonsil vultures stole my vote

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Reid: Those tonsil vultures stole my vote. Reid brought the bill to the floor in an effort to secure the support of doctors groups such as the American Medical Association (AMA) for the future …

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After Stimulus: 49 of 50 States Have Fewer Jobs! *6 Million Jobs Shy of Administrations’ Projections…

After Stimulus: 49 of 50 States Have Fewer Jobs! *6 Million Jobs Shy of Administrations’ Projections… Obama trying to boost party money, morale… RNC Beats DNC in Money Race… Dems lock Republicans out of committee room: ‘They don’t know how …

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Obama’s Success: We Spent $787 billion On The Recovery Act and Lost 3.6 Million Net Jobs

Michelle Malkin » Stimulapalooza: 3.6 Million Jobs Lost is “Quite Positive;” Update: Errors galore. Gaffes in federal reports this week about stimulus have called into question the government’s ability to accurately track how many jobs are being created by the …

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MUST READ…..CBO: Tort reform would reduce deficit by $54 billion

Hot Air » Blog Archive » CBO: Tort reform would reduce deficit by $54 billion. CBO now estimates that implementing a typical package of tort reform proposals nationwide would reduce total U.S. health care spending by about 0.5 percent (about …

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Hot Air » Blog Archive » War: ACORN sues Breitbart, O’Keefe, and Giles

Hot Air » Blog Archive » War: ACORN sues Breitbart, O’Keefe, and Giles. Amazing. In one fell swoop, the lawsuit (a) gives Fox a reason to keep covering the story, (b) presents a thorny legal issue that’ll attract media to …

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UPDATED: ABC Notices Obama Administration’s Effort to Suppress Criticism of ObamaCare..UPDATE:Hmmm: Is the AARP getting “kickbacks” from Obamacare?

ABC Notices Obama Administration’s Effort to Suppress Criticism of ObamaCare | NewsBusters.org. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision to go to the Senate floor on Tuesday to call out the Obama administration for using the full power of a federal …

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Barack Obama has concluded that Joe Wilson was right, therefore, Amnesty

President Obama said this week that his health care plan won’t cover illegal immigrants, but argued that’s all the more reason to legalize them and ensure they eventually do get coverage. He also staked out a position that anyone in …

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Politico: So far, Obama’s failing miserably

So far, he’s failing miserably. Consider the following: • Cap-and-trade legislation had to limp over the finish line in the House of Representatives with the help of a few moderate Republicans, who then caught holy unshirted hell from their constituents. …

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Obama’s Lies Matter, Too: The president pushes back against health care misinformation, then spreads a bunch of his own. – Reason Magazine

The president pushes back against health care misinformation, then spreads a bunch of his own. via Obama’s Lies Matter, Too: The president pushes back against health care misinformation, then spreads a bunch of his own. – Reason Magazine. Salon Editor …

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