Category Archives: Economy

Obama: “Top Thing I’ve Done Is Stabilize The Economy

First we had the release from the Charlie Rose interview about Obama think his biggest issue was not telling better stories. Now that we’ve been treated to nauseated by the full interview we learn (National Journal) During an interview with CBS’s Charlie Rose that aired on Monday morning, President Obama said his proudest achievement over […]

Team Romney To Hit Obama On Crony Capitalism

It started Sunday with Ed Gillespie hitting Obama And the Washington Post picks the story up Trying to shift the presidential campaign narrative away from his personal finances and tenure at Bain Capital, Republican Mitt Romney will launch a fresh assault this week accusing President Obama of political cronyism at the expense of middle-class workers. […]

CNBC Declares Texas Top State For Business 2012

Is anyone shocked in the least? (CNBC) Texas has done it again. The Lone Star State makes a triumphant return as America’s Top State for Business—its third time at the top of our rankings. “Listen, there is a reason that Caterpillar moved their hydraulics manufacturing and their engine manufacturing to the state of Texas,” said […]

For Crummy Jobs Report, 25K Were Just Temporary Workers

Remember, you aren’t supposed to read too much into the jobs report June 2012: “Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report and it is informative to consider each report in the context of other data that are becoming available.” (LINK: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/07/06/employment-situation-june) They’ve been saying the same thing for […]

Obama’s Weekly Address: Unintentionally Blames Self For Crummy Economic Conditions

And, of course, he’s taking total credit for what was a truly bipartisan piece of legislation (White House) Hi, everybody. I’m here in Ohio, where I’ve spent the past couple days talking with folks about our central challenge as a country – not just reclaiming all the jobs lost to the recession, but reclaiming the […]

Team Obama Attempts To Deflect Jobs Report To Romney

Typically pathetic (Daily Caller) Gov. Mitt Romney quickly dismissed today’s effort by President Barack Obama’s campaign to downplay the bad news in the June jobs-report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics at 8.30 a.m. Obama’s chief strategist, David Axelrod, tweeted out a diversion at 9:01 a.m. that showcased a June 2006 video of Massachusetts […]

10 Ways Obama Is Killing The American Economy

The websites of Alex Jones can often be a beehive of conspiracy theories, and were the favorites of liberals who bought into the whole 9/11 Truth derangement. However, mixed between the conspiracy stories, some of which are legitimate, there are some great stories. Like this one Have you ever heard the old saying “the beatings […]

Sidecar Highlights Just What Is Wrong With Big Government

Here’s an interesting one, via Grist In theory, Sidecar is about sharing. Here’s how it’s supposed to work: You’re headed downtown in your car, but before you leave you check your Sidecar app. A user a few blocks down is looking for a ride in the same direction. You swing by, pick her up, and […]

Obama: What We Need Is “Bottom-Up” Economics

Because, you know, it’s all those people with no freaking money who make the economy run, create jobs, and open businesses. After his Typical Whining about Republicans, mischaracterizing the proposals, we get (UPI) “I believe we should do everything we can to help our entrepreneurs succeed,” the president said. “I want our companies to be […]

ObamaEconomy: Underemployed And Underpaid

Even the NY Times is forced to admit what everyone else except President “The private sector is doing fine” knows: the economy under Obama’s stewardship stinks at all levels Throughout the Great Recession and the not-so-great recovery, the most commonly discussed measure of misery has been unemployment. But many middle-class and working-class people who are […]

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