Category Archives: Economy

Senate GOP Set To Unveil Jobs Plan

It’s a real jobs plan, one meant to stimulate the economy and get people back to work, unlike Obama’s one which was a campaign platform that had so many poison pills that even his own party couldn’t pass it in the Democrat controlled Senate (The Politico) President Barack Obama had his American Jobs Act. Now, […]

Business Leaders Love Hagen-McCain Profit Repatriation Bill; Harry Reid, Not So Much

No matter what one may say about Senators Kay Hagan (D-NC) and John McCain (R-Az), this is damned wonderful idea, one which has been kicked around for a long time (WRAL) Several prominent business leaders from North Carolina are backing a bi-partisan bill in the U.S. Senate that would cut dramatically the tax rate on […]

Voters Aren’t Buying Obama’s “Bad Luck” Meme

ATM’s, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, European debt, Arab spring, you name it, the voters aren’t buying blaming it (Fox News) Most American voters blame bad leadership for the condition of the economy, and think Democrats and Republicans alike have hurt more than helped the situation. That’s according to a Fox News poll released Friday. President Obama […]

Obameconomy: 90% Say It Stinks

Obviously, this is Bush’s fault. Or the Japanese earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Iraq. Afghanistan. Republicans. America has “gotten a little soft.” Bad luck. European debt. Greece. The Arab Spring. Bo ate his plan. (CNN) Three years after a financial crisis pushed the country deep into recession, an overwhelming number of Americans – 90% – say […]

Surprise! Navy Wastes Stimulus Money On Green Energy Boondoggle

Unsurprisingly, the Time magazine article by Mark Thompson takes a negative view of the Navy and how they waste money, while failing to take the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ie, Stimulus, Porkulus) to task Washington was buzzing last week with the news that Solyndra LLC, a California solar-energy firm with ties to […]

Angry Man Obama Attacks Republicans At West Coast Fundraisers

He’s continuing his Mr. Angry tone. And we all know that insulting and denigrating one’s opposition is the best way to get them to co-operate (Fox News) President Barack Obama charged that the Republican vision of government would “fundamentally cripple America,” as he tried out his newly combative message on the liberal West Coast. Aiming […]

Obama To CBC: Quit Crying And Complaining

He tells them they should support his jobs plan, because his previous one, the Stimulus, did wonders for Black unemployment In a fiery summons to an important voting block, President Barack Obama told blacks on Saturday to quit crying and complaining and “put on your marching shoes” to follow him into battle for jobs and […]

Snort: Geithner Wants “Decisive Signal” On European Debt

Starting off the day with some humorous talk from a guy who isn’t capable of using TurboTax correctly, and whose boss has racked up 4 trillion in debt in two years US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has called on European leaders at the G20 in Washington to send a “decisive signal” that they have a […]

Obama Pulls Campaign Stunt At Bridge That Doesn’t Qualify

See, if a Republican had been involved in this gaffe, the MSM would be tearing them apart. Since it’s Obama? Not so much. Andrew Malcolm provides the 411 You know all those rusting bridges that President Obama wants to spend billions more dollars repairing to allegedly stimulate the economy? He’s headed out to one today […]

President 39% Sees Massive Pessimism On Economy

Hey, remember when the media would spend hours talking about Bush when his approval rating dropped a bit? Anyhow According to this McClatchy-Marist Poll, the president’s approval rating is at 39% among registered voters nationally, an all-time low for Mr. Obama.  For the first time a majority — 52% — disapproves of the job he […]

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