Month: September 2010
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Yeah, It’s A Double-Dip Recession
A light went on in my head the other day regarding a few reports that came out over the last two months. One report form the CBO cheerleads the American Recovery and Re-Investment Act (ARRA) for its impact on the economy. Another report from the National Bureau of Economic Research tells us that the Recession […]
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If George Bush Had… …Redux
Received via E-mail… If George W. Bush had doubled the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved? If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved? If George W. Bush had criticized a state […]
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Liking Robin
For those of you who can’t bring yourself to ‘Like’ Robin Carnahan on her Facebook page, you might want to reconsider. Her campaign is determined to ensure their loss through this public portal into its inner workings. Today they advertised for folks to come and get signs to proudly display in their yards supporting Carnahan’s […]
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Just A Reminder: Obamacare Taxes
With all the press last week over all the goodies in Obamacare; we certainly don’t want to forget the massive tax hikes that they will employ to keep the thing ‘deficit neutral’. Here’s a nice review from the Spokesman-Review. Based on the press we saw last week, you’d think Obamacare was free — guess NOT! […]
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The End Of Captalism
Yesterday, in his speech to the UN, Iranian President and psychopath Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed that Capitalism was dying and in need of replacement. (h/t http://www.anorak.co.uk) “The discriminatory order of capitalism and the hegemonic approaches are facing defeat and are getting close to their end,” Ahmadinejad said. “…The undemocratic and unjust governance structures of the decision-making […]
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Updated: A Clue?
Update Update Update Update Update Update Update Update Update Update Well, according to CNN, the GOP did not sack Lisa Murkowski as party leader on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Do the votes of the Alaskans not matter after all? Lame excuses about her being gone anyway ring hollow. She’s running as an I.N.D.E.P.E.N.D.E.N.T… […]
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Were You Here? “Si! Senor!”
Reid’s cynical attachment of the DREAM act to the National Defense Authorization legislation, if passed, will provide blanket amnesty for millions, if not all, illegal immigrants to gain a pathway to citizenship. Essentially, the bill will allow them to bypass those who have followed the rules and requirements of our immigration law. The DREAM Act […]
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Blame It On Bush: Recession Ended In June 2009
In Yahoo News today, according to economic experts at the National Bureau of Economic Research, the recession ended just 5 months into the Obama Administration Bush-blame-a-thon. So, can we assume the Obama Administration will blame the Bush (and Democrat Congress) Policies of massive corporate crony bail-outs for the end of the Recession. Wanna buy a […]
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The Pity Party
At the Harrah’s Terrace Hotel in Tunica, MS this weekend, the only news channels available were CNN basic and Headline News. Craving news; I watched. And yelled. All over the news was the story from the Census Department reporting that 43.6 million Americans are living below the poverty level. The highest number since 1994. 1 […]
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Only In The Mind Of Progressives/Liberals
In the twisting logic of the President, his Sycophants, Liberals and the Media, 2 + 2 = 5. At the end of 2010, the 2001 / 2003 Bush Tax Cuts will expire. Why? To get the tax cuts (which Increased Federal Revenue) through Congress in 2001 / 2003, a sunset was added. The Republicans did […]
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