Think “Changing Horses Midstream” is a bad idea in Obama’s case?

Think again “The numbers, they are awful.” 9.2% — unemployment rate for June. 0.1% — increase since May. 16.2% — underemployment rate for June. 0.4% — increase since May. 8% — conventional wisdom for the maximum allowable unemployment rate to win reelection. 15 — remaining BLS reporting months before Election Day. 255,000 — net jobs [...]

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OF COURSE the Stimulus is Killing Jobs and Unemployment is UP

My reaction to the steady flow of news reports regarding what a failure the February 2009 Stimulus has been can be summed up as follows… Thanks to Norlyn, I was provided with a more enjoyable and clever way to say… “Duh!” I recommend that the President, his many Czars, and the legions of pointy-headed central [...]

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Economic Freedom, or something…else?

We live in a country where the quality of life has been the envy of the world. How many people worldwide try to sneak in here every year? We’ve seen over the last decade, as the size of government has grown, as government has taken more and more control over our lives, that’s beginning to [...]

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“We don’t need new taxes, we need new tax PAYERS”

Marco Rubio, again speaking truth to power Text of his speech from the Weekly Standard; We don’t need new taxes. We need new taxpayers, people that are gainfully employed, making money and paying into the tax system. Then we need a government that has the discipline to take that additional revenue and use it to [...]

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US Governors Led By Dave Heineman to Pair Up With Chinese July 15

  Nebraskans concerned about U.S. sovereignty and the health of our economy, may want to get in touch with Dave Heineman regarding the upcoming forum explained forum. See the bottom of this article for Governor Heineman’s contact information. Several weeks ago, our friends at OK-SAFE alerted us to the fact that the National Governors Association [...]

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Debt Ceiling: I Laugh Because I Must Not Cry — That is All!

Editor’s Note: This article is particularly timely considering statements by President Obama at a news conference yesterday (Thursday, June 29, 2011). For a transcript click here, for video, click here. This post is a conglomeration of thoughts around a common theme:  Current Congressional talks re raising the debt ceiling.  The title includes a quote attributed [...]

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Rand Paul: Remarks to Senate on ‘Patriot’ Act Extension

Rand Paul to Senate: There’s been a lot of discussion of the PATRIOT Act, and we’re told basically we wouldn’t be able to capture these terrorists if we didn’t give up some of our liberties; if we didn’t give up some of the Fourth Amendment and allow it to be easier for the police to come into our homes.

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Gassing up with Obama

Or; The Gas Obama’s Full Of Won’t Fill Our Tanks New Politizoid video from Right Change; Gas prices continue to climb at a steady rate. Rather than drilling and taking action to stop the crisis at the pump, the Obama Administration is busy telling Americans what they should do. Great video work, and I’d have [...]

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