Three years ago this week, I published a post about the “bitter clingers” controversy then-presidential candidate Barack Obama created with remarks he made during a fundraising event in San Francisco: “You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone [...]
Little Has Changed Since Obama Made Remarks About People Who ‘Cling to Guns or Religion’
April 12th, 2011 · No Comments
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Writer: Bush Not to Blame for Economic Crisis
February 8th, 2009 · No Comments
As evidenced in the comments below (and others), President Barack Obama and his underlings seem fixated upon blaming the current economic crisis on President George W. Bush’s efforts to deregulate industry: “But come on, we’re not — we are not going to get relief by turning back to the very same policies that for the [...]
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Obama Has Yet to Fulfill Pledge of Transparency
January 27th, 2009 · No Comments
It seems I’m on the same “sheet of music” with Mary Katherine Ham when it comes to recognizing President Barack Obama’s inability to fulfill his pledge of transparency: In a Jan. 21 post, I pointed out the fact that, nearly 24 hours after the new president had delivered his inaugural speech, the text of his [...]
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Is Big Three Bailout Plan Another ‘Ponzi’ Scheme?
December 15th, 2008 · No Comments
It’s understandable if some Americans find themselves confused as they try to understand the financial headlines making news this morning: An enormous “Ponzi” scheme, allegedly perpetrated by a long-trusted Wall Street legend and former chairman of the NASDAQ, continues to make headlines since becoming public four days ago. Other news articles focus on the possibility [...]
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Congress Makes ‘Lemonade’ of Economic Crisis
September 28th, 2008 · No Comments
The cartoon above depicts how many Americans feel about the $700 billion bipartisan economic rescue legislation making its way through Congress at this time — about to be involuntarily squeezed. Some fear it will leave them picking up the tab for the irresponsible actions of others, while others fear they’ll soon be feeling an even [...]
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‘Dry Hole’ Energy Bill Passes Democrat-Led House
September 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Oil and gas industry experts described it as a “dry hole” energy bill that “does little to increase oil and natural gas supplies and, in fact, may well result in less domestic production, which would make America more dependent on foreign energy.” Regardless, the Democrat bill that purports to allow more offshore drilling passed by [...]
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Poll: People Dislike Bush, Not His Policies
September 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Results of a new Sacred Heart University poll released today show that, while President George W. Bush has the lowest positive job approval rating recorded, most of his policies and initiatives, over the years, were viewed favorably by moderate to strong majorities of those surveyed. The FHU poll found the president’s job approval rating declined [...]
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