On: 10/07/2010 18:15:10 In: Uncategorized By Adam Bitely While on Michael Baisden’s syndicated radio show on Wednesday, Obama warned that if the GOP regains a majority in Congress it would mean “hand-to-hand combat” on Capitol Hill. What does Obama mean? You can decide for yourself. This troubling statement […]

On: 10/07/2010 18:15:47 In: Health Care By Rebekah Rast As America’s debt and unemployment rate continue to climb, so does its weight. America is quickly becoming the fattest nation in the world. Results from the 2007–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) indicate that about 34.2 percent of U.S. adults aged 20 years and over are overweight, 33.8 percent are obese and 5.7 percent […]

On: 10/07/2010 18:16:35 In: Barack Obama

On: 10/07/2010 18:17:12 In: Corruption Video by Frank McCaffrey

On: 10/07/2010 18:17:41 In: Monetary Policy By Bill Wilson With sideways economic growth and persistently high unemployment, the Federal Reserve and other Keynesian economists have been obsessed with 1930’s-style “deflation.” Since the end of 2008, and in the wake of the financial crisis, the nation’s central bank has been […]

On: 10/10/2010 21:56:58 In: Economy By Robert Romano It was not so long ago, in 2008, that the commodities bubble was rocking the American economy. Oil marched upward almost every day, peaking at close to $150 a barrel . Right before that, gold had proceeded to over $1,000 an ounce . The American people were getting killed at the pump, with gasoline peaking at over $4 a gallon . There was […]

Continuing on the Recovery Summer and Stimulus: State by State , we head to Arkansas. Quick Arkansas facts: In January of 2009, the unemployment rate in Arkansas was 6.5%. As of July 31, 2010, the unemployment rate was 7.4% (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics ) According to Recovery.gov, Arkansas has received only 2,699 awards. This has […]

By Kevin Mooney — What may be economically unsound is often politically expedient, which helps to explain why government agencies continue to mandate job-killing minimum wage laws.  Self-described champions of the poor who advance these policies are rarely called out for their perfidy in the […]

The AP is reporting that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will resign tomorrow to pursue a run for mayor of Chicago. According to @BreakingNews : Senior Adviser Pete Rouse to be named Chief of Staff, likely on an acting basis, after Rahm Emanuel’s anticipated resignation […]

Hmmmm, I wonder how many people in Washington D.C. have been through this program…