09.19.2011

Tax burden is rising to highest level in history…

The below chart courtesy of Rob Bluey , is frightening to say the least:

09.19.2011

Must Reads for September 19

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox,  click here ! Good Monday morning, Here are the  Must Reads according to  Adam Bitely : ‘Green Jobs’ scam much bigger than Solyndra Solyndra nation The 7 House Republicans that stood with the NLRB… Obama to propose $1.5 trillion in new taxes… Voters want state government reform $140 billion states bailout mirrors Europe Barone: As President, Obama acts as ‘Shop Steward in Chief’ Unemployment benefits stifle the unemployed Why the U.S. economy is headed for a double dip recession Old dispute still burning between Bush and Perry camps 2012: Political reality overtakes principle so winner won’t matter Is it time to end the Department of Homeland Security? The Obama scandal that you have been waiting for is here

09.19.2011

Team Obama Spotlight: The Chief of the Food Police, Michelle Obama

By Frank McCaffrey — The President’s wife is telling us how to eat. This is a scary thought. ALG’s Rebecca DiFede has decided that we simply must put the Team Obama Spotlight on Michelle Obama.

09.19.2011

$140 Billion States Bailout Mirrors Europe

By Bill Wilson — Tucked away in the $447 billion so-called jobs bill — which won’t create jobs — is yet another bailout of bankrupt states like New York, Illinois, and California. This time, the bailout totals $140 billion. This comes atop $145 billion states got out […]

09.19.2011

Unemployment benefits stifle the unemployed

By Rebekah Rast — The number of people applying for unemployment benefits has reached its highest level in the past three months. The economy is not growing like it needs to for Americans for find work, which is why in the past three years Americans have collected $319 billion in jobless benefits . A tanked economy explains well […]

09.16.2011

Ex-Solyndra employees cash-in on TAA benefits

IBD follows up on story first broken by NetRightDaily.com : Ex-employees of the failed solar panel company Solyndra have applied for aid under the federal government’s Trade Adjustment Assistance program, the Labor Department has confirmed. If approved, the employees of what was once touted as a leading […]

09.16.2011

The Obama scandal that you have been waiting for is here

This Jon Stewart clip is quite funny, and nails the developing Solyndra-Obama administration scandal right on the head: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes , Political Humor & Satire Blog , The Daily Show on Facebook

09.16.2011

7 House Republicans support the NLRB

Yesterday’s House vote to restrict the powers of the NLRB was opposed by 7 House Republican members that stood with 179 House Democrats in support of Big Labor’s government arm. Coincidentally, these same 7 GOP votes that stood up for the NLRB are also on the take from Big Labor. As Conn Carroll reported at the Washington Examiner : The bill passed 238 – 186 with seven Republicans voting to protect the NLRB. All seven have taken cash […]

09.16.2011

Obama’s ‘Attack Watch’ gets Hitler’s Downfall treatment

Obama’s ‘Attack Watch’ website has been reduced to utter parody at this point, as evidenced by the fact that it has now received the ultimate parody treatment by becoming the subject of the latest “Downfall” video:

09.16.2011

‘Green Jobs’ scam much bigger than Solyndra

By Howard Rich — At the heart of Barack Obama’s socialist agenda has been the myth that government-subsidized “green jobs” would stimulate a broad-based economic recovery. “We need to invest in the jobs of the future and in the industries of the future, because the […]

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