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Record Number in Government Anti-Poverty Programs

August 30, 2010 by Publius

That is what happens when you make people dependent on these programs, and exactly why you don't keep extending benefits.

Hugh Hewitt: Seventy Percent of Americans Know They've Been Conned

August 30, 2010 by Publius

I think the "70 percent" number refers to the 70 percent of Americans who feel underrepresented by their current government, comprised of those Washington elites.

The Most Fiscally Irresponsible Government in U.S. History

August 28, 2010 by Publius

U.S. News & World Report on the out of control spending of the Obama administration.

You Call This a "Recovery"?

August 27, 2010 by Publius

John Lott asks what exactly we got in return for President Obama's massive spending bills that were supposed to lead to economic recovery.

"Mullen: National Debt is a Security Threat"

August 27, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"The national debt is the single biggest threat to national security, according to Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Tax payers will be paying around $600 billion in interest on the national debt by 2012 . . . 'That’s one year’s worth of defense budget,' he said . . . ."

"Big News," or Not

August 27, 2010 by ZacKester

[T]he most important Supreme Court decision in 1935 was not Schechter Poultry, which is what most experts on this period say, but the Gold Clause Cases.

"Cutbacks force police to curtail calls for some crimes"

August 25, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Budget cuts are forcing police around the country to stop responding to fraud, burglary and theft calls as officers focus limited resources on violent crime." Seems government is being forced to abandon the fundamental things that government should be doing because it is doing too many things it should not be doing. Limited government is required if government is going to be able to do the fundamentals.

Another Economic Reality Check

August 24, 2010 by Publius

Steve McCann explains that you don't have to look any further than the markets to realize that few have confidence in the Obama administration's economic policies.

Obama Knew Gulf Drilling Ban Would Cost at Least 23,000 Jobs

August 22, 2010 by Publius

No one disputes that the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is an environmental disaster. Yet, even that doesn't justify the ban on further drilling. And now we know that the Interior Department knew that such a ban would cost at least 23,000 jobs and inflict devastating economic damage throughout the Gulf states.

Stimulus Money is Not the Answer

August 22, 2010 by Publius

Douglas Schoen explains that Barack Obama has actually hurt the nation's economic recovery by flooding the markets with free money.

New Evidence That the Obama Stimulus Was a Bust

August 22, 2010 by Publius

More evidence that President Obama's stimulus bill failed to deliver the goods promised. I suppose one look at the unemployment rate would have confirmed the same.

Believe It or Not, the U.S. is in Worse Financial Shape than Greece

August 20, 2010 by Publius

John Lott, on Fox News, discussing a new report by the International Monetary Fund.

St. Thomas Welcomes RNC Chairman Michael Steele

August 20, 2010 by Publius

Republicans have spent the week criticizing the President for taking vacations while the rest of the country continues to struggle with the prolonged recession. And then RNC Chairman Michael Steele decided to jet off to the Virgin Islands to hold a fundraiser. Unbelievable.

President Obama Lands on Martha's Vineyard

August 20, 2010 by Publius

Nothing like taking one last shot at Republicans about how the government needs to do more to create jobs right before you jet off to Martha's Vineyard for a 10-day vacation with the family. Maybe instead of criticizing Republicans, President Obama could stay in Washington and himself work on delivering that promise that he made during the campaign, you know, turning the economy around.

Death of "Government Motors" Offers Obama a Welcome Victory

August 19, 2010 by Publius

General Motors has announced that it is going to proceed towards an IPO, the first step in wrestling control of the company away from the government. As this article in Breitbart explains, it is a welcome victory for President Obama. Read more »

79 Days to Decide: Sidebar Issues Don't Subtract from Voters' Focus on Economy

August 16, 2010 by Publius

At the end of the day, November's election will be about the economy, not the Tea Party, President Obama, immigration, same-sex marriage, or the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan.

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