Could There Be A Peasant Uprising Afoot?

More and more Congressmen are finding out that the unwashed masses they represent are not happy with what is going on in the halls of Congress. The arrogant and dismissive attitudes of those who are supposed to represent the people continues to build a groundswell of protest from coast to coast. And, it’s all being [...]

August 3, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Politics  22 Comments

We Saved The Economy, Not!

House Minority Leader John Boehner, took exception to claims by the White House Chief of Staff that the Obama Administration had “saved the economy”. With unemployment about to exceed 10% and nearly 3 million jobs lost since taking office, Emanuel must truly believe that if you tell a lie often enough it will become the [...]

July 22, 2009  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Economy, Politics  No Comments

Money For Nothing, NH Stimulus Costs $8.32 Million Per Job

More good news about the Obama Stimulus having its “intended” effect. NH has received $416 million in stimulus funds thus far and has actually created jobs with the money. Unfortunately, the number of jobs created is a mere 50.  Quite an accomplishment by the Granite State considering that since President Obama took office we have [...]

July 14, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Economy, Politics, Taxes  No Comments

Obama Says The Stimulus Has Done It’s Job

Obama Lied, The Economy Died

July 9, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Economy, Politics, Taxes  No Comments

You Break It You Own It

With Democrats in control of all three branches of the Federal Government there is no longer anyone to blame for the state of our union.  The NRSC has released this video addressing the full responsibility of governing lies solely with the Democrats. And, just in case anyone has forgotten, the Dems own this, this, and [...]

July 8, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Politics  No Comments

They Had It Figured Out In 1934

From a 1934 Chicago Tribune Editorial Cartoon. via Pat Dollard SSDD, no one listened then as long as they got their’s, and no one’s listening now as long as they get their’s. The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money. Alexis de Tocqueville

July 7, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Economy, Politics, Taxes  No Comments

The American Descent Into Marxism

“But if the government undertakes to control and to raise wages, and cannot do it; if the government undertakes to care for all who may be in want, and cannot do it; if the government undertakes to support all unemployed workers, and cannot do it; if the government undertakes to lend interest-free money to all [...]

May 30, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Politics  One Comment

Lansing Mayor, "WSJ Responsible for GM Woes"

YGTBSM

May 11, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Economy, Politics  No Comments

Barry Wants To Pimp Your House

As some had predicted, Obama’s mortgage bailout plan has now spread its tentacles to cover second mortgages.  Diana Olick told her CNBC readers and viewers two months ago about the portion of the bill, which will have taxpayers  paying for a bailout of home-equity seconds as well. It’s not that I don’t get the reasoning. [...]

April 29, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Economy, Politics  No Comments

Will TARP Become America's Economic Armageddon?

The disturbing trend of arrogance, ineptitude, and outright disregard for interests of the American taxpayer continues at The Dept. of the Treasury. The Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2009, “SIGTARP”, submitted his quarterly report to Congress last week, and it is a frightening picture of what could become America’s [...]

April 28, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Economy, Politics  No Comments