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All Blog Posts Tagged 'Economic' (11)

Obama turns U.S. against Israel

Stratfor, the commercial global intelligence outfit has a remarkable article today analyzing the Obama administration's change in policy and… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on June 10, 2009 at 12:03am — No Comments

Larry Summers - Deranged or Dissimulating

Larry Summers (shown in this World Economic Forum photo), White House economic advisor appeared on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday and was interviewed by David Gregory. According to Politico, Summers made the following statement:

SUMMERS: “We’re gonna need a less leveraged economy. That means three things: it means a much…

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Added by Chuck Young on April 19, 2009 at 11:23pm — 1 Comment

Obama Saving the Private Sector One Government Job at a Time

Reuters reports about President Obama's visit to Columbus Ohio today where he celebrated the hiring of 25 police recruits. Obama claimed that the police jobs filled by the recruits resulted from the funds provided by the $787 economic recovery act passed by the Congress in January. The bill, better known to… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on March 6, 2009 at 10:32pm — 1 Comment

Geithner Follies

In his Monday evening press conference, President Barack Obama touted the expected Tuesday revelation by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner of a financial rescue plan. The plan announcement had been delayed to allow further work on the details and to permit the President to tout it in principle without being questioned about the reality of the details.

Geithner… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on February 10, 2009 at 11:46pm — 1 Comment

In the Senate ... and meanwhile at home at the raunch

The Senate has been working on H.R. 1, the Porkulus throughout the day yesterday and today with votes on a number of amendments. Here are some of those and how Virginia's august Senators Webb and Warner voted on each. (Votes and the text of the amendments can be found… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on February 5, 2009 at 10:11pm — 1 Comment

SEIU Lies to Members, Uses Bailout to Target Republican Senators

Service Employees International Union is in the forefront of using funds extracted from workers to promote a socialist agenda. This union is closely associated with President Obama and corrupt political activities in Illinois and other states. Impeached Illinois Governor Blagojeivitch suggested as a payoff for appointing President Obama's candidate to the Senate he would like a $300K per year no-show job… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on January 30, 2009 at 11:08pm — 1 Comment

(Anti) Stimulus Bill Passes House

HR-1 entitled the ?American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 passed the house this evening. (If you are insomniac you can read access and read the bill as passed here.) (pbs.org photo)

The purpose of the bill we are told is to stimulate the economy immediately or very soon. One would presume in this decade. A… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on January 28, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Webb, Warner Vote for Tax Cheat to Head Treasury Department

In a roll call vote taken this afternoon, Virginia's Senator's Jim Webb and Mark Warner voted yes to confirm self-admitted tax cheat Timothy F, Geithner to be Secretary of the Treasury.

The Senate vote was 60 in favor and 34 against with 4 Senator's… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on January 26, 2009 at 7:10pm — 3 Comments

Summer's Nonsense

Lawrence Summers, Director of President Obama's National Economic Council (shown in MSNBC photo) appeared Sunday morning on NBC's Meet the Press. He was pressed by David Gregory over the size of the economic stimulus package and how these efforts would benefit the economy. Mr. Summers, who was fired from his last gig at Harvard University for making politically incorrect… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on January 25, 2009 at 2:59pm — No Comments

Obama Pro-Abortion Policy vs. Social Security Debacle

CNN Politics blog notes that on the Roe v. Wade anniversary this week, President Barack Obama

affirmed his support for a woman's "right to choose."

As we previously reportedPresident Obama has included rescinding… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on January 25, 2009 at 2:52pm — 1 Comment

Obama's press flack on FNS - Interpreted

Incoming White House press secretary Robert Gibbs appeared on Fox News Sunday. As I listened, I realized that some interpretation had to be applied to the words delivered. Here are excerpts from the transcript and my interpretation (Interspersed in italics).

Well, I think the themes that you'll hear on Tuesday around noon will be very familiar to people that

have watched the campaign, but they'll be heavily infused with this

notion of responsibility and getting our country… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on January 18, 2009 at 2:07pm — 2 Comments