The Wall Street Journal reports today: “The prospects for President Barack Obama’s $447 billion jobs plan grew dimmer Monday as he unveiled the fine print of how it would be paid for—primarily through tax increases that Republicans said would destroy jobs, not create them. . . . Republicans in Congress . . . disputed […]

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In President Obama’s address to Congress last week calling for passage of his latest spending proposal that he’s deemed a jobs bill, the president repeatedly called on Congress to “pass this bill.” He said, “The next election is 14 months away. And the people who sent us here — the people who hired us to […]

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Reactions in the press to President Obama’s call for more stimulus spending last Thursday were definitely skeptical, with even the Los Angeles Times editorial page noting that “[t]he $447-billion plan isn’t particularly novel” and The Washington Post adding, “The $447 billion cost of the program is more than half that of the stimulus package Congress passed […]

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In an op-ed for Politico today previewing the president’s speech, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell writes, “President Barack Obama will reportedly do two things in his speech to a joint session of Congress tonight: ask us to believe that a second stimulus will be more effective than his first; and pin the blame on others […]

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And we wonder why the country is going to hell in a handbasket with these liberals in charge? Hey Claire, maybe we should all give up our cars and go back to the horse and buggy. Maybe we can revitalize that business too. Geez! WashPo: In addition to structural reforms, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) suggested […]

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The Washington Post writes, “Public pessimism about the direction of the country has jumped to its highest level in nearly three years, erasing the sense of hope that followed President Obama’s inauguration and pushing his approval ratings to a record low, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. More than 60 percent of those […]

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Hat tip:mediamatters4america Andrew Breitbart, Dana Loesch and Mike Flynn dropped by Media Matters looking for their 990 forms. Form 990 is an annual reporting return that certain federally tax-exempt organizations must file with the IRS. It provides information on the filing organization’s mission, programs, and finances. Most federally tax-exempt organizations, with the exception of churches […]

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Reporting on today’s disappointing jobs numbers, Reuters writes, “U.S. employment growth ground to a halt in August as sagging confidence discouraged already skittish businesses from hiring, keeping pressure on the Federal Reserve to provide more stimulus to aid the economy. Nonfarm payrolls were unchanged, the Labor Department said on Friday, the weakest reading since September. […]

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Is President Obama in over his head? On Tuesday, the AP reported, “President Barack Obama says his administration is considering seven new government regulations that would cost the economy more than $1 billion each a year, a tally Republicans will pounce on to argue that Congress needs the power to approve costly government rules. In […]

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The Wall Street Journal writes today, “The National Labor Relations Board sided with unions in several cases involving rules for organizing and representing workers, further riling business groups as the board continues to push through decisions by year’s end. The board’s three Democrats outvoted the group’s sole Republican member in all three of the cases.” […]

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