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February 15, 2012 06:06
Obama’s Knack for Picking Losers
Obama is spending immense sums for subsidies to particular industries and technologies, almost $40 billion for clean-energy programs alone … Meanwhile, the administration blocks shovel-ready private investment such as the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast, which would create thousands of American jobs, increase energy security, and even improve the environment. – WSJ
February 15, 2012 05:45
Obama’s new budget will put America in the poor house
What this country needs is an honest leader who will tell the truth about our entitlement spending crisis and identify real reforms. But Obama’s latest budget does none of that. Instead, he offers double doses of deficits, tax hikes and crony capitalism. America deserves better. – Washington Times
February 14, 2012 15:27
Obama’s Deceptive, DOA Budget, Part 2
You might think that three years of failure would at least cure the Obama administration of its arrogance, but you would be wrong. The FY 2013 budget is every bit as bitter a partisan document as its FY 2010 counterpart. Going on four years into his retirement, George W. Bush is still to blame for all of Obama’s shortcomings–along with the Republican Congress, of course. – Powerline
February 14, 2012 08:08
Obama’s Road Map to Ruin – the Budget
[Obama’s] budget is a colossal monument to irresponsibility, continuing a deficit-fueled spending spree that will take the country ever closer to fiscal ruin. – IBD
February 14, 2012 06:25
Italy, Spain Cut by Moody’s; U.K. Top Rank at Risk
Moody’s Investors Service cut the debt ratings of six European countries including Italy, Spain and Portugal and said it may strip France and the U.K. of their top Aaa ratings, citing Europe’s debt crisis. – Bloomberg
February 13, 2012 06:39
Greece MPs pass austerity plan amid violent protests
Tens of thousands protested in Athens, where there were widespread clashes and buildings were set on fire. Violent protests were reported in cities across the country. – BBC News
February 13, 2012 06:03
Cheaper, Cleaner Energy Plan for Puerto Rico Hits Union Road block
It sounds like a plan to help the poor and unemployed. There are only two problems. First, the Sierra Club and local environmentalists have ginned up fears about the project and promised to sue to stop construction. Second, the Jones Act is still in the way. – Wall Street journal
February 12, 2012 11:28
Romney Wins CPAC Straw Poll, Paul Last
Mitt Romney won The Washington Times/CPAC Presidential Straw Poll on Saturday, and also nipped Rick Santorum as the top choice of conservatives nationwide, according to a new version of the poll conducted for the first time this year that suggests Mr. Romney retains strong support among self-identified conservatives. Washington Times
February 10, 2012 07:45
White House Solyndra Scandal Grows – Continues Stonewalling
[T]he White House continues to stall, refusing to turn over documents and blocking key staff from talking to investigators,” said Rep. Fred Upton, Michigan Republican and chairman of the committee. – Washington Times
