“Had that portion of the decline in the labor force participation rate since 2007 that is attributable to neither the aging of the baby boomers nor the downturn in the business cycle (on the basis of the experience in previous downturns) not occurred, the unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of 2011 would have been about 1¼ percentage points higher than the actual rate of 8.7 percent” translation: CBO just admitted that the BLS numbers are bogus and real unemployment is 10%. – Zero Hedge
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January 31, 2012 06:32
Judge: Spending $153 million on Shariah just fine
The decision from a federal judge who suggested $153 million of U.S. taxpayer money spent supporting Islamic Shariah really isn’t anything really worth mentioning has been appealed to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and oral arguments have been scheduled April 20 in Cincinnati. – WND
January 31, 2012 05:09
Obama’s Civilian Soldiers
“Everybody knows” that the welfare state is finished, but the peculiar institution is profitable, very profitable — for liberals. Look at usgovernmentspending.com. Liberals get to spend $4 trillion a year on their favorite programs. Conservatives get $1 trillion a year for defense. Why would liberals give up on a deal like that without a fight? – American Thinker
January 30, 2012 06:35
Sarah Palin Urges Newt Vote in Florida, Says Gingrich Will ‘Clobber’ Obama Read more on Newsmax.com: Sarah Palin Urges Newt Vote in Florida, Says Gingrich Will ‘Clobber’ Obama
“Vote for Newt,” Palin told Jeanine Pirro, host of the Fox News weekend program “Justice with Jeanine.” Palin made a passionate plea for Republican voters to reject Mitt Romney in Florida to keep the primary process going forward. – Newsmax
January 30, 2012 05:58
Global warming’s ‘dirty laundry’
Climategate disclosures have unmasked shoddy methods in service of a leftist public-policy agenda. Compelling release of all communications – dirty laundry and all – is the only way to provide the full context. Let an informed public decide on its own whether they’ve been hoodwinked by charlatans, or that the sky really is falling. – Washington Times
January 28, 2012 13:18
Obama is above the law
Obama has also “decided that he is above the Courts, the law, and the Constitution. He has just indicated…that he is not subject to their authority. This is the true story from today, yet almost no one will report it.” – American Thinker
January 27, 2012 07:50
Obama Mentions An Energy Company In His Big Speech And It Goes Bankrupt Instantly
It’s obviously hugely embarrassing for the president to give another green-energy company a shout-out in his prime-time speech only to have it declare bankruptcy two days later. – Business Insider
January 26, 2012 09:13
Rep. Barton: U.S. ‘Fought and Won World War II in Less Time’ than Obama Had to Evaluate Keystone Pipeline
“Well, we fought and won World War II in less time than it’s taken so far to evaluate this project,” Barton said. “I mean, with all due respect, it is an insult to the American people to say that you need more time.”
January 26, 2012 05:28
The ‘Anti-Spooky Dude Posse’ attracts Glenn’s attention to ‘Bring Back Beck’
The two-man, one-woman posse of Cliff Kincaid, Trevor Loudon and Tina Trent, is staked out on the trail to smoke out the latest swerve to the left by Fox News. – Canada Free Press By Judi McLeod at Canada Free Press EXCERPTS: The ‘Anti-Spooky Dude’ posse behind a new website called Sorosfiles.com, a project of America’s Survival, Inc. (ASI) has launched the ‘Bring Back Beck’ campaign: “Tell Fox News to stop selling out to Soros.” Kincaid, Loudon and […]
January 25, 2012 06:26
FACT CHECK: Obama pushes plans that flopped before
A look at Obama’s rhetoric Tuesday night and how it fits with the facts and political circumstances:- BigGovernment.com
