Tag: unemployment
-
Where’s the Concern Over Private Sector Furloughs?
PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS IMPACTED BY THE FEDERAL BEHEMOTH MAY NEVER RECOVER. DOES DC CARE? by Paul Driessen, ©2013 (Oct. 14, 2013) — In 2009, Mr. Obama told Representative Eric Cantor (R-VA), “Elections have consequences, and I won.” As with his healthcare law, amid this year’s impasse, he said “There will be no negotiations on the debt…
-
Remembering the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo
POLITICIANS, POLICY MAKERS AND JOURNALISTS MAY REMEMBER THE EMBARGO, BUT IGNORE ITS LESSONS by Paul Driessen, ©2013 (Sep. 29, 2013) — This fall marks the fortieth anniversary of the Arab oil embargo, a painful episode in American history that had a profound effect on both the economy and psyche of the United States. It began…
-
Liberalism: Enemy of the People
HOW OVER-REGULATION LEADS TO ECONOMIC MISERY by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2013 (Apr. 6, 2013) — East coast, west coast, north, south, or in between, it makes no difference. Wherever liberals and Democrats govern, people suffer and everything goes downhill. Think Detroit. Don’t believe it? Just ask yourself, what is it that California, Illinois, and New York…
-
What Can History Teach Us?
“GERMANY’S UNCROWNED KING” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 14, 2013) — Seventy-seven years ago today, on March 14, 1936, The New York Times reported that Adolf Hitler received a “frenzied reception” by “300,000 Nazis” in the city of Munich with thousands of onlookers shouting, “Heil, der Fuehrer!” The Times described the scene as a “nearly hysterical…
-
Praise Comes BEFORE the American Victory, Not After
WE MUST HAVE FAITH by Dr. Laurie Roth, ©2013 (Mar. 6, 2013) — To conquer an enemy, everyone knows you need planning, organization, courage and weapons. The more prepared you are for battle, the more likely you are to win. Isn’t that the way it works? Work your plan, load your weapons and kick some butt.…
-
What Can States Do to Protect Children in School from Further Atrocities?
EDITOR PETITIONS CONNECTICUT LEGISLATORS TO INTRODUCE BILL IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY December 22, 2012 Dear XXXXX and XXXXXX: In the wake of the atrocity committed on December 14, 2012 at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, as your constituent, I would like to see a bill similar to this one in South Carolina introduced in the CT…
-
Facing a Triple Threat: Doha, EPA and Congress
THEY ARE PUTTING OUR ENERGY, ECONOMY, JOBS, LIVING STANDARDS, HEALTH AND WELFARE AT GRAVE RISK by Paul Driessen, ©2012 (Dec. 2, 2012) — Climate alarmists are meeting in Doha, Qatar, to hammer out a new international treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol that expires this year. The US Environmental Protection Agency is poised to unleash its…
-
How Did Romney Get 3 Million Fewer Votes Than McCain?
“THE THEORY CAN BE TESTED” by paraleaglenm, blogging at paraleaglenm, ©2012 (Nov. 12, 2012) — I. Chick-fil-A issues did not need Get Out the Vote marketing. II. Title 3 USC § 15 Challenge Necessary I. Chick-fil-A did NOT need any ‘get out the vote’ marketing. Nor did the two key 2012 HOT BUTTON issues, 1)…
-
Energy and Environment Issues for 2012
WHAT POLICIES WILL BEST STRENGTHEN AMERICA’S ENERGY AND ECONOMIC FUTURE? by Paul Driessen, ©2012 (Nov. 7, 2012) — America needs to pursue all its energy options. Oil, gas, coal, nuclear, hydroelectric, geothermal, wind, solar and biofuels should all be pursued – under free market conditions, without crony capitalist subsidies. We should open onshore and offshore…
-
Obama at the Chocolate Factory
IS THIS “PROGRESS?” by Don Fredrick, ©2012, blogging at The Obama Timeline (Sep. 30, 2012) — On September 28 the Associated Press reported that the Department of Labor had “found” 386,000 more jobs created between April 2011 and March 2012—conveniently making it possible for Obama to claim that there are now as many Americans employed…
-
The Sharks Begin to Circle
HAS THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA TURNED AGAINST OBAMA? by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2012 (Sep. 23, 2012) — On September 15, 1972, while serving as a regional chairman of the Committee to Reelect the President (the Nixon reelection campaign), I stood on a speakers’ platform just feet behind the president’s deputy campaign manager, Jeb Stuart Magruder, as he…
-
Worst President in History Criticizes GOP Speeches as “Last Century Politics”
SO HOW ARE HIS POLITICS WORKING OUT FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS? by Alan Bates, MD, ©2012, reposted with permission from Gulf1 (Sep. 2, 2012) — Anyone who watched the unedited version of the Republican National Convention on Cspan instead of the ‘avoidance’ soundbytes of MSNBC and the lamestreet liberal media networks knows it was a…
-
A Force-Multiplier for Romney-Ryan
“DEVOID OF HUMAN DECENCY” by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2012 (Aug. 23, 2012) — Over the past month or more the Obama campaign has trotted out what they apparently feel is the most effective way of destroying Mitt Romney. To interject their spurious charges into the public discourse they had to find a man or a woman…
-
Finally, a Poll We Can Trust
IS OBAMA DOING A GOOD JOB? by OPOVV, ©2012, Presidential Candidate (Aug. 15, 2012) — How ‘bout those “undecideds?” Ever met one? Me neither, yet in every poll, there are ALWAYS a few who either didn’t hear or didn’t understand the question. Here’s an example: If you were stranded on a desert island, would you want a…
-
The ABC’s of the Obama Regime
FROM “APPARATCHIKS” TO “ZERO” by Joseph DeMaio, ©2012 (Jul. 15, 2012) — There recently appeared at Townhall.com a post by one Derek Hunter captioned “Our Disgraceful President.” The only problem with the post is that it understates the lawless, corrupt and venal nature of the current resident at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. That post thus prompts the…
-
Obama Decries no Change in Washington (PB)
OR IS IT CHANGE FOR THE WORSE? by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 15, 2012) — Obama stated during his recent campaign swing in Virginia that he does not believe he has changed the highly politically-charged atmosphere in Washington, DC since entering the White House. Obama perceives it to be “as broken” as it was “four years…