Archive for October 2012
Crony capitalism isn’t capitalism at all; it’s just cronyism paid for by taxpayers
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Read MoreObama abandoned white working class — so they abandoned him back
Back on November 27, 2011 a story in the New York Times by Thomas B. Edsall announced specific plans by the Obama campaign to abandon the white working class in the 2012 election: For decades, Democrats have suffered continuous and increasingly severe losses among white voters. But preparations by Democratic operatives for the 2012 election…
Read MoreGM profits tank while Ford posts record 3rd quarter
GM’s profits fall 12%. Ford, which took no money from taxpayers, posts a record 3rd quarter.
Read MoreHurricane Sandy uproots tree in New Haven and reveals a skeleton
Skeletal remains surface in Sandy
Read MoreJay Leno jokes on Obama
And they’re not the least embarrassed..
Why the unemployment rate does not tell the whole story about the state of the economy
Imagine a state, State X, with a population of 2,000 people. Assume 1,000 of those people are children, stay-at-home moms, and retired people. The other 1,000 are either working full time or are out of work and actively looking for a job. Thus, the “labor force” is 1,000 people and what the Bureau of Labor…
Read MoreDereliction of Duty
Government offices closed in DC today…
but the unknown soldier’s guards will remain on duty. Photo from the facebook page of Dan Marshall.
Read MoreRasmussen this morning: Romney 50, Obama 48 in Ohio
Wow. Awesome. Huge. Cool. Full story here. The Berry/Bickers Prediction looking more prescient all the time.
Read MoreMichael Barone on the Des Moines Register’s endorsement of Romney
As I posted somewhere below, all four major Iowa newspapers have endorsed Mitt Romney. I said I thought these endorsements are a huge plus for Romney because they will help him win Iowa which he very much needs to do. Michael Barone, author of the annual Almanac of American Politics and very nearly a walking…
Read MoreRomney 52, Obama 47 in Battleground Poll
The bipartisan Battleground Poll, in its “vote election model,” is projecting that Mitt Romney will defeat President Obama 52 percent to 47 percent. The poll also found that Romney has an even greater advantage among middle class voters, 52 percent to 45 percent. Obama thought he owned the middle class. Guess not.
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