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• The Obama Recession Sat Nov 17
  John C. Goodman
  Full time work is about to get scarcer. The reason? By hiring part-time workers who put in less than 30 hours per week, employers can avoid a mandate dictated by the new health reform law: either provide expensive health insurance or pay a fine equal to $2,000 per worker. ... more
• Obama RX: Bleeding an Anemic Economy with Tax Increases Fri Nov 16
  Donald Lambro
  WASHINGTON - If you thought the presidential election would lead to an early break in the fiscal gridlock that now divides our government, think again. ... more
• Memo to President Obama: Be Careful What You Wish For Wed Nov 14
  Pete Hegseth
  Perhaps we should have warned the candidates at the beginning of the 2012 presidential election: Be careful what you wish for. ... more
• A Personal Note to President Obama Sat Nov 10
  Bill O'Reilly
  Dear Mr. President: You must be tired. Please take some time off. You worked very hard to get re-elected. As a loyal American, I want you in good health, and that means some rest and relaxation once in a while. ... more
• Election Day 2012 is Finally Over - That Means Only 1,460 Days Until Election Day 2016 Fri Nov 9
  America
  NewsBusted Conservative Comedy ... more
• Gross Misconceptions Wed Nov 7
  Thomas Sowell
  This country is at a historic crossroads, and the path we choose can determine our future far beyond the next four years. Our children and grandchildren may someday bless us or curse us for what we do this Tuesday. Against that background, it is painful to see the petty talking points and gross misconceptions that seem to dominate this year's election campaign. ... more
• Tumbling Off The Fiscal Cliff With Barack Obama Tue Nov 6
  Donald Lambro
  We heard some real whoppers in this year's campaign but the biggest of them all was President Obama's wildly exaggerated jobs claim. ... more
• Where Have All the Jobs Gone? Sat Nov 3
  John C. Goodman
  Another jobs report came out yesterday and, like so many others before it, the news was disappointing. Our economy is actually growing more slowly this year than it grew last year — somewhere in the 2% range. ... more
• Mittmentum Builds Sat Nov 3
  Hugh Hewitt
  Michael Barone is America’s “one man decision desk,” with credibility on elections far beyond that of anyone else working the field in America today. ... more
• BREAKING: US Unemployment Rises Slightly in October Fri Nov 2
  Guy Benson
• Recession or Real Recovery? Fri Nov 2
  Phil Kerpen
  The economy is limping along at an official 2 percent growth rate - and even that is overstated because it includes a 9.6 percent increase in deficit-financed government spending. We're already in the recession red zone, and the largest tax hike in American history looms January 1 if Congress fails to reach an agreement to cancel it. In this contest, the presidential election boils down to a remarkably simple choice: recession or real recovery. ... more
• The Gist of Obaa's Plan? Higher Taxes Fri Nov 2
  Donald Lambro
  If you boil down President Obama's fatally foolish scheme to fix the economic mess he's put us in, it comes down to raising taxes on everybody. ... more
• Black and White Standards Wed Oct 31
  Walter E. Williams
  The Washington Post (10/25/2012), in giving President Barack Obama an endorsement for another four years, wrote, "Much of the 2012 presidential campaign has dwelt on the past, but the key questions are who could better lead the country during the next four years -- and, most urgently, who is likelier to put the government on a more sound financial footing." The suggestion appears to be that a president is not to be held accountable to his promises and past record and that his past record is no indication of his future behavior. ... more
• Economic Stagnancy, the People's House, and the 2012 Election Wed Oct 31
  Ralph Benko
  Next week America will decide whether to gamble on the economic prosperity prescription being offered by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, or on the social equity model presented by the incumbent president Barack Obama. ... more
• Obama Economy “Is Still In A Giant Hole” Wed Oct 31
  Donald Lambro
  The bleak truth about the comatose Obama economy is not just that it's barely breathing, but that it's still not far from another recession. ... more
• Japan industrial output falls, unemployment steady Mon Oct 29
  AP News
• UPDATE: Labor Department "Working Hard" to Release Jobs Report On Time Mon Oct 29
  Guy Benson
• Obama's Reelection Will Ensure Complete U.S. Economic Collapse Mon Oct 29
  Rachel Alexander
  This coming presidential election will determine whether the U.S. ends up in another Great Depression or pulls out of the economic slump. There are numerous signs indicating that the country is headed for economic Armageddon under Obama. Some analysts are predicting the crash could come as soon as next year. Obama is following the failed policies of President Herbert Hoover which led to the Great Depression. ... more
• What About the Homeless? … The Homeless Then and Now—Obama and Reagan Tue Oct 23
  Paul Kengor
  As a biographer of Ronald Reagan, I’m constantly asked to compare today’s fiscal/economic situation to what Reagan faced in the 1980s. Today’s record debt/deficits remind of the 1980s, though today’s are far worse, with the deficit at least six times as high—and debt-to-GDP and deficit-to-GDP ratios two and three times (respectively) higher. The current economy is the worst since the early 1980s, with a prolonged non-recovering “recovery” older still. By 1984, the Reagan recovery was not just in bloom but exploding, with dramatically improved unemployment and economic growth six times higher than the current anemic rate, awarding Reagan millions of Democratic votes as he swept 49 of 50 states in his re-election. ... more
• You Are What Barack Says Mon Oct 22
  Dan Holler
  Remember the old saying “you are what you eat?” Well, in President Obama’s America, you are what the federal government says you are. ... more
• The New Normal Mon Oct 22
  Tim Phillips
  To hear President Obama talk you’d think the last four years demonstrate that the country is headed in the right direction. According to the President, life in America is pretty rosy and only getting better. Unfortunately, for many families that just isn’t true. ... more
• US swing state unemployment rates, at a glance Fri Oct 19
  AP News
• BREAKING: Jobless Claims Spike to Four-Month High Thu Oct 18
  Guy Benson
• Obama’s Real Unemployment Rate: 14.7% Thu Oct 18
  Peter Ferrara
  The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported last Friday that 114,000 new jobs were created last month, according to its Establishment Survey of business payrolls that has been emphasized by the Obama Administration. That is pitifully weak, especially for what is supposed to be the fourth year of a recovery (the National Bureau of Economic Research scored the recession as officially over in June, 2009). ... more
• Obama at Hofstra: Relatively Alert, Ergo Big Winner Wed Oct 17
  Ann Coulter
  The best question at the second presidential debate came from Michael Jones, an African-American who said: "Mr. President, I voted for you in 2008. What have you done or accomplished to earn my vote in 2012? I'm not that optimistic, as I was in 2008. Most things I need for everyday living are very expensive." ... more
• Believe it – Employment Numbers Were Ginned Mon Oct 15
  Bruce Bialosky
  A couple weeks ago, this column analyzed the inflation rate reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and concluded that you should rely on your common sense when the government reports questionable statistics. ... more

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