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No New Jobs Created In August!

September 2, 2011

Not since 1946 has the jobs gained in a month equaled the jobs lost netting a zero improvement.  As a result, the unemployment rate remains at 9.1%, with real number of  those unemployed rising to 16.2%, rekindling the rumors of a double dip recession.  Further, June and July hiring figures were downsized along with work [...]

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Recovery–The Big Lie!

August 19, 2011

There was never a recovery–at least in the U.S. With 50% of this nation’s companies invested overseas, Wall Street numbers have reflected gains not in the U.S., but in China and elsewhere.  Now with the EU’s southern nations tanking and Germany and France’s unwillingness to ease that situation (they obviously have forgotten the lesson of [...]

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A Profile In Leadership

August 16, 2011

Yesterday, Howard Schultz , Starbucks CEO showed the courage to do the right thing by withholding campaign contributions until congressional members return to Washington,D.C. and enact a serious plan to cut the deficit. Additionally,  he blasted the partisan agendas that surrounded raising the debt ceiling.  Calling on other CEOs to join him in this boycott, [...]

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S & P Downgrade: U.S. Wake-Up Call!

August 8, 2011

Whether or not you view the downgrade by Standard & Poor’s as valid or not, the way that the U.S. does business–and governs, cannot continue. Entitlements are not the sole culprit here; if they were then other countries that have a more socialistic bent to the way they govern such as the  United Kingdom Commonwealth, [...]

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On The Brink: Dow Drops 500 (VIDEO)

August 4, 2011

The Dow dropped 500+ points today on the heels of the recent debt ceiling deal struck between the Obama White House and Republican controlled House.  Yesterday, on the PBS News Hour, David King, lecturer Harvard and Beverly Gage , Presidential Historian, Yale, suggest that this  recent crisis is another example of increased polarization since 1970 [...]

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For 2012 Democrats Must Ask Themselves ‘Do They Want ObamaTo Run?’

August 2, 2011

The debt ceiling debacle represents another loss for Obama in a long list that shows his presidency rolling  over on liberal ideals and caving in on the promises he made in 2008.  The learning curve for the inexperienced President has been a costly process for his base and for the most vulnerable of our nation. [...]

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Obama Manufacturing Aspects of Debt Crisis for Gain; Bachmann Was Right

July 26, 2011

Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com Obama Providing Guidance to Banks While officials from the Obama Administration raised their rhetoric over the weekend about the possibility of a debt default if the debt ceiling isn’t raised, they privately have been telling top executives at major U.S. banks that such an event won’t happen, FOX Business has [...]

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Obama Threat: No Social Security Checks

July 12, 2011

Obama says he cannot guarantee Social Security checks will go out on August 3. “I cannot guarantee that those checks go out on August 3rd if we haven’t resolved this issue. Because there may simply not be the money in the coffers to do it.”

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Is Release Of Oil Reserves A Signal Of Panic In The White House?

June 29, 2011
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Bernanke is at a loss as to why the economic recovery once again is on life support. 429,000 unemployment claims up by 9000 this past week, the biggest jump in a month.  Obama shortens the time line for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan; and now without any sign of a supply disruption, he releases 30M gallons of [...]

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Egyptian Student Revolutionists See Obama ‘Good On Words, Poor On Action’! (VIDEOS)

May 23, 2011

With the military still in control of the government Mubarak anti-democracy policies remain intact.  Increase calls for reform seemingly remain unheard by the provisional government, and despite President Obama’s recent “Arab Spring’ speech, U.S. Foreign Policy is still playing catch-up.  See the entire interview by CNN’s Fareek Zakaria for GPS of four student leaders who participated in the [...]

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Obama To Boston Herald: ‘You’re Either Fer Me Or Agin Me’

May 22, 2011

Reminiscent of the 2008 campaign trail, President Obama’s media relationship remains filled with  pettiness.  You may recall his campaign threatened no further access by the television station that asked tough questions of the then V.P. candidate Joe Biden.  It seems that despite years in the White House, experience and maturity have had little effect as [...]

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