I saw this over the weekend and thought I’d share this morning… According to an Examiner.com analysis, the 17 states that elected a Republican Governors in 2010 hes seen unemployment drop at an average of 1.35% — well ahead of the national average of .9%. Here is how much the unemployment has rate declined in [...]
Every State That Elected A Republican Governor in 2010 Saw Unemployment Drop
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WTF?!? Bag of Uncounted Ballots Found in Bridgeport
November 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tight races aren’t all that unusual in Connecticut, but a bag uncounted ballets suddenly appearing in Bridgeport during a hotly contested governors race is little unusually: In what has become one of the stranger twists in an already bizarre Governor’s race, a bag of uncounted ballots was found in Bridgeport Thursday night. Republican officials were [...]
2010 Election Wrap-up
November 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Well now that the dust has settled a little I thought I’d wade in with my thoughts on the outcome of Tuesday’s election. First overall it was good night for Republicans, they picked up 60 seats in the House of Representatives, 6 in the Senate, 6 Governorships and dozens of seats in state legislatures all [...]
WTF? Candidate Files Criminal Complaint Over Firm Handshake
October 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Just when I think things can’t stranger a story like this comes along: A firm handshake is usually seen as a good thing in business and even in politics. Not so much in South Florida. A candidate for the Broward County School Board wants the cops to lock up her opponent after what she claims [...]
Gawker Smear Machine Units Blogosphere Behind Christine O’Donnell
October 28, 2010 By 2 Comments
I’ve long maintained that politics is a business of bastards… For all intents and purposes it’s steel cage death match with no referee, so it’s rare when someone does something so despicable — so sleazy that it unites virtually the entire blogosphere in bipartisan condemnation. I’m not going link to Gwaker’s sleazy anonymous tell all… [...]
Hey Big Spender: Pelosi Led Congress Has Added $5 Trillion to Debt Since 2007
October 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
From CNSNews.com: When Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) gave her inaugural address as speaker of the House in 2007, she vowed there would be “no new deficit spending.” Since that day, the national debt has increased by $5 trillion, according to the U.S. Treasury Department. “After years of historic deficits, this 110th Congress will commit itself to [...]
Rasmussen: Blumenthal’s Lead Over McMahon Down to Five
October 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The news media here in Connecticut has been hyping a Quinnipiac poll that shows current Attorney General Richard Blumenthal now has double digital lead in his in Senate race with former WWE CEO Linda McMahon… Don’t despair! Rasmussen Reports has a released a new poll which shows the race tightening: Democrat Richard Blumenthal now leads [...]
Video: The Truth About Our Jobs Crisis
October 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The folks over at Bankrupting America have produced a video and infographic that really puts our current jobs crisis in perspective: I really can’t add anything here other than pointing you to a rather chilling analysis from Investor’s Business Daily: U.S. Won’t Recover Lost Jobs Until March 2020 At Current Pace. This election is probably [...]
WSJ: Democrats Unleash the IRS and Justice Department on Donors to Their Political Opponents
October 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Democrats and Liberal activists love to accuse Republicans of being fascists or Nazis or using McCarthyite rhetoric while at the same time threatening their political opponents with IRS and Justice Department investigations: If at first you don’t succeed, get some friends in high places to shut your opponents up. That’s the latest Washington power play, [...]
U.S. Economy Loses 95,000 Jobs in September, Unemployment Remains at 9.6%
October 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Stagnation… That’s really the only way to describe today’s jobs report. The U.S. economy shed 95,000 more jobs last month and the number of underemployed grew by 612,000, and now stands at 9.5 million people: WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The U.S. economy lost 95,000 nonfarm jobs in September as local and state governments shed positions at [...]
It’s the Spending, Stupid
September 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
If a picture really is worth a thousand words… Then this chart from the Heritage Foundation says it all: Bottom line; we’re not under taxed… The government spends to much! H/T: James Pethokoukis.
WSJ: All About Murkowski
September 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Wall Street Journal this morning takes incumbent Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski to task for her half baked, revenge motivated write in campaign: While 2010 is shaping up as the year of the conviction politician, the election is also throwing up candidates running on little more than their personal sense of entitlement. On that score, [...]
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