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Obama’s Willful Disregard Of The Facts Or Poor Command Of Economics

Manufacturing employment did hit a peak and then begin a steady decline. The problem is that the peak was in 1979, 15 years before NAFTA came into force.
The long-term decline of American manufacturing jobs has much more to do with technological change than with trade. We’re producing more stuff with fewer workers.
But is there any […]

It Is The Economy, Stupid

While the Dem candidates are debating 3 AM calls, Americans are feeling less and less comfortable in their own economic skins.
It would be wise for the candidates to focus on “It’s The Economy, Stupid”, people’s comfort level in their economic stratus can explode and within weeks become the dominate issue. I suspect this election […]

Obama: A 28% Tax Would Not Be Confiscatory

Who was the last Presidential candidate to talk about how much they were going to raise taxes prior to the election? Was it Dukakis? Or was it Mondale? Or was it McGovern?
We know it’ll be Barack Obama.
The current tax rate on Capital Gains is 15%, Barack feels this is too low. In […]

Conversion of Democrats To Conservatives

Much has been made of the “Obamapublicans” or Republicans who are crossing over and endorsing or announcing they are going to vote for Obama.
First, has anyone met one of these?
Second, Were they ever really Republicans to begin with? I find it really hard to believe a true Republican would cross over for a Big […]

Listening to Colin McEnroe Slowly Twist In The Wind

Every once in awhile a guest of sufficient gravitas happens on the drive home on WTIC-AM.
Tuesday’s turn was His Honor Ed Koch and the unfortunate topic was Colin’s pick for President, Senator Obama. His Honor is offended by the Senator’s church, the Senator’s weak denials and general all around waffling and his wife Mrs […]

Obama’s Spending Plan Up To $300 Billion

Obama and Clinton locked in a desperate battle for delegates are pulling out all the stops on champaign promises. Whatever fiscal restraint existed is now gone.
Obama has upped his plan to $300 Billion with $20.3 Billion in new spending. Giving a whole new meaning to “buying the race”, and this is the […]

Airbus, Alabama, Boeing, and McCain and Pratt

The Airbus/Boeing competition has had some interesting turns. The original proposal was for Boeing to lease planes to the Air Force and apparently there was some illegal activity during the bidding process, enough illegal activity that Federal Prison time was served.
McCain prides himself in the role he played blocking an earlier version of […]

Advice For Big Mac

Not that they are asking, but here is the road map to beat the Democrats and it works equally well on both Hillary and Obama.
Obama will most likely be the nominee, he’ll get the delegates. But the 08 election will make the McGovern wipeout look like a closely contested election. Obama is not […]

McCain’s Letter to Obama, I won’t make the same mistake again

I didn’t know McCain and Obama were pen pals
Dear Senator Obama:
I would like to apologize to you for assuming that your private assurances to me regarding your desire to cooperate in our efforts to negotiate bipartisan lobbying reform legislation were sincere. When you approached me and insisted that despite your leadership’s preference to use the […]

Sorry, Barack And Hillary, The Bush Tax Cuts Were Fair

A favorite of the Democrat stump speech is the “Bush Tax Cuts Were Not Fair” and favored the rich, and they will ROLL them back. If I had a dime for every time I heard, “risky tax cuts”. The only group tax cuts are risky to is congress.
Well if they do, it […]

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