Tag Archives: Obama
Which Political Party Knows How to Create Jobs?
Mitt Romney recently criticized President Obama saying that we should be growing jobs at the rate of 500,000 per month … That sounds a lot like Newt Gingrich’s promise of $2.50 per gallon of gasoline if we elected him. Only … Continue reading
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Dear NRA – Your ‘Defeat Obama Fact Sheet’ bothers me. Where are the facts?
NRA – this bothers me. Am an NRA member and a gun owner; owner of guns. It bothers that the NRA is actively targeting President Obama for election defeat by distributing its ‘Defeat Obama Fact Sheet‘ (PDF). In this factsheet … Continue reading
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Pragmatic Conservatives Exist? How I see 2012.
Question – a reader in a discussion group on Facebook asked: “William - just for a matter of perspective, my understanding is that you consider yourself a conservative, is that correct?” Hmmm… could be a trap. The author had not really … Continue reading
Filed under Democratic Party, Election 2012, Republican Party, TEA Party
Is Fox News following a script? Fox News on Energy Prices – Then and Now
Then and now … flip and flop … Politics 101: blame the other guy whenever possible and obfuscate when your guy is in office. Often heard is that gas was something like gas was $1.84 on the day Obama became … Continue reading
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Zen – Politics 24/7 and the Debt Ceiling Debate
Back in 2006 when the last major debt ceiling vote was being held: “The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure” … “Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Lies and Tall Tales, National Debt
Balanced Budgets and Reality — Obama Advised to come up with a Plan B
I support a balanced budget amendment but it will never happen. The last time that such an amendment got to the floor the senate, with a Republican majority, were unable to get the votes. The U.S. actually started life with … Continue reading
If you want my vote: ‘Just the facts’. No garbage, please.
Even though a chart is technical correct, being correct can also mislead. The Daily Kos chart below is fairly impressive and would seem to support Democrats as being good for business. Reality is that the market responds quite well under … Continue reading
Tea Party Patriots Rip Carl Rove as Economic Hypocrite & Declare “… it was Bush that drove the economy into a fiscal ditch.”
by Bill Golden Bill4DogCatcher.com and JeffersonConservatives.com The Tea Party Patriots published something which does not blame President Obama for all of our country’s economic woes. This is such a unique occurrence that it is worth noting. Hooray for the courageous! … Continue reading
Filed under Economic Recovery, Economics, Lies and Tall Tales
Louise Slaughter (D-NY), House Rules Committee chair makes history. Partisan warfare will rise to new levels. Rep Slaughter loses no matter what she decides.
The national health care debate is complicated, contentious and already has folks across a wide spectrum of beliefs up in arms, whether they support it or oppose it. Congressional bill “reconciliation” to get national health care passed through Congress was … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Health Care, Political Scandal, Politics
Obameter – Tracking Promises Made (500+), Kept (32) and Broken (7)
PolitiFact is a non-partisan tracker of all things political in America. Its self-assigned mission is “… to help you find the truth in American politics. Reporters and editors from the Times fact-check statements by members of Congress, the White House, … Continue reading
