July 18, 2012 – 8:29 am
Who would have thought that increased regulations and business burdens could cause costs to rise? Weird, huh? (Washington Post) Some D.C. taxis, passengers complain, are old, rickety, hot and smelly; the cabbies don’t take credit cards; they’re illegally choosy about whom they pick up, and they pay more attention to their phone calls than to […]
July 17, 2012 – 6:46 am
No one should be particularly shocked. It’s all he knows, especially since it’s not his money (via Erika Johnsen from Townhall) Of course, he uses the word “invest” as a euphemism for spending boodles of Someone Else’s cash. Money we don’t have. On projects that have so far failed. He wants “investments” in more failed […]
July 16, 2012 – 5:14 pm
First we had the release from the Charlie Rose interview about Obama think his biggest issue was not telling better stories. Now that we’ve been treated to nauseated by the full interview we learn (National Journal) During an interview with CBS’s Charlie Rose that aired on Monday morning, President Obama said his proudest achievement over […]
July 16, 2012 – 8:33 am
It started Sunday with Ed Gillespie hitting Obama And the Washington Post picks the story up Trying to shift the presidential campaign narrative away from his personal finances and tenure at Bain Capital, Republican Mitt Romney will launch a fresh assault this week accusing President Obama of political cronyism at the expense of middle-class workers. […]
July 11, 2012 – 8:27 am
Is anyone shocked in the least? (CNBC) Texas has done it again. The Lone Star State makes a triumphant return as America’s Top State for Business—its third time at the top of our rankings. “Listen, there is a reason that Caterpillar moved their hydraulics manufacturing and their engine manufacturing to the state of Texas,” said […]
July 7, 2012 – 4:03 pm
Remember, you aren’t supposed to read too much into the jobs report June 2012: “Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report and it is informative to consider each report in the context of other data that are becoming available.†(LINK: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/07/06/employment-situation-june) They’ve been saying the same thing for […]
July 7, 2012 – 8:01 am
And, of course, he’s taking total credit for what was a truly bipartisan piece of legislation (White House) Hi, everybody. I’m here in Ohio, where I’ve spent the past couple days talking with folks about our central challenge as a country – not just reclaiming all the jobs lost to the recession, but reclaiming the […]
July 6, 2012 – 2:49 pm
Typically pathetic (Daily Caller) Gov. Mitt Romney quickly dismissed today’s effort by President Barack Obama’s campaign to downplay the bad news in the June jobs-report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics at 8.30 a.m. Obama’s chief strategist, David Axelrod, tweeted out a diversion at 9:01 a.m. that showcased a June 2006 video of Massachusetts […]
July 6, 2012 – 11:19 am
The websites of Alex Jones can often be a beehive of conspiracy theories, and were the favorites of liberals who bought into the whole 9/11 Truth derangement. However, mixed between the conspiracy stories, some of which are legitimate, there are some great stories. Like this one Have you ever heard the old saying “the beatings […]
July 2, 2012 – 12:40 pm
Here’s an interesting one, via Grist In theory, Sidecar is about sharing. Here’s how it’s supposed to work: You’re headed downtown in your car, but before you leave you check your Sidecar app. A user a few blocks down is looking for a ride in the same direction. You swing by, pick her up, and […]
