Here’s Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post. ROBINSON: Obama is a winner this week because he got through a huge, complicated, almost $800 billion spending rescue bill in record time. This doesn’t happen in Washington. And — and, you know, sure, the beginning of an administration is the time when you really want to spend […]

Peter Schiff said: As the markets drop we are not seeing the problem, we’re seeing the solution. When the markets drop we know we got a problem. The markets dropping are the beginning of the solution. And of course President Obama and Congress are trying to prevent the solution and make the problem even worse. […]

“House Passes $800 Billion Stimulus Plan with No Republican Support.” The headline ought to be: “House Democrats Vote to Spend $800 Billion in Pork They Don’t Have, Republicans Fail to Stop It,” or “Republicans Don’t Support It.“ There’s nothing wrong with needed stimulus, by the way, if it’s stimulus. But this is not stimulus. This […]

The word “bipartisan.” Everybody bandies that word around, and I’ve always said that “bipartisanship” is defined in Washington as Republicans caving on their principles and agreeing with Democrats. The vote on the so called “stimulus” bill in the House, was a partisan vote. The victorious side was all Democrats. The bipartisan vote was the losing […]

Casualties are mounting. Home Depot announced they were killing off 7,000. Sprint: killing 8,000. Pfizer: 8,000 more. Other companies, including Caterpillar, brought the total to 40,000 jobs killed, in just one day.Sadly, casualties are expected to rise, with no end in sight. Economists warn that we’re just witnessing the tip of the iceberg. By the […]