Hmm. Yes, who really should ‘set up’? ========= By KARL ROVE This week brought bad news for President Barack Obama’s attempts to blame someone else—anyone else—for America’s economic problems. A poll released Monday by the Hill, a newspaper that covers Congress, found that 66% of voters believe the weak economy is Washington’s fault. And who is most to blame? A third—34%—said Mr. Obama. Congress... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
He doesn’t get America.
July 23 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Obama======= Charles Murray at the American Enterprise Institute’s Ideas blog, July 18: President Obama’s horrendous political gaffe last week—”You didn’t build that”—triggered the same reaction I had when he insisted on pushing through Obamacare. Then, I had the creepy feeling that I was living in an occupied country. American politics didn’t work that way. Neither Democrats nor Republicans had ever forced through... Read more
Unlikeable Mitt Romney…
July 22 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought
A lot is being said in the media about Mitt Romney not being “likable” or that he doesn’t “relate well” to people. Frankly, I’ve struggled to understand why. So after much research, I have come up with a Top Ten List to explain this “unlikablility.”
Noonan: A Remedial Communication Class
July 20 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ObamaWorth skimming. ======= Thoughts on three recent failures to communicate: In the controversy surrounding the uniforms of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, the problem isn’t China. That the uniforms were made there is merely a deep embarrassment and a missed opportunity. Our textile and manufacturing companies deserved that work. You wonder how it could be that no one in the American Olympic Committee... Read more
The Incredible Bain Jobs Machine
July 17 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, EconomicsSome basic Econ 101… To bad Republicans, including Romney, cannot verbalize these basic concepts. ============ By ANDY KESSLER Did Mitt Romney and Bain Capital help office-supply retailer Staples create 88,000 jobs? 43,000? 252? Actually, Staples probably destroyed 100,000 jobs while creating millions of new ones. Since 1986, Staples has opened 2,000 stores, eliminating the jobs of distributors and brokers who charged nasty... Read more
