When Unions Get Desperate – WSJ.com. By ALLYSIA FINLEY There haven’t been any major earthquakes or wildfires in California recently, but teachers apparently think that the potential budget cuts to education merit a “State of Emergency Week.” The California Teachers Association, the state’s largest teachers union, is planning a week of activities in May. The goal is to pressure ... Read more
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The Presidential Destroyer – Your President
April 13 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Obama, Party PoliticsReview & Outlook: The Presidential Destroyer – WSJ.com. I guess this is the change we voted for… === Was the election moved to next month, or June? We ask because President Obama’s extraordinary response to Paul Ryan’s budget yesterday—with its blistering partisanship and multiple distortions—was the kind Presidents usually outsource to some junior lieutenant. Mr. Obama’s fundamentally political document... Read more
White House readies Obama fiscal flip-flop
April 12 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, ObamaDebt Ceiling | White House readies Obama fiscal flip-flop | The Daily Caller – Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment. Change. That’s what we voted for, wasn’t it?!! Obama’s “changing”, so what is everyone so upset about? ==== Presidents are loath to admit error. That’s what press secretaries are for. On Monday, White House spokesman Jay Carney said then-Senator Obama made a mistake... Read more
The Tea Party’s First Victory
April 12 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Obama, Party PoliticsReview & Outlook: The Tea Party’s First Victory – WSJ.com. This is getting to be a habit. President Obama ferociously resists tax cuts, trade agreements and spending cuts—right up to the moment he strikes a deal with Republicans and hails the tax cuts, trade agreements and spending cuts as his idea. What a difference an election makes. This is... Read more