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Don’t play politics with debt limit

June 15 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, US Debt

Bernanke: Don’t play politics with debt limit – MarketWatch. The FED isn’t the cause of all US problems, but Bernanke is not doing near what he might to help.

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My Summer Job Road to Perdition

June 12 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Obama, Socialism

James Bovard: My Summer Job Road to Perdition – WSJ.com. I’m sure Obama’s “create jobs” program(s) are different and will truly work. ——— By JAMES BOVARD Mayors, governors and congressmen are busily hyping summer jobs programs. Kids can learn a great deal from a season on the government payroll. I benefitted from my 1973 experience at the Virginia Highway Department, digging... Read more

The Lone Star Jobs Surge

June 12 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Obama, Socialism

Review & Outlook: The Lone Star Jobs Surge – WSJ.com. I’m sure the Texan model is unsustainable…  I mean, think about it: This is George W’s state… What good can come from there? ——— Richard Fisher, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, dropped by our offices this week and relayed a remarkable fact: Some 37% of all net... Read more

Collective Military Irrelevance

June 12 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Socialism

Review & Outlook:’Collective Military Irrelevance’ – WSJ.com. Amen. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is leaving office with a bang, and yesterday his target was a NATO alliance that he said is risking “collective military irrelevance” by spending so little on defense that it can’t defeat a two-bit dictator like Moammar Gadhafi after 11 weeks of military action. His ordnance... Read more

Obama’s Cloud Economy

June 2 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Obama

Henninger: Obama’s Cloud Economy – WSJ.com. You just know the American economy is out there somewhere. If only someone knew which buttons to push to retrieve it from the storage cloud. Here are three headlines that floated by on yesterday morning’s screens alone: “U.S. Manufacturing Growth Slows Substantially” “Housing Imperils Recovery” “Private Sector Added Few Jobs in May” Let it be noted for the... Read more

Take Your Green Back

May 26 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Politically correct, The Left

Professors to Koch Brothers: Take Your Green Back – WSJ.com. This “political correctness” happens not just in Universities, although it seems to find very welcoming arms there, but in both the public and private “marketplace”.  E.g. companies frown on, at best, expressions of support for the free enterprise system. ======= By DONALD LUSKIN Times are tough for state-funded colleges like Florida State University.... Read more

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