James Bovard: The Food-Stamp Crime Wave – WSJ.com. … The Obama administration is far more enthusiastic about boosting food-stamp enrollment than about preventing fraud. Thanks in part to vigorous federally funded campaigns by nonprofit groups, the government’s AmericaCorps service program, and other organizations urging people to accept government handouts, the number of food-stamp recipients has soared to... Read more
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The Food-Stamp Crime Wave
June 26 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Obama, Party PoliticsWhite House Oil Price Epiphany
June 26 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, ObamaReview & Outlook: White House Oil Price Epiphany – WSJ.com. It wasn’t long ago that the Obama Administration was trying to drive up the price of fossil fuels to reduce carbon emissions, promote “green jobs” and save the planet from global warming. Gasoline at $3.50 or $4 a gallon has ended that. And yesterday the White House went... Read more
Obama’s Worst Week, Pawlenty’s Best
June 12 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Obama, Party Politics, The LeftA Henninger: Obama’s Worst Week, Pawlenty’s Best – WSJ.com. If next year the American people pull the plug on the Obama presidency, mark down the past week as the beginning of the end . . . and what looks like the real beginning of Tim Pawlenty’s candidacy. Incumbency isn’t merely a function of political inevitability but of the fact that... Read more
The Lone Star Jobs Surge
June 12 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Obama, SocialismReview & 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
Obama’s Nuclear Politics
June 12 | Posted by mrossol | Obama, Party Politics, The LeftStrassel: Obama’s Nuclear Politics – WSJ.com. Just more WSJ “Sour Grapes!”… ==== The Obama administration has shown a certain ruthless streak when it comes to getting what it wants. For its latest in brass-knuckle tactics, consider the ongoing fight over the proposed Yucca nuclear waste facility. This tale begins in 2008, when candidate Obama was determined to win Nevada, a... Read more
