Category Archives: White House
The Crash of 2008 and Why We’re Still In It!
By: Les Dunaway
Today’s excellent Forbes article “Tim Geithner Covers for Corruption On Pennsylvania Avenue” by Charles Kadlec inspired me to dig into my pile of “Why the Crash?” writings. Mr Kradlec does an excellent job of summarizing the various crimes that led to the crash, so what I’ve collected here is, mostly, for detail and a clearer look at the perpetrators.
The top line summary of the … Read more...
Cooking The Books – Part 2 of 10
Just The Numbers, Mam
By: Les Dunaway
In Nov 2011 I wrote about the DOL jobs report and discussed how those numbers had been cooked to make the job situation look better. Well, as has been said “You ain’t seen nothin yet”. We can expect bogus numbers month by month leading up to November.
Last weeks report has an even more tenuous relation to reality. First, let’s talk about what … Read more...
The Long Road Back – Just The Numbers, Mam
By Les Dunaway
Well, we now have President Obama’s plan to “to put more people back to work and more money in the pockets of those who are working”. A long list of business leaders had little hope that the speech would contain anything substantive. They were proven right. What we got was more of the same, both in terms of the programs offered and the tax increases to pay … Read more...
Women In Politics – the Double Standard
By J. Randolph Evans
Even WSB talk show host Erick Erickson could not resist. What was the topic? GOP Presidential candidate Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann eating a corndog at the Iowa State Fair!
What did this have to do with joblessness, taxes, spending, the federal deficit, or the war in Afghanistan? Nothing. Yet, the photograph of Congresswoman Bachmann eating a corndog made the rounds over the internet, cable news and talk … Read more...
GOP Presidential Race Begins Now
By J. Randolph Evans – Column No. 1053 (1/28/11)
Well, it is that time. The announcements by potential 2012 Presidential candidates have started and will continue at a much faster and more furious pace. There will be three kinds of announcements.
First, there will be the “I am not running” announcements. The best example of this category is Congressman Mike Pence from Indiana. In recent years, Congressman Pence has often … Read more...
Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) Response to the SOTU
In case you missed it last night, here is Rep. Ryan’s excellent response to the President’s State of the Union Address: