Economic Policy in the First Year of the Obama Administration
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The past year has been one of enormous challenges for the American economy. President Obama took office at a time of economic crisis. The economy was losing jobs at a rate of [...]
The Obama-Holder Justice Department turns a blind eye to ACORN
As I noted yesterday, ACORN caught a break from the Department of Justice when DOJ decided, based on a strained reading of the applicable statute, that the Obama administration can lawfully pay ACORN for services provided under contracts signed before Congress banned the government from providing money to the group. But ACORN arguably [...]
Tea Party Nation
ORLANDO, Fla. — Andrea Shea King stood backstage during Thursday
night’s Tea
Party rally at Lake Eola Park here, where thousands turned
out on a cool, overcast evening to raise their voices for
liberty.
“You should have been here in March,” said King, who spoke at
one [...]
The AMA’s Quisling Strategy
When Norwegian politician Vidkun Quisling was tried and shot for
abetting the Nazi occupation of his country during WWII, his name
entered the vernacular as a synonym for “collaborator.” It is
difficult to think of a more appropriate adjective to describe
the health care “stakeholders” who have been genuflecting [...]
Former Japanese finance minister found dead
CHICAGO a ‘ President-elect Barack Obama took his first public steps toward building his new administration Thursday, tapping fellow Chicagoan Rep.
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Everything’s Just Fine
WASHINGTON — Allow me a word of encouragement to our president.
Mr. Obama, you are doing just fine. You wanted to set a new tone
in Washington, and you have. You wanted an open debate on
healthcare, and you have it. Admittedly, the tone is astoundingly
rancorous, and not [...]
