Archive | August, 2010
MSNBC Parent Company Has Given Democrats $1.1 Million in 2010 Cycle
While leftists hyperventilate over the donation from News Corp, the parent company of FOX News, to the Republican Governor’s Association, let’s keep one reality in mind: News Corp is hardly alone in its political financial patronage. According to records filed with the Federal Elections Commission, General Electric — the parent company of MSNBC — has [...]
Poll: Obama Endorsement Harms Candidates In…Illinois
19. August 2010
If you’re a Democrat running for public office in Illinois you might just want to turn away that endorsement from Barack Obama. I know, it sounds crazy that an endorsement from the Illinois-based president could harm a Democrat in Illinois. But according to the latest Public Policy Polling survey, that’s precisely the case. 40% of [...]
Democratic Internal Poll: Toomey Leads In Pennsylvania
19. August 2010
Two separate independent surveys recently found conservative Pat Toomey (R) leading liberal Joe Sestak (D) by a significant nine-point margin in the race for United States Senate in Pennsylvania. Now MSNBC reports that an internal poll conducted by Democrats finds the same, albeit less dire, situation: The fiscal conservative leads the tax-and-spend liberal by two [...]
CBO: Expect 9% Unemployment Through 2011
19. August 2010
Americans shouldn’t expect a significant recovery in the area of employment anytime soon. In fact, workers should brace themselves for a national unemployment rate around 9% through 2011. Those are the conclusions of the official, non-partisan Congressional Budget Office. The report also projects a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of just 2.1% and a [...]
Democratic Senate Nominee: Extend All Bush Tax Cuts
19. August 2010
Now isn’t the time to restrict growth by raising taxes. We’ve heard that in the past from countless Republicans and economists, but now we’re told the same thing by a growing chorus of Democrats. Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE), Kent Conrad (D-ND), and Evan Bayh (D-IN) have already gone on record supporting an extension of the [...]
CBS: Combat Troops Remain In Iraq, Mission Not Over
19. August 2010
Last night I posted that all combat forces had been removed from Iraq. I based my posting on widespread media reports that “Operation Iraqi Freedom” had ended and that combat forces were no longer based in the country. Well, apparently those reports were — and are — wrong. CBS News’ Mark Knoller reports that many [...]
Obama Begins 10-Day Vacation in Martha’s Vineyard
19. August 2010
The national unemployment rate is currently 9.5%. We learned this morning that new jobless claims jumped to a half-million last week, hitting the highest level since November 2009. Bankruptcies rose by 9 percent in the second quarter of 2010. China is dumping dollar reserves for euros. And that’s just the bad news on the economic [...]
Breaking: Jobless Claims Jump To 500,000; Highest Level Since November
19. August 2010
The news for Main Street just keeps getting worse. The Labor Department says that new applications for unemployment benefits jumped to 500,000 last week — that would be the highest level since November 2009. It’s the latest sign that employers are again laying off workers as the economy slows once more. The Labor Department says [...]
Ground Zero Mosque May Accept Cash From Holocaust-Denying Iranian Leader
19. August 2010
So desperate as Muslim leaders to build a 13-story mosque at Ground Zero in New York that they’re willing to accept cash from anywhere — including Iran and Saudi Arabia. The New York Post reports: “I can’t comment on that” was the reply of mosque spokesman Oz Sultan yesterday when asked specifically if the fund-raising [...]
Poll: Christie More Popular Than Obama In New Jersey
19. August 2010
Governor Chris Christie, a conservative Republican, is more popular than Barack Obama in the state of New Jersey. In fact, the latest Quinnipiac poll finds the New Jersey governor with a four percent higher approval rating than the Democratic president. Republican NJ Gov. Chris Christie , who has taken controversial steps since taking office, has [...]
19. August 2010
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