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A Compilation of Fact-Checks following first Debate
If you’re like me, you were probably stunned by the lack of push-back by President Obama during the first presidential debate. It seemed (and not just to me) that Romney was allowed to backtrack just about every position he’s ever held, make assertions he couldn’t back up with figures, distort the President’s record, and basically […]
October 5, 2012
Posted in: Economy, Election, Jobs, Money, Politics
August Unemployment Up in 26 States. But BLS shows Rope-a-Dope AGAIN (updated)
Last May, I reported that the “States most likely to REJECT austerity to lower unemployment are Republican”, which surprised me, because I started my investigation expecting to find that Republican governors were laying off a massive number of public sector workers out of a Zealot-like belief in “Austerity”. What I found instead was shocking (well, not really. GOP-hypocrisy doesn’t […]
September 21, 2012
Posted in: Economy, Election, Jobs
“Creating Jobs” is Counter to Everything the GOP Believes
You already know that Republicans have been “rooting for failure” since the day President Obama took office. Rush Limbaugh took heat for declaring on his radio show just days after Obama’s inauguration that he “hopes Obama fails” to fix the economy, and rather than apologize, he defended his comment and repeated it a second time, making sure […]
September 3, 2012
Posted in: Economy, Election, General, Jobs, myth busting, Politics, Rants
Two Quick Videos from Conventions Past
Like me, you probably watched at least part of the unofficial first day of the Republican Convention in Tampa Bay last night. You may have heard Rick Santorum… who once claimed Romney was “THE WORST candidate to put up against Obama”… deliver a five minute speech about HIMSELF, hyping his favorite subject: “traditional marriage”, and not even mentioning […]
August 29, 2012
Posted in: Election, General, Jobs, Money, Politics
Why Mitt Romney’s Taxes Matter
A few weeks ago, I wrote: “Possible Reasons Romney Is Suppressing His Tax Returns”, listing a number of things we could possibly learn should he ever decide to release them. But I didn’t discuss if any of those reasons were important when it came to choosing a president. Consider this “Part-II” of that review. I had an interesting […]
August 9, 2012
Posted in: Economy, Election, Infrastructure, Jobs, Money, Politics, Taxes
Democrats Would Rather Be Talking About Romney’s Taxes than Obama’s Record? Really?
Following two weeks of Democrats, Reporters and even many Republicans asking, “Why won’t Mitt Romney just release his taxes?”, the Romney camp is left with no choice (since actually releasing his taxes is out of the question) but to accuse the accusers of trying to distract you from the REAL issue: “President Obama’s failed economic […]
August 6, 2012
Posted in: Economy, Election, Jobs, Money, Politics, Seems Obvious to Me, Taxes
Republicans Need You to Forget There Was An Election in 2010.
On Friday, I reported that the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the National Employment Figures for June showing an economy that created only 80,000 net new jobs. But the day before that, major payroll accounting firm “ADP” released their monthly Private Sector job figures: 176,000. How did we arrive at two wildly different figures? Did government employers […]
July 9, 2012
Posted in: Economy, Election, Jobs, Politics
176,000 Private Sector Jobs Created in June, but 96K Public Sector Cuts drop it to Just 80K. ARE YOU FREAKIN’ KIDDING ME???
BREAKING NEWS The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the monthly jobs report for June today, announcing that “the economy created only 80,000 jobs last month”, leaving the jobless rate unchanged at 8.2%. Naturally, as you might expect, Governor Romney is making hay over this lack-luster report, pointing to it as just more proof that President Obama’s […]
July 6, 2012
Posted in: Economy, Jobs, Politics, Rants
Is Obama Finally Starting to Get It? “Doing fine” gaffe result of push back on public layoffs
Probably the biggest fake news last week was President Obama’s feux pas saying “the private sector is doing fine”. When you watch the full response in which the comment was made, it was clear (to me anyway) that he was saying, “In comparison to the 14 straight months of job losses in the Public sector”, the 27 straight […]
June 11, 2012
Posted in: Economy, Election, Jobs, Politics
Some rants: JobsJobsJobs, Oil, Hypocrisy and My Integrity (UPDATED)
There was so much going on last week, that I couldn’t pick a single topic to focus on. First off was (of course) the dismal jobs report for May released last week. Republicans were quick to pounce on the disappointing figures, pointing to it was “PROOF!” that President Obama’s economic policies are a failure. Also, […]
June 4, 2012
Posted in: Economy, Election, Energy Independence, Environment, Jobs, Money, Politics, Rants, Taxes
Romney HAS a post-Bain record. Let’s look at it. (Possible Criminal Quid Pro Quo?)
Mitt Romney likes talking about his “private sector record at Bain Capital” as a “job creator”, saying that that experience makes him better suited to be president than Barack Obama. He doesn’t like talking about his time as governor of Massachusetts (2003-2007) with lousy economic record and pushing through a state-wide health insurance mandate that gives Tea Party members […]
May 28, 2012
Posted in: Crime, Economy, Election, Jobs, Money, Politics
States most likely to REJECT austerity to lower unemployment are Republican
Rope-A-Dope: a boxing term coined by heavyweight prize-fighter George Foreman in his 1974 “Rumble-in-the-Jungle” with Muhammad Ali. Foreman… clearly winning… repeatedly pinned a battered Ali against the ropes, landing dozens of punches on the weary ex-champ. But the joke was on Foreman. While exhausting himself by pounding away at his opponent, Ali was “resting up” against […]
May 13, 2012
Posted in: Economy, Jobs, Money, myth busting, Politics, Taxes
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