Posts Tagged ‘Economy’
What is there to fear? Americans far more scared of big government than big business
President Barack Obama and the mainstream media like nothing better than to vilify business and dote over the Occupy Wall Street protestors and their attempts to save us from the evils of capitalism. However, a new poll shows that Americans are far more concerned about their own government than they are business. The poll released [...]
Thornton City Council task list: Transparency, a charter change and business
With Election Day over and a new mayor and members of council seated on the Thornton City Council dais, it is time to get down to business – literally and figuratively. The economy continues to cast a pall on everything but there are other issues we would like to see council tackle. In no particular [...]
Biting the hand that feeds them: Adams County tells cities to pay more or your prisoners go free
In one fell swoop Adams County has set back relations with the cities within its borders 20 years in a move that threatens to return more criminals to the streets instead of remanding them to jail. The inability of the county government to properly control its finances now is set to harm the very citizens [...]
Friday funnies: Don’t buy stuff you cannot afford
Today’s Friday Funny comes our way via Saturday Night Live. In a skit with Steve Martin, the crew comes across the novel concept that you shouldn’t buy something if you can’t afford it. Certainly this is a lesson many Americans could stand to learn. Witness many of the so-called ‘victims’ of the mortgage crisis who [...]
White House tries to squash Ford’s anti-bailout ad
Ford Motor Company was the only one of the ‘big three’ Detroit automakers to not take government bailout funding and a recent television ad touted that noteworthy point. It appears however that the White House pressured Ford to drop the ad, not approving of its message of self-reliance. One of a series of similar ads [...]
Colorado or Wyoming? The White House apparently doesn’t know the difference
Campaigner-in-Chief President Barack Obama is on a three state swing through the western United States to push his so-called jobs bill. Unfortunately for him, some of his staffers don’t seem to know the difference between Colorado and Wyoming. The press credentials issued by the White House sure look pretty with an image of the three [...]
‘Pass this bill’: Thanks but no thanks, Mr. President
President Barack Obama appeared before a joint session of Congress last night to pitch his latest so-called jobs bill saying 17 times ‘pass this bill.’ His American Jobs Act is another $447 billion ‘stimulus’ package that offers nothing new and will fail miserably much as the first one did. Obama’s own Council of Economic Advisors [...]
Obama’s choice for chief economic advisor fails to inspire confidence
With a stagnant economy continuing to drag on the nation like a heavy anchor, President Barack Obama blew his opportunity to at least provide a mental boost to a demoralized country. The president chose to nominate Alan Krueger as chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, a book smart theorist whose idea of [...]
Friday funnies: Pay your #$%#^& bills!
We close out the workweek with a video message for President Barack Obama and Congress: Pay your #$%#^& bills! Warning: Adult language so be careful at work and around the kids!
Obama: American people too ‘skittish’ to realize economy is recovering
Someone needs to explain to President Barack Obama one key phrase – “It’s the economy, stupid.” This axiom seems to have fallen on deaf ears within the administration as today Obama blamed ‘skittish and nervous’ Americans and the ‘trauma’ that came before he took office. Stagnant unemployment. Exploding debt. An expanding deficit. An analysis released by [...]