Obama Doubles Down on Arrogance, Scorn
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 20th, 2011 4:31 am by HL
Obama Doubles Down on Arrogance, Scorn
Mickey Kaus, Daily Caller
Disgusted Headmaster II: Obama has been accused of feeling smugly superior to the conventional pols around him, especially those in Congress. He has now responded with this jobs-bill pitch:We're going to give members of Congress another chance to step up to the plate and do the right thing,” Mr. Obama said as he began a three-day bus tour through North Carolina and Virginia. “Maybe they just couldn't understand the whole thing all at once, so we're going to break it up into bite-sized pieces so they can take a thoughtful approach to this…
Solyndra Fiasco Exposes the White House
Dan Thomasson, Detroit News
The Solyndra case that has stuck U.S. taxpayers with a half a billion dollars of bad debt, with little prospect of getting any back, isn't going away soon nor should it.It isn't just the amount spent on this solar panel fiasco that matters the most, although that certainly is substantial when the nation's economy appears headed once again into a recession. What is also important is what this debacle says once again about White House policy: mainly that there really isn't any.
In Colorado, Colliding Views on Government
George Will, Wash Post
Blame the Fed for the Financial Crisis
Rep. Ron Paul, Wall Street Journal
To know what is wrong with the Federal Reserve, one must first understand the nature of money. Money is like any other good in our economy that emerges from the market to satisfy the needs and wants of consumers. Its particular usefulness is that it helps facilitate indirect exchange, making it easier for us to buy and sell goods because there is a common way of measuring their value. Money is not a government phenomenon, and it need not and should not be managed by government. When central banks like the Fed manage money they are engaging in price fixing, which leads not to prosperity but to…
