Monday, July 11, 2011

Editorial: Now Can We Say Obama Economic Plan Fails? - Investors.com

Editorial: Now Can We Say Obama Economic Plan Fails? - Investors.com: "Economy: With unemployment now at 9.2% and job growth at a standstill, is there anyone not blinded by ideology or rank partisanship who can't see that Obama's spend-and-regulate economic plan has been an utter failure?"

Budget Negotiations to Continue Sunday Evening; Update: Meeting Wrapped Up - Erika Johnsen

Budget Negotiations to Continue Sunday Evening; Update: Meeting Wrapped Up - Erika Johnsen: "From the many proffered interviews and statements swirling around today, here's my very succinct diagnosis of the situation: President Obama has professed a willingness to discuss the as-yet largest proposed debt ceiling/budget deal, which would (ostensibly) cut the deficit by $4 trillion over a period of a decade. Entitlement reform could be considered as a part of that deal, but the Democrats insisted that tax hikes would be a part of it, at which Speaker Boehner balked. The Speaker now wants to pursue a smaller deficit-reduction package that would be void of tax hikes."

Obamanomics drives Americans out of the work force | Examiner Editorial | Opinion | Washington Examiner

Obamanomics drives Americans out of the work force | Examiner Editorial | Opinion | Washington Examiner: "Friday's job numbers from the Department of Labor tell a grim tale about the first 30 months of the Obama administration. As President Obama likes to remind voters constantly, the economy did not originally deteriorate on his watch, and this is true."