Late last year, I had an interesting exchange on LinkedIn of all places with someone from the Register trying to entice me into subscribing to the paper citing all the new changes. But when it comes to the editorial pages…
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Prosperity vs Austerity
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
When Bill Clinton was president and the economy was booming, the frequent refrain was “a rising tide lifts all boats.” Government was paying down the debt accrued by the Reagan-Bush (I) years and we had a strong economy with budget…
Don’t Just Blame Bush; Blame the GOP
by Dan Chmielewski • • 9 Comments
I get a lot of grief from my Republican friends who chide me for “blaming Bush” for the troubled state of our economy when they want to pin it all on President Obama. Well, I don’t just “blame Bush,” I…
IOKIYAR (It’s OK if You’re a Republican): the John Campbell edition
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
Rep. John Campbell, the Congres-man from Irvine (yes editors, spelled deliberately that way because that’s the way Campbell’s people spell “Congress”) gives a new gift to us for the category of “It’s OK if You’re a Republican.” First up, the…
The Progression of the Recession Nationally
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
When windbags like Rush Limabugh call this economic climate “Obama’s economy,” a reminder that George W. Bush was able to avoid accepting responsibility for the declining economic forecast during the initial months of his first term because the declining economy…
Bruce Bartlett: Conservative’s Anger at Obama is Misplaced
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
The Daily Beast.com features a fascinating column by conservative economist Bruce Bartlett that should be must reading for every teabagging protestor out there. Bartlett challenges readers top produce evidence that our economy would be better if John McCain had been…
The Obama Date Night Debate
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
This letter in this morning’s OC Register sums up some of the Right Wing bloviation in the blogsphere about President Obama’s recent trip to New York City to have dinner and catch a Broadway play. Â A jet-set ‘date night’ Good…
