The Register’s Brian Calle and John Seiler have both weighed in on our repsonse post about the failure of Reaganomics, better described as “supply side economics” citing the 40th president’s view that placing more money in the hands of Americans…
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Unemployment Rate Slowed in November
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
In a hopeful jobs report before the holidays, the nation’s unemployment rate eased to 10% in November from 10.2 % in October, and the number of workers on payrolls was essentially unchanged last month, the Labor Department said today.
Disneyland to Sin City Express? Again, Jindal Didn’t Let Facts Get in His Way.
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Why can’t our media in Southern California be more like this? Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal leveled a colorful if well-worn zinger at Democrats and at Las Vegas on Tuesday in the nationally broadcast Republican response to the president’s address to…
CA-44: What Ken Calvert Doesn’t Want You to Have
by Andrew Davey • • 8 Comments
Remember when I told you about how our lovely South County (and Riverside) Congresscritter Ken Calvert (R-Hypocrisy) was trying to take credit for economic recovery projects that he voted against? Well, guess what? Now we can actually see for ourselves…
Republican Hypocrisy Inaction
by Andrew Davey • • 1 Comment
How lovely. Even though Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Scandal) proudly voted “NAY!” on the economic recovery bill, he has no problem giving himself a “YEA!” for supposedly ensuring economic recovery in the 44th District. “It’s no surprise that House Republicans are…
Considering Government Spending
by Bill Spaulding • • Comments Off
Mark Zandy at Moody’s Economy released an interesting 18-page report on January 21. It’s title is “The Economic Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.” In it are some interesting numbers. For example, there are times when government spending…
Don’t come to the table with the same tired arguments…
by Chris Prevatt • • 6 Comments
On Thursday night, February 5, 2009Â President Barack Obama spoke at the House Democratic Caucus Retreat in Williamsburg, Virginia. Worth watching! Transcript on the flip.
