From today’s Wall Street Journal: FROM THE MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER’S CYBERALERT. File this one under “Deluded Expectations.” During MSNBC’s coverage of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, on Nov. 27, daytime anchor Alex Witt seemed frustrated that the election of Barack Obama 23 days earlier — and the accompanying “global outpouring of affection, respect,...
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Modified Mortgage Re-Default Rate More Than 50%
The Comptroller of the Currency issued the following report regarding mortgages that were modified in 1Q 2008 in order to supposedly help the homeowners stay in their homes. The results are dismal. Yet I’m sure our President-Elect and Democrat Congress will push forward with plans to do this on a large scale, backed by...
New Deal Economics
A great op-ed piece by Amity Shlaes in the Wall Street Journal responding to Paul Krugman’s incessant campaigning on why New Deal spending works. Unfortunately our President-Elect seems to subscribe to Mr. Krugman’s brand of misguided economics. Some highlights from the WSJ piece: The New Deal is Mr. Obama’s context for the giant infrastructure...
Dems Wrong Yet Again – Temporary Stimulus Doesn’t Work
This all makes such perfect, logical sense. I can’t believe they refuse to see it. From the Wall Street Journal . . . . The incoming Obama administration and congressional Democrats are now considering a second fiscal stimulus package, estimated at more than $500 billion, to follow the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008. As...
Once Again, the Press Leaves Obama’s Tax Numbers Unchallenged
Another great op-ed from the WSJ on the random tax numbers quoted by the Obama campaign and the loving press’ unwillingness to put up a question mark. Some highlights: In the last debate, Sen. Obama said, “We both want to cut taxes, the difference is who we want to cut taxes for. . ....
Quote: Obama on Abortion
“I’ve got two daughters, nine years old and six years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.” Johnstown, PA 4/1/08
