The Uncertainty Problem and the Great Recession

julia.seymour — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:27:25 +0000

Government intervention has businesses on hold and keeps job growth sluggish.

Gary Wolfram, Ph.D.

Voters headed to the polls Nov. 6, and for many their greatest concern was the U.S. economic situation. Although The Great Recession ended more than three years ago, growth has remained slow and job growth sluggish.

Teachers, Teachers’ Unions and Truth

matt.philbin — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:16:19 +0000

Facts are missing from the education discussion.

Dan Kennedy

In light of the Chicago school teacher strike, I would like to quote a few paragraphs from a Wall Street Journal article from February of 2007. Five years ago.

Obama's Game is Afoot, Hidden From View

matt.philbin — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:40:18 +0000

The free market is dying the death of a thousand regulatory power-grabs.

Dan Kennedy

Obama’s executive branch is by-passing Congress again.

Obama’s Tall Tales, Whoppers and Fish Stories

matt.philbin — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:51:17 +0000

Oh, he’s done plenty of story-telling.

Dan Kennedy

In a CBS interview this past week, the president remarkably asserted that, in his first term, he has gotten all the policy right. His only mistake was not telling a good enough story to the American people.

He may not have told them well, but Obama really can’t be faulted for not telling audacious ones. His nose should be long enough to hang laundry on by now.

VP Time: Media Has Prepared Americans for Big Man Like Chris Christie

matt.philbin — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:31:01 +0000

Liberal fat jokes are sticks and stones to the ample gov.

Dan Gainor

What do New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, gay marriage and Barack Obama have in common? The media spent years laying the groundwork for their popularity. As Mitt Romney studies hard for a vice presidential pick, smart analysts are probably assessing the impact of Christie as BMOC (Big Man Out Campaigning), especially since he wants to distract from media feeding frenzy about Bain.

Gambler-in-Chief

matt.philbin — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:12:52 +0000

Obama rolls the dice. We lose.

Dan Kennedy

The president’s Ohio bus tour slogan was “Betting on America.”

Imagine if the Romney campaign had shown the poor judgment to snare this slogan. The media would have had a field day with Wall Street’s wagering, turning the economy into a giant casino; with Bain Capital as a cabal of cold-hearted gamblers placing bets they win on either way, while victimized workers lose their jobs to downsizing and outsourcing.

Now Left Blames GOP ‘Treason’ for Bad Economy

matt.philbin — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:15:02 +0000

Making Opposition to Obama out-of-bounds.

Dan Gainor

There are always at least two views to any economy. If you think the U.S. economy is recovering but might need more stimulus, you probably vote liberal. If you think the economy stinks and government needs to be reined in, then you might be committing treason.

New Lows for Media, President

matt.philbin — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:49:22 +0000

The Constitution burns while ABC fiddles.

BMI Staff

June has been a month of new lows for the media and the president they worship.

Exhibit a) ABC, which should stand for Ashamed Broadcasting Company, gave Rielle Hunter not one but three prime promotional opportunities.

Hunter, of course, is the woman who gained fame as disgraced presidential candidate John Edwards’ mistress. He was secreting, sleeping with and impregnating Hunter while married to his wife dying of cancer. Hunter’s become tell-all-book author and ABC and others gifted her multiple publicity and promotional platform by ABC and other media outlets.

MSNBC’s Moment of Honesty

matt.philbin — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:11:08 +0000

Dan Kennedy

You might want to sit down for this.

At 11:14 a.m. EST, Friday, May 25, something remarkable happened on the very left leaning MSNBC. If you missed it, you missed a rare and momentous moment in MSNBC television. MSNBC host Thomas Roberts raised a question about the fairness of Obama’s attacks on Romney as job-creator vs. job-destroyer while he was a private equity investor at Bain Capital – based on Obama’s poor record playing venture capitalist with our money.

Bill, Barry and Fear-Driven Advertising

matt.philbin — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:18:15 +0000

Dan Kennedy

An ad hit the airwaves this week featuring Bill Clinton talking about Obama’s moment of courage, in ordering the “get Bin Laden” operation. What does it signify?