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Mismatch: Michele Bachmann vs. Jim Graves?
This morning, Michele Bachmann and Jim Graves, her DFL opponent, appeared on Esme Murphy’s program. The first part of Michele’s interview focused on high gas prices, which Michele handled well. Here’s a partial transcript of that part of the interview: ESME: Critics have said that even if we expanded production, it would not have an immediate impact at the pump. Realistically, what would it take to get gas prices down to $2 a gallon and when would that happen? MICHELE: Well, remember that the day Barack Obama became president, gas was $1.84 a gallon so gas prices have gone up 110% since he was in office. And in the last 30 days, gas prices have gone up 30 cents a gallon…So what we can do are a few simple things. We can … Read entire article »
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It’s not the original story, it’s the spin
In the aftermath of Nixon’s resignation, the popular cliche was that it wasn’t the break-in that got Nixon. It was the cover-up. These days, that can be adapted to a different scandal. In the case of factchecker Politifact, it isn’t the initial story that nailed them. It was the spin that nailed them. Here’s the first details: On April 5, Politifact conceded that the 92.3 percent figure cited by the Romney campaign was accurate and, then, promptly, and unbelievably, said that the claims made by the Romney campaign were “mostly false.” Here’s how Team Romney rocked Politifact: Politifact’s report left many scratching their heads, and one such person was Lanhee Chen, Romney’s Policy Director, who fired off an e-mail that eviscerated Politifact’s analysis point by point. “Putting aside the obvious problems with rating … Read entire article »
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Killing businesses the old-fashioned way?
In this video, Bernie Marcus explains why this administration’s regulatory policies are killing job creation and wealth development: // // ]]> The sad thing is that Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank and their partners wouldn’t have created the jobs they did if today’s regulatory environment had been in place in 1978: This administration’s love of stifling financial regulations would’ve stopped Home Depot before it started. Whether you’re talking Dodd-Frank, which Marcus calls the Bonnie and Clyde Act, or whether the subject is Obamacare, the EPA’s industry-killing regulations or the NLRB’s dictatorial act, the reality is that this administration loves killing opportunity, jobs and prosperity through regulations. This says everything about today’s regulatory burden: MARCUS: We talk about job creation. We’ve got more job-killer rules than there is ever before. It’s never happened like this before and … Read entire article »
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The Regulated Society
Over the past years, even under more benevolent administrations, we have seen increases in regulations tampering with ever growing areas of our lives. We have just recently felt the heat and aggravation as they have been coming at an ever increasing rate in recent years. We have more to blame for this than a renegade president and his henchmen. We have found ourselves in a situation where there is a lawyer behind every business conversation, from employment interview to water cooler. Our food is relentlessly controlled, tested and “approved”. Our cars are in the process of becoming miniscule, underperforming death traps – and that is just the tip of the iceberg. What brought us to this enslaved condition? Why are we permitting this continue? The fact is, at this point we have … Read entire article »
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What’s in a word (conservative)?
Many is the time that Sean Hannity has reminded viewers and listeners alike that he isn’t a registered Republican. Hannity’s reminded them that he’s a registered conservative in New York. Wednesday night, Hannity interviewed Sarah Palin. Though he didn’t say it in this interview, Hannity has repeatedly said that Mitt’s a conservative. Shame on him for pulling his punches with Mitt. It’s intellectually reprehensible for him to criticize the mediaa for not digging into President Obama’s past, then do a half-assed job of scrutinizing Mitt. If the gutless media, Hannity included, did their jobs, charlatans like Mitt Romney wouldn’t gain traction in a GOP presidential campaign. At minimum, they wouldn’t be allowed to call themselves conservatives. They could mouth the words but they’d be ridiculed mercilessly. Thankfully, Paul Hoffmeister wrote this article to … Read entire article »
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