Republican: This health care reform thing is a government takeover of 1/6th of the economy! And the bill is over two thousand pages! And it costs hundreds of billions of dollars! It’s socialism! It’ll raise the deficit!
Me: It’s not a “takeover” and it doesn’t raise the deficit–it lowers it. [...]
Yeah, only those oblivious to human nature (Like "capper") didn't see this one coming.
Washington (CNN) - Nearly two years into the recession, opinion about which political party is responsible for the severe economic downturn is shifting, according to a new national poll.
A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday morning' [...]
Their own jobs, I suspect.
Growing discontent over the economy and frustration with efforts to speed its recovery boiled over Thursday on Capitol Hill in a wave of criticism and outright anger directed at the Obama administration.
Episodes in both houses of Congress exposed the raw [...]
President Obama surprisingly admitted to his most circumspect critic, Fox News, that if the government accumulates too much debt, it could cause a double-dip recession. In the interview, Obama discussed the challenges of stimulating the economy while reducing the deficit. Only time will tell if Obama's new-found concern for exorbitant [...]
Here’s a good example of the failure of a command economy.
The long-stalled Park East Square project, which Chicago developer Richard Curto wants to build on a vacant lot his firm bought from Milwaukee County, may be moving forward with the sale of a [...]
I'm not sure I agree with Serigraph's John Torinus that "the Wisconsin economy is so lifeless," but the rest certainly requires your attention:
A general agreement has developed that the Doyle administration was animated more by other issues — the environment, education and health care access. Its economic strategy had' [...]
Actual, given the likelihood that donations next year will be less because of the economy, this isn't the most outrageous news the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) could come out with. Less money means they'll have to be picky with who they help out in General Election contests. Candidates [...]
From a morning press release via email...
MADISON - The Republican Party of Wisconsin has placed ads in several state newspapers seeking individuals willing to be the Democratic nominee for Wisconsin Governor.
“Not just anybody is going to want to defend what the Democrats have done to the economy and tax climate [...]