Tag: economy

No profiles in courage for NCGOP in DC

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Brant Clifton

North Carolina’s Republican Members of Congress have proved — once again — that keeping Speaker John Boehner happy is more important than looking out for the folks struggling through

More taxes for thee, but not for me

Posted on September 20, 2011September 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Superstar, super-rich investor Warren Buffett is all over the alleged Mainstream Media (MSM) for allowing his name to be attached to Barry-O’s latest scheme to jack up taxes in

Celebrating job creation — in Latin America …

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Brant Clifton

We in North Carolina are being blessed with the honor of a visit from the great Barry-O. He will be speaking to students at NC State University in Raleigh and

Rethinking Romney ….

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I know I gave major props to Mitt Romney in an earlier post about “job creation” and the silly season. An editorial in today’s Wall Street Journal has me rethinking

Job creation and the political silly season ….

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Brant Clifton

“Job Creation” is THE buzz moving through the media and the political class as the 2012 campaign season starts to gear up. Barry-O is giving us a speech on Thursday

A big ZERO for Barry O ….

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Brant Clifton

That’s right. Official economic reports indicate that no new jobs were created for August. That’s the first time since World War II: The US economy created no jobs and the

He wants your money AND your TV time ….

Posted on September 3, 2011September 4, 2011 by Brant Clifton

First, President Barry wants to speak on television Wednesday — at the same time as a GOP presidential debate. That idea gets nixed — so he tries to get some

And the lies from DC keep falling apart …

Posted on August 6, 2011August 6, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I hate to say I told you so, but …. Standard & Poor’s announced Friday night that it has downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time, dealing a symbolic

Our “leaders” cheer trillions in new debt …

Posted on August 2, 2011August 2, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Disgusting. Just disgusting. The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives approved a historic $2.4 trillion increase in the federal debt ceiling. The “honorables” proceeded to applaud and cheer the vote results.

Not playing the fool on the debt ceiling “deal” …

Posted on August 1, 2011August 1, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Washington politicians have reached a deal on the federal debt ceiling, and — just like Erick Erickson of Redstate.com — I am NOT playing the fool: There are a lot