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How Big Are Barack Obama’s Balls?

If I was Obama’s speechwriter, here’s the theme I’d pitch: “Today, all but the most privileged of Americans are slaves — slaves to Wall Street and its excesses. It’s time for a new emancipation proclamation. Join me as we take back America!”

Road to Recovery

OK, I’m gonna shill for the Obama camp, but this job loss chart just can’t be ignored.

Stimulus working in SW Va.

Southwest Virginia may be populated by a large “good Republican” majority, but they sure seem to be falling in love with a Democratic initiative: the $8,000 tax credit to first-time home buyers. http://snurl.com/d0mbo

Petri Dish Politics: It’s What’s for Dinner

Recent ruminations: Is Obama as sly as a tax-happy fox? Can an altruistic world view still be achieved? Are the Florida Gators heading back to the NIT? Find out now!

End the Bailout Madness

Somehow I missed this gem amid the holiday buzz: “Developers Ask U.S. for Bailout as Massive Debt Looms.” Mr. Obama and Congress, I beg of you — end the bailout madness! We cannot save every industry that made bad business decisions. And we cannot save individuals who racked up huge loan and credit-card debts as they [...]

Please Stop Your Crying!

I’m going on the record as being against any kind of bailout of the automakers. They’re not the only industry in dire straits due partly to conditions out of their control. Companies come, they grow, they decline, they fail to reinvent themselves, and then sometimes they go. That’s Darwinist capitalism, people!


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