Daily Archives: September 5, 2009

Labor Day – Of Reckoning

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Gaius

Mickey Kaus: Gruesome new poll numbers on public support for unions–the percent who say they “mostly hurt”the U.S. economy jumps from 39% in 2006 to 51% last month, for example. …. Tom Edsall calls them “horror show numbers” and wants … Continue reading →

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New Twist To Lockerbie Release

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Gaius

This is just, plain sickening. The Telegraph reports that the doctors who pronounced that convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi had only three months to live were paid for by the Libyan government. That three month thing is important … Continue reading →

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Stimulating Nothing

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Gaius

Or how Obama’s bragfest backfired: It was just five months ago that Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. made the New Flyer bus factory here a symbol of the stimulus. With several cabinet secretaries in tow, he held a town-hall-style … Continue reading →

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Permanent Damage

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Gaius

Unemployment has hit all of America hard. But it has hit teenagers worst of all. Some 25.5% of teens who want to work are unable to find a job. This August, the teenage unemployment rate – that is, the percentage … Continue reading →

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Why It’s Not Working

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Gaius

Larry Kudlow explains why the economy is not really recovering even though the media keeps chirping happily about how much better it looks. The household survey, however, which picks up small, owner-operated, LLC/S-Corp-type businesses, registered a devastating 392,000 job loss, … Continue reading →

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Van Meet Bus, Part The Third

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Gaius

Gateway Pundit: The hits just keep on coming. Unbelievable! Barack Obama’s wacky communist-Truther Green Czar who hated Bush, whitey and capitalism also spent some time in the music studio. While he was director of the Ella Baker Center for Human … Continue reading →

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Cult Of Personality – Or Not, As The Case May Be.

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Gaius

I sell the things you need to be I’m the smiling face on your t.v. I’m the cult of personality I exploit you still you love me (Living Colour, Cult of Personality) Mark Steyn is actually arguing the opposite of … Continue reading →

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