Fact-checking President Obama
by George Landrith Let’s fact check President Barack Obama’s debate statements. He spent a lot of time since the first debate and during the second debate complaining that what Gov.…
Debate analysis from around the web
Unequal Time: If you want more time to get your message out in debates, it’s good to be a Democrat. According to the CNN debate clock, President Obama spoke at greater…
The most divisive President: A presidency wasted
by Victor Davis Hanson The Obama narrative is that he inherited the worst mess in memory and has been stymied ever since by a partisan Congress — while everything from new…
Presidential election: Who can ignite economic and job growth?
By Charles R. Schwab Every American voter is approaching a critical decision. Of the two presidential candidates before us, who is best suited to lead our nation through the next…
Economy, Debates Reveal Obama, Biden Haven’t Got What It Takes
by Peter Morici This election should be about the economy — the recovery is too slow and Americans are hurting. The performances of President Obama and Vice President Biden in…
Obama’s Weak Economy: Five Reasons
by Scott L. Vanatter What kind of economy did Obama inherit? Brit Hume put it this way: “A central premise of the Obama campaign is that he inherited an economy…
Three Things Obama Must Overcome for the Next Debate
Lack of Desire, Knowledge and Confidence by Scott L. Vanatter Why was Obama just not that into it (the debate)? Three possible reasons include a lack of desire, a lack…
Leno: Obama wasted four years to do something about the economy
Real reporters won’t tell the truth. But apparently Jay Leno will. In his opening monologue, Leno said that every day Americans waste a lot of time and pointed out that…
New Data: Recovery or Recession?
by George Landrith A new study by the liberal Pew Research Center finds that the median income today is lower than it was during the “Great Recession.” When President Barack…
Forward? No, we’re going backward
by George Landrith President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden never miss a chance to tell us that the economy is moving in the right direction. They claim they…
Saved GM? Really? GM is losing $49,000 on each Volt it builds
by Bernie Woodall and Paul Lienert and Ben Klayman (Reuters) Nearly two years after the introduction of the path-breaking plug-in hybrid, GM is still losing as much as $49,000 on each…
Saved General Motors? It Is Headed For Bankruptcy — Again
by Louis Woodhill President Obama is proud of his bailout of General Motors. That’s good, because, if he wins a second term, he is probably going to have to bail…
Unemployment 8.1% as More Give Up Looking for Work
The nation’s most recent jobs report disappointed again with an anemic 96,000 new jobs added in August. Just to keep up with population growth, the economy would need to add…
Are We Better Off? Business Publication Says No
Economic Conditions: All weekend, Democratic party leaders kept fumbling their answer to a simple question: Are we better off than we were four years ago? There’s a good reason for that:…
Economics that don’t work
by George Landrith President Barack Obama continues to argue against keeping taxes low to spur economic growth and job creation. At the same time, he argues against significantly cutting government…