Posted by Moonage on 07 Nov 2008 | Tagged as: economic-policy
People pretty much tend to blame employment, or lack thereof, on the President. However, economic policy and spending comes from Congress. Sure, the Senate has some input, but what gets voted on is purely the Speaker of the House’s prerogative. So, I tend to look at the politics of it all a little different. I [...]
Posted by Moonage on 06 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Race, Entitlement Programs, Fed Policy, Fun with Numbers, Idiot of the day, Political Correctness
Almost two years ago, I warned Nancy Pelosi what would happen if they jerked around with the minimum wage without adjusting other funding to account for it. She’s a stubborn old bag and didn’t listen. They promptly crammed it through Congress.
July 1, minimum wage went up 70 cents. That’s about a 13% increase.
One month later, [...]
Posted by Moonage on 19 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Race
No sooner than I posted the previous comment, I read this:
For too long, leaders in control of Congress neglected the needs of working Americans. But our new Congress listened to what working Americans said last November. It heard their call for change and acted on its principles, giving a raise to the people [...]
Posted by Moonage on 11 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: National Politics, Politics, The Media
Mark Levin over at The Corner on NRO had this comment:
So, the Iraqi government reportedly hasn’t met any of its targets . Has the Democrat Congress met any of its targets?
Now, being as this is the first time I’ve ever seen a need to actually quote National Review here, I thought it must [...]
Posted by Moonage on 20 Nov 2006 | Tagged as: National Politics
Why do I feel like a broken record? I just posted on Charlie Rangel proposing reinstating the draft, Ted Kennedy wanting to tax businesses to death, and now, Ted Kennedy wanting to raise minimum wage.
I gave my reasons why this idea sucks a long time ago. They haven’t changed.
Fair warning here folks, the [...]
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