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R.I.P. Jack Layton - Leader of the NDP and Canada's Official Opposition.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/st…
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After Taking Us for a Ride, A Vacation Is Warranted for Obama
http://www.bizcoachinfo.com/arch…Frankly, I don’t understand the brouhaha over the Obama family’s vacation, decadent or otherwise. Critics who called on President Obama to cancel his Martha Vineyard vacation have been misguided.
Aren’t they over-reacting?
True, the timing of his vacation could have been better. Much of the country is suffering. World markets are in chaos. A check of history does reveal other presidents have canceled vacations during similar crises.
The well-to-do location also raised eyebrows of consternation. For one thing, Martha’s Vineyard does not have racial diversity. Even the Tea Party has more racial diversity. More noteworthy, nor does Martha’s Vineyard have economic diversity. The average American cannot afford the $50,000 per week price tag of Mr. Obama’s favorite vacation retreat – not to mention the huge amounts of money paid for security.
In contrast, President Clinton went camping in Wyoming, President Reagan went home to split firewood, and President Roosevelt served hot dogs to the Queen of England. Those symbols of leadership inspired Americans during critical times.
The feeling of President Obama’s critics is that he advocates certain principles, but his actions speak differently. I concur.
By now, you realize the headline and lead paragraphs in this piece are facetious.
No, I’m not a Republican. Nor am I a Democrat. As a Biz Coach columnist, count me also as an average American with a Cherokee Indian heritage, an Independent and a champion of the underdog — someone who is deeply worried about the direction of this country.
The spending is out of control. The risk of a double-dip recession is quite high. So what do we get now? We get an ill-advised bus-PR gimmick with only hints about a new jobs plan.
Yes, Mr. Obama’s bus tour has really taken us Americans for a ride — an abysmal, bumpy ride. As a former columnist at Belo Web sites and one who supported his small-business platfom during his campaign — a Biz Coach column followed by a press release — I feel betrayed.
Incompetent economic policiesActually, since his inauguration, President Obama has been leading us astray. Instead of focusing on the faltering economy, he gave us a dysfunctional health law, which has been one of the reasons small business has not hired workers. He advocated a plan to confiscate your retirement funds. And don’t forget about his unproductive environmental policy in Cap and Trade.
As a result, a recent Gallup Poll indicates Mr. Obama has a 26-percent rating for his handling of the economy. Americans aren’t confident about his policies with good reason – the policies and Americans aren’t working.
His rhetoric has suggested he will deliver an effective policy to create jobs and to ease the onerously high unemployment rate. He’s been wrapping himself in the American flag – issuing an ultimatum to opponents to support his secret jobs plan. He implies opponents of his ineffective policies are unpatriotic. Sure.His bus tour was another indicator of incompetence – the type of economic-policy ilk that Americans suffered under President Carter. To state Mr. Obama is providing leadership is in reality an oxymoron. His so-called leadership is leading us down the wrong road.
The two Darth-Vader looking black buses cost $1.1 million – each – from Prevost, a Quebec-based manufacturer. Reportedly, the Secret Service made the purchase. If I were Canadian, I’d expect my government not to miss a chance to buy Canadian. Likewise, as a U.S. citizen concerned about jobs, I expect this administration to buy American.
Yes, it’s true all White House vehicles are black. However, instead of being a source for optimism, the black-colored buses are a reminder – the black mirrors the economy and morale of most Americans.
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Obama's Vineyard Vacation Won't Be an Escape From Economic Gloom
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/o…---
President Obama and his family will vacation at Blue Heron Farm on Martha's Vineyard. Renting the farm is expected to cost tens of thousands.- Bush had 3 times as many vacation days by this point in his presidency. Troll.DrBombay
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- bush new about 9.11 and did nothing to prevent it. 32 defense programs and Bush FAILED74LEO
- ha hahah, has nothing to do with this post, jerks. so funny how you guys change the subject or post lies********
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I called my stockbroker and asked him what I should be buying.He said, "If the current administration is in office much longer, canned goods, water and ammunition are your best bet!!"
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NBC Nightly News
Social Security Disability Fund Expected To Be Insolvent By 2017A new report says funding for Federal Disability Insurance administered through Social Security and now paying benefits to 13.5 million Americans will run out of money in 2017, due, in part, to a flood of newly unemployed applicants seeking to replace lost income.
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Get Out Of The Way Of The Jobs
Government: What should President Obama do to get America working again when he returns from his Martha's Vineyard vacation? The real question is: What should he stop doing?
http://www.investors.com/NewsAnd…- or I'll put it into plain English for you all, stop impeding job growth, based upon your ideologies....!! what an idiot********
- DIE.DrBombay
- or I'll put it into plain English for you all, stop impeding job growth, based upon your ideologies....!! what an idiot
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For what it's worth (i'm guessing not much) I pop in here every now and again to get a laugh at the polarized views/stances that are spit without much caution. Ordinarily, it's funny. I wonder though, if we all just keep spouting arguments in the form of links, images and quotes of others that support OUR side/version of the story - are we really actually debating?
It would be funny if it weren't so damn important that we drop this republican/democrat liberal/conservative bullshit nonsense that has made grown adults act like redbull-fueled frat-boys at a football game. This is a mentality that has been so consuming over the last 15 years or so and we've only starting reaping some of its consequences. Is it really so hard to admit/see that MAYBE your sworn enemy makes a few good points? This fanboy mentality of associative identity gets you all nowhere and ends up stagnating any real growth (national or personal).
Grow up and love eachother.
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Wall Street Aristocracy Got $1.2 Trillion From Fed
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/20…and another
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finan…
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- you had me until i saw fox news74LEO
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Amilya Antonetti's (Chairman and CEO at AMA Productions) epic rant on the politicians who've gotten the United States into the economic mess we're now in.- aaaaaaaaaaaaaand she's right...********
- the republicans in congress have been the party of 'no' since obama took office.BonSeff
- disingenuous to out it all on the president. the gop wants nothing more that complete failure of this administration.BonSeff
- there is no compromise.
shocker they dredged up this hag on fox newsBonSeff - blah blah blah blah, Obummer is in office. do something about it********
- aaaaaaaaaaaaaand she's right...
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Rep. Paul introduces bill to cancel $1.6T in debt held by Federal Reserve
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-a…Paul has argued for the last few weeks that the idea represents a quick way to make the growing fiscal crisis more manageable. Under his bill, H.R. 2768, the $1.6 trillion that the Treasury owes to the Federal Reserve would disappear.
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Gates to NATO: You guys suck
http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/06/1…“The blunt reality is that there will be dwindling appetite and patience in the U.S. Congress — and in the American body politic writ large — to expend increasingly precious funds on behalf of nations that are apparently unwilling to devote the necessary resources or make the necessary changes to be serious and capable partners in their own defense,” Gates said.
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WASHINGTON -- House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has for months argued for closing tax loopholes as a way to pay for his proposed tax cuts.
But a look at Ryan's record since he was elected to Congress in 1998 shows that he has tried to create an array of special loopholes for his top contributors, whose interests range from air fresheners to fraternity housing to beer.
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Interesting that as bad as the economy is, Obama still leads all these Republican candidates. All except Romney by a large amount.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com…
Obama vs Romney
Obama +2.6Obama vs Perry
Obama +9.2Obama vs Bachmann
Obama +10.5Obama vs Palin
Obama +17.4- These are the average of all the recent pollsukit
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