Will Obama Be the 'Jimmy Carter of the 21st Century'?

Obama wants to freeze discretionary spending for 3 years

Obama ridicules McCain's call for a spending freeze

Empty suit.

Now I'm Really Getting Pissed Off

You know, I’ve really been trying not to write an article every other week about all the things I don’t like about Barack Obama.

But the little prick is making it very hard.

Like any good progressive, I’ve gone from admiration to hope to disappointment to anger when it comes to this president. Now I’m fast ( Read more... )

From boingboing this morning...

• "Hey Obama administration: nice job outlawing the social media and civic participation tools that got you elected!"
• "If this goes through, I promise you this: you will not get my vote in 2012 and I will do everything I can to do the opposite of what I did in 08: get you in office."
• "I am majorly pissed at this ( Read more... )

Drop in crime coincides with exodus of illegal immigrants

Phoenix has seen a 25 percent decline in the number of crimes during the first five months of 2009 compared to the same time period in 2007 when the economy began to slow. Violent crime in Phoenix is down 12 percent, according crime statistics from the Phoenix Police Department.

The Mesa ( Read more... )

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"Our president had a choice. And he chose to throw us under the bus, and then knife us for good measure."

Less being relative, of course.

The thing is, I mean well. I never argue with someone just to make them feel bad. If I'm arguing with you, it's because I want you to be happy and prosperous and trouble free, and I see you doing something that will stand in the way of that. If I didn't like you, I wouldn't waste my time. Unless you're fucking up in ( Read more... )

US may cede to Iran’s nuclear ambition

US officials are considering whether to accept Iran’s pursuit of uranium enrichment, which has been outlawed by the United Nations and remains at the heart of fears that Iran is seeking nuclear weapons capability.

As part of a policy review commissioned by President Barack Obama, diplomats are discussing ( Read more... )

"The growth in money and credit has outpaced both savings and economic growth. These inflationary pressures have been concentrated in asset prices, not consumer price inflation--keeping monetary policy too easy. This increase in asset prices has fueled domestic borrowing and spending."

"Government policy and the increase in securitization are ( Read more... )

Why is the jobless rate lower here?

One of the most firmly held beliefs about the Arizona economy is that it is too dependent on housing.

This goes beyond the indisputable point that housing is a big part of the Arizona economy. The assertion, almost universally accepted, is that housing drives the rest of the Arizona economy.

The housing sector ( Read more... )