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WTF Of The Day

Google “Obama shovel-ready” and you’ll find more than enough quotes of the president describing all the people going back to work because of stimulus-created jobs. You may find one more quote of interest…. In the Times Magazine this Sunday, Mr. … Continue reading

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.pdf Of The Day

Gotta love the title of this one… While the rest of the world seems dialed in on the need to rein in spending and impose fiscal discipline, Washington Democrats are still stuck on ‘stimulus.’ Rather than face facts and make … Continue reading

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Biden Of The Day

So, Democrats spent $787 billion so they’d learn how to spend more of our money… Vice President Joe Biden said that one of the benefits of the $787 billion stimulus package signed into law in February is that it has … Continue reading

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Obama Math

We’ve heard from several administration officials over the last few weeks about all the jobs they’ve “saved or created”. Clearly a case of Obama math…. Ten Months After Stimulus 49 of 50 States Have Lost Jobs Friday, January 22, 2010 … Continue reading

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Quotes Of The Day

Our parents told us if you tell the truth, you never have to worry about getting your story straight…. White House advisers appearing on the Sunday talk shows gave three different estimates of how many jobs could be credited to … Continue reading

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Big Whoops Of The Day

Sometimes mixed messages are sent purely by accident. Sometimes they’re sent because those issuing the messages just don’t know what they’re talking about. Here’s a clear combination of the two…. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told CNSNews.com he has … Continue reading

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Our Stimulus Dollars At Work

Literally… The National Endowment for the Arts may be spending some of the money it received from the Recovery and Reinvestment Act to fund nude simulated-sex dances, Saturday night “pervert” revues and the airing of pornographic horror films at art … Continue reading

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More Recovery.gov Jokes

If the White House had just let it go, the whole million-dollar ham thing would’ve been taken as some partisan nitpicking. But when Agriculture Secretary Vilsack publicly responded to the Drudge Report’s Recovery.gov diggings (and many other sites broke it … Continue reading

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