Recovery Act – ‘If It Was Good’ – Why Keep Accentuating It

If the Recovery Act – that the Secretary of Transportation keeps proclaiming about was a good idea for the economy – why must he keep reminding everyone?
Is it because those that were in favor of it are not sure about it? Or is it the apprehension that not very many would back it? I [...]

We The People – Want ‘Change’

Whether it is $789 billion or one trillion or three trillion – it’s a lot of money.
The Zero who is trying to look like he is in charge of this country promised if the stimulus plan passed it would “spur job creation while making long-term investments in health care, education, energy, and infrastructure.”
He [...]

Obama Administration Doing What It Does Best – Waste More Money

It makes no sense to waste money that you don’t have on things you don’t need. The Obama administration has said: “Now, there are still thousands of miles of roads, railways, and runways left to repair and improve. And engineers, economists, governors and mayors of every political stripe believe that if we want to compete, [...]

Summer Of Recovery – Where?

Seems this is all you here from the Obama administration these days. My question is where is it recovering? Every day or so I see US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood tout about how our Recovery Act projects are putting people back to work, revitalizing our transportation infrastructure, and helping the American economy get back [...]

Extending Unemployment Benefits – Small Town USA

Wednesday, senate moved to a final vote on a $34 billion relief package – to extend yet another unemployment benefit.
Republicans had offered ways to do the extension and being able to pay for it – but the Democrats would have no part of it – and vice versa the Democrats wanted to “print” more [...]

Blame Bush Game – Obama Please

Obama just wasted another 15 minutes laying blame on Bush for his (Obama’s) failed job creation plan. Republicans have offered several ways to extend unemployment benefits by cutting out other programs, but the Democrats don’t want to play like that. The problem with the Democrats way to extend unemployment benefits is – they don’t know [...]

Pelosi and Obama – Are you serious

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi must not have received the memo that the unemployment insurance is out of money. Unemployment benefits are creating jobs faster than practically any other program, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday.
Nancy Pelosi was defending a jobless benefits extension against those who say it gives recipients little incentive to work. By her [...]