Tag Archives: Recession

Obama Borrows from Jan Brewer — In a Good Way

Posted on June 5, 2013 at 11:22 am by Bob Cesca

Remember last week when we learned that Jan Brewer vowed to veto everything until the Arizona legislature passed the Medicaid expansion? On the podcast, I noted that perhaps the president should take note. Well here: The Obama administration on Monday … Continue reading →
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Worst Persons in the World. Seriously.

Posted on September 9, 2012 at 9:05 am by Bob Cesca

Wells Fargo for this atrocity: TWENTYNINE PALMS (CBSLA.com) — The owners of a modest home near Twentynine Palms lost their cherished possessions after a bank mistakenly foreclosed their residence. A crew broke into Alvin and Pat Tjosaas’ desert home and … Continue reading →

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Romney Said The Economy is ‘Getting Better’

Posted on September 3, 2012 at 2:59 pm by Bob Cesca

Romney made a big mistake by bringing up the “Are you better off?” question. Two reasons: 1) despite the pesky epidemic of political amnesia in America, people still remember when the economy crashed four years ago, and 2) Mitt Romney … Continue reading →

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Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago?

Posted on September 3, 2012 at 7:28 am by Bob Cesca

My Monday column answers the question posed by Mitt Romney last week with a very loud YES! In a speech filled with misleading statements and nostalgic lines about how wonderful life used to be before President Obama was inaugurated, the … Continue reading →

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Newsweek Cover Story is Hilariously Bad

Posted on August 21, 2012 at 9:32 am by Bob Cesca

The Newsweek cover story by former McCain adviser Niall Ferguson is hilariously bad. I mean Jonah Goldberg funny. I won’t review the whole thing, but here are some choice passages. He begins with this: Yet the question confronting the country … Continue reading →

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We’re Number One!

Posted on August 14, 2012 at 5:40 pm by JM Ashby

Well, not really. While so-called “pro-life” anti-abortion rhetoric continues to be a centerpiece of the Republican party platform, America’s fertility rate is on the decline and is now below that of those darn evil socialists in Europe. Likely due to … Continue reading →

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A Positive Note About Friday’s Job Numbers

Posted on August 4, 2012 at 9:19 am by Bob Cesca

Following July’s addition of 160,000 jobs, if the economy adds 105,000 more jobs per month for the next three months, the Obama administration will break into net job creation numbers. In other words, more jobs will have been created than … Continue reading →

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A Positive Note About Friday's Job Numbers

Posted on August 4, 2012 at 9:19 am by Bob Cesca

Following July’s addition of 160,000 jobs, if the economy adds 105,000 more jobs per month for the next three months, the Obama administration will break into net job creation numbers. In other words, more jobs will have been created than … Continue reading →

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July Jobs Numbers are Blah

Posted on August 3, 2012 at 2:10 pm by Bob Cesca

The good news is the July numbers don’t fall in line with June or May, which had collectively prompted alarmists to lean on the backslide-into-recession panic button. That doesn’t appear as likely now. The bad news the unemployment numbers are … Continue reading →

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We Should All Be So Lucky

Posted on May 25, 2012 at 1:20 pm by Bob Cesca

While Americans are losing their homes without any leeway or help, one of the financial players most responsible for the economic collapse and recession is getting off without being brought up on charges by the SEC. The agency has been … Continue reading →

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