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As Shout Bits completes its second year of commentary, some readers have justly criticized it for becoming more negative in the face of Washington’s vigorous assault on freedom and prosperity. Shout Bits can only plead that it had no idea how radical and high-handed Pres. Obama would be. A leftist, certainly, but Obama has also [...]
Last week, Washington released the employment news, and it was bad. Nearly all the jobs added in May were from temporary government hires. While unemployment went down by a fraction, it was due to hundreds of thousands of people giving up on finding work. Without the effects of the Census hires, the economy nearly went [...]
As Speaker Pelosi readies her final Napoleonic charge in her battle for socialized health care, it is no exaggeration to say the soul of the American way lies in the balance. More likely than not, Monday will see the obituary of free enterprise in the health care marketplace. The US is facing Europe's rationing of care and the death of innovation, and the entire world will be worse off for it.
At the time of this entry, Massachusetts voters are deciding on their next Senator. A fresh poll shows the GOP candidate Scott Brown up by 9 points. Given AG Coakley’s desperate thrashing to the finish line, Brown’s chances look good. Amazing as that is, the real political tsunami will hit the House. Rep. Stupak and [...]
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