Ben Johnson,The White House Watch Obama scored another historical first on Friday,becoming the first president to see the U.S. credit rating downgraded by Standard &Poor’s,from AAA to AA+. While we hope his presidential reign lasts no longer than January 2013,Americans may have to live with the consequences of Obamanomics [...] Ben Johnson,The White House Watch If you were regularly described as one of the most “brilliant”leaders in our nation’s history and were poised to launch a 16-month-long crusade to convince the nation to re-elect you,how would you sell your dismal economic record? Barack Obama gave his answer in a press conference yesterday,[...] Dr. John A. Sparks President Obama is now openly proposing tax increases on at least two important fronts as part of his “solution” to the growing debt crisis. The president’s favorite approach is to talk about the “wealthiest Americans.” In his speech on April 13,he proclaimed that he will do away with the [...] Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson,FloydReports.com As Americans increasingly feel the pinch of higher prices for food and fuel,the Federal Reserve’s QE2 policy of creating more money has been called into question. Asked if the Fed bore some responsibility for these vexing price increases,Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke essentially replied,“It’s not our fault.” [...] Dr. Shawn Ritenour,FloydReports.com That is the question asked by the left-leaning Christian organization,Sojourners,in its campaign of the same name. It is a most appropriate question given the battle over the budget and given this time of year,not long after the most holy holiday of the year for Christians. Sojourners claims [...] Floyd and Mary Beth Brown,FloydReports.com While Barack Obama spends his time running victory laps around the country over the killing of Osama bin Laden,the American economy is careening toward a dangerous cliff. Royal Weddings,Obama’s multiple birth certificates,and absurd arguments about the NFL lockout dominate the news while daily Americans get [...] New York City Michael Bloomberg has a keen solution for the city of Detroit:open the U.S. border and allow illegal immigrants to move in to “start businesses,take jobs whatever.”The Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-Independent,who is said to be considering a third party presidential run in 2012 and was a major force behind the “No Labels”[...] Who’s right,the president of the Southern Baptist denomination or Al Sharpton? Dr. Shawn Ritenour,FloydReports.com By the time you read this,Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will have held the Fed’s first press conference following a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee—the Fed committee that controls monetary policy. Leading up to this historic moment,the popular press has repeated a well-rehearsed rhetorical dance as [...] Susan Stamper Brown,FloydReports.com We’ve heard a lot of pep-talks recently that it might be time to for Americans to reduce their living standards and expectations in order to accept the “New Normal” that is inevitable if Washington’s reckless spending spree on the taxpayer’s dime continues. It’s difficult to grasp the notion that citizens [...] | |
