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Archives for April, 2012

The Economic Charade is Almost Over

As we near the end point, the point where the economy collapses, government becomes more desperate to convey the myth of a recovery. Government data have always been suspect because of the political ramifications of a good vs. bad economic report. Fudging the numbers, or at least the ways of measuring various statistics, likely began [...]

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The Economy is Booming

Regular readers know my views regarding the supposed economic recovery that we are in. Doug Ross explains this economic recovery (with help from James Pethokoukis). The title, “Obama’s Third Annual Summer of Recovery,” is priceless: Obama’s Third Annual Summer of Recovery™ — By the Numbers Yesterday, April 27th 8:13pm The Obama “recovery” is just as [...]

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Who Was Responsible for Getting Bin Laden?

According to a memo from head of the CIA, Obama (surprise!) doesn’t seem to have been as hands-on as he claimed in the Osama bin Laden mission. Here are some of the details as reported by Pundit Press: The memo reads (emphasis mine): Received phone call from Tom Donilon who stated that the President made [...]

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A Depressing View of The Future

It is difficult to read George W. Mantor’s description of how government performs and what he thinks lies in store for common citizens without losing hope. Despite that, I recommend you read it to raise your blood pressure and rouse you from your stupor. There is too much going on to ignore. As Mr. Mantor says: [...]

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Not a Cloud in the Sky

A very nice summary of the “economic recovery” (NOT!) is provided by Eric Sprott. For anyone who believes there is a recovery or has reason to be optimistic regarding financial assets, do yourself a favor and read this article. It puts matters into perspective in a way that the mainstream media seems either to not [...]

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