Data for this post was compiled by Matt Separa, Research Assistant with the Economic Policy Team at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. By ThinkProgress on Aug 17, 2011 at 9:45 am Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX), since he launched his presidential campaign on Saturday, has paraded around the stat that “since June of […]
Mom and Dad
Guest post written by my buddy Bernardo Graham When my mom turned 86 this past year, it was a decision for my brothers and I to decide what we wanted to do to make sure she felt safe living by herself. We checked out some options recommended by friends like http://www.Atlantahomesecurity.com/ to compare some of […]
Texas Job Miracle An Ode To Keynesian Economics–It Works! His Job Creation Came From Government
(Jarad Bernstein, via BLS data) Will the mainstream media report this chart? It turns out that as reported at TPM Rick Perry’s Texas Job miracle is nothing more than the successful implementation of Keynesian economics. The chart above shows it all. Inasmuch as Texas is a low wage state, a low regulation state, and a […]
Alternet: 21 Reasons Rick Perry’s Texas Is a Complete Disaster
21 Reasons Rick Perry’s Texas Is a Complete Disaster August 15, 2011 | AlterNet / By Joshua Holland Rick Perry’s road to the White House will be paved with spin and blatant lies of omission. He’s basing his entire campaign on a single data-point: Texas, with 10 percent of the country’s population, has produced […]
Judge President Obama Through Pragmatic Prism In 1st Term–Progressive Idealism in 2nd Term
Many feel outright depression on the perception of an ineffective President Obama. I must admit that at times during the Stimulus debate, the Healthcare Reform Debate, the Bush Tax Cuts Extension Debate, and the Debt Ceiling debate many times I wished he had displayed more public angst with the obstructionists that were those in the […]
Texas Rep Ted Poe Office Met By Protest From His Constituents Over Debt Ceiling
People power is what it will require to take back our country. Ted Poe’s office in Kingwood TX will continue to be of interest to one of the most divisive congressmen.
Do Not Be Fooled By Rick Perry Governor of Texas’ Miracle. Budget Fixed With Stimulus & Teacher Layoffs
Don’t be fooled by the media’s infatuation with Rick Perry. The Texas miracle is a fraud. Talk to the average Texans and you will hear about depressed wages, lack of healthcare insurance in the state that sports one of the best medical centers in the world. Ask the citizens and you will find a state […]
America’s Secret Government by Bob Henderson, Chair, Kay County, OK, Democrats
America’s Secret Government by Bob Henderson Chair, Kay County, OK, Democrats If you work for a living and vote for politicians who act mainly in the interests of giant corporations, you are voting against yourself. Let me explain this all-too-real fact of life. Recently, I wrote that huge corporations are operating an increasingly secret “economic […]
Tax Cuts Won’t Cure Our Budget Problems by Marc Croes of Kingwood Area Democrats (The Kingwood Observer)
Marc Croes of Kingwood Area Democrats article Tax Cuts Won’t Cure Our Budget Problems was printed in The Kingwood Observer. His premise is on point and should be read and dispersed widely so that the fallacies and misinformation on taxes are dispelled once and for all. Let’s hope everyone will read with open minds. […]
Where Is The Market Going From Here
While I do Online Trading and have been doing so for over 10 years, I must admit that at this point in time especially with the market falling 500 point as it did yesterday has me pretty frazzled. In this type of market the most important thing is not just sitting on your butt and […]