May 24, 2013

Q2 GDP revised upward to 1.7%

Real final sales move up significantly. The scheduled interim report on Q2 GDP shows an upward … [Read more...]

Team Romney ready to lay out a “comprehensive energy plan”

Word. And about time, too! Mitt Romney told the audience at a fundraiser today that he plans to … [Read more...]

Breaking: Q2 GDP 1.5%; Update: 2011Q4 revised upward 1.1 points to 4.1%?

Slump accelerating? The decline in American production continued in the second quarter, according to … [Read more...]

Romney: Obama “doesn’t have a clue” when it comes to energy

Preach. A few weeks back, the Obama administration revealed their five-year plan for oil-and-gas … [Read more...]

Socialist France is “fixing their economy” by raising taxes on the wealthy. Hey, wait a second…

...that sounds oddly familiar. As I’ve recounted before, France recently ousted former … [Read more...]

The Obama administration’s five-year drilling plan (hint: it’s underwhelming)

Kissing opportunity goodbye, one denied permit at a time. On Thursday, the Obama administration … [Read more...]

How original: Waxman says GOP’s energy plan is tantamount to “murder”

Hyperbole. House Republicans have lately been working to compile a legislative package that will, … [Read more...]

Chamber of Commerce: “America’s Byzantine tax code”

Beautiful. Emphasis mine: A competitive business environment is just as essential to innovation as … [Read more...]

Hey, who’s up for another massive stimulus package?

Hairofthedogonomics. I guess we can call this Hairofthedogonomics.  Europe and the US got drunk on … [Read more...]

Q1 GDP revised downward to 1.9%

Corporate profits have worst quarter in three years. The Commerce Department released its second … [Read more...]

Fed to WH: We’re not going to bail you out

QE3 stays in port ... for now. With economic indicators flashing red all over the place, the Obama … [Read more...]

New residential home sales fall 7.1% in March; Update: USA Today predicts “subpar” economic growth this year

But inventory down as well. The string of bad economic news to close out Q1 continued today with the … [Read more...]

Hey, who’s up for another Stagnant Spring?

Employment slows nationwide. On Sunday, Secretary Treasury Tim Geithner hemmed and hawed a bit when … [Read more...]

Obamateurism of the Day

The 0.031% growth plan. Apparently, the “fairness” argument by itself wasn’t … [Read more...]

Obamateurism of the Day

The 0.031% growth plan. Apparently, the “fairness” argument by itself wasn’t … [Read more...]

Chris Christie: This nation is turning into “people sitting on a couch waiting for their next government check”

Who's with him? New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie followed George W. Bush on the stage at the Bush … [Read more...]

George W. Bush: “I wish they weren’t called the Bush tax cuts”

Name connotation. In a speech to open the Bush Institute Conference on Taxes and Economic Growth in … [Read more...]

Chart of the Day: CBO report an F on the 2009 stimulus package

Happy 3rd anniversary! Today we, er, celebrate the third anniversary of the 2009 stimulus … [Read more...]

Video: Carney dodges question about Obama’s college transcript

What really matters. Forget birth certificates and tax returns: What really qualifies a person for … [Read more...]

Rush audio: Anger — not altruism — motivates Obama

"The ulterior motives ... are entrenching his own power." The real divide among conservatives, they … [Read more...]

MERS: A Twenty First Century Creation Navigating An Eighteenth Century Legal System

MERS: A Twenty First Century Creation Navigating An Eighteenth Century Legal System Introduction One … [Read more...]

Video: Crossroads hits Obama on Solyndra

"The true engine of economic growth will always be companies like Solyndra." Don’t worry … [Read more...]

WaPo: Why aren’t people totally into our awesome economic growth?

Assumptions. When something appears inexplicable, it’s best to start by checking assumptions … [Read more...]

Consumer Spending Up? Come on get happy…

Wow, when it comes to our economy, what a difference a month or so makes, wouldn’t you say?  I … [Read more...]

Conference call: Perry’s economic plan; Update: Club for Growth gives Perry plan thumbs-up

Game changer? Earlier today, I sat in on a conference call to hear more about the Cut Balance and … [Read more...]

Moment of truth: Senate blocks Obama’s jobs bill

"This is gut-check time." Good news for The One, no? As expected, President Barack Obama’s … [Read more...]

Obamateurism of the Day

Math is hard. Barack Obama went on national television yesterday to insist that his jobs bill would … [Read more...]

Quotes of the day

Deja vu. “A tentative thumbs-up. “That was the assessment from economists, who offered … [Read more...]

Bad news: Al Gore unhappy with Obama for dropping EPA’s new smog standards

Memories. The inevitable follow-up to Friday’s news that even The One is willing to dump … [Read more...]

Regulators Gone Wild: Two lessons in how to kill an economy and ruin enterprise

Gibson Guitars and Antelope Valley. Earlier today, I wrote about Ben Bernanke’s punt back to … [Read more...]

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