I got that one right…
Back in September of 2009 I posted the following:
German voters decide to deal with their economic downturn by electing a right of center majority that plans to cut taxes in order to stimulate economic growth.
According to Bloomberg, voters rejected the plans of the “Social Democratic challenger to raise taxes on top earners.”
I’m betting that their plan will work better than our Dear Leader’s socialist fantasies.
Let’s take a look at how that actually turned out. According to the BBC:
“Germany’s economy minister Rainer Bruederle has given an upbeat assessment of his country’s recovery, including the assertion that full employment will soon be possible. He said that Germans were doing well and spending again, and that domestic consumption was strong. Data released this week showed German business confidence at a 20-year high.”
Mean while, here in the US with our Dear Leader and his democrat party running the Executive and Legislative branches of the federal government, we have had a shocking high employment rate, a lackluster recovery (and that is being generous) and continuous tax payer funded payouts to that have not been designed to spur growth, but to reward democrat supporters. We have real unemployment rate hovering around 15% and the democrat lame duck congress looking to extend unemployment benefits beyond 99 weeks. If they had actually done anything to actually boost the private sector economy, that extension wouldn’t be necessary.
Friday B-Movie Pick: The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Ok, not a B-Movie per say, but one of the finest Kung Fu flicks ever to come out of Hong Kong.
No wire work and no off camera trampolines. Just some finest kind Gung Fu, including some great weapons scenes.
One of my favorites, three section staff vs. butterfly swords!
SNL on the new Obama TSA patdowns
Quote of the Day
“Washington [D.C.] is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.”
— President John F. Kennedy
Quote of the Day
“Liberals” are so open minded and tolerant they think they know how everyone else should live their life.
And if you disagree, you’re a racist ignorant close minded bigot.
All you need to know about Obamacare…
The New England Healthcare Institute – known as NEHI – is a nonprofit, independent health policy institute dedicated to transforming health care for the benefit of patients and their families.
They are probably better educated about the details of Obamacare than the democrats in Congress who voted for it, and they don’t want any part of it!
Quantitative Easing Explained
Quick Round Up
Kathleen McKinley has a list of the new Black and Hispanic Conservative members of Congress. Remember that all of these newly elected members of Congress were backed by their local Tea Party groups. You remember the Tea Party members, the ones that the lefties are constantly trying to tell you are “racist.”
If you are looking for actual racism, check the democrats’ Porkulus act.
You can also get your fill of hate, racism and threats of violence from the left.
Joe Scarborough: Top Senate Dems have told me privately that Obama doesn’t know what he’s doing.
Using the “logic” that has dominated leftist thinking since the 2008 election cycle, this means that those democrats are “RACISTS!”
What is that so called “liberals” have against the First Amendment and Freedom of Speech?
Is it because they know that they can not compete in an open debate based on facts and reason?
Friday B-Movie Pick: Predators
The latest in the francise, and probably the best since the original. Decent cast portraying hardened killers up against Alien Predators. Honestly, better than I expected.
Hug a Veteran today
It’s Veteran’s Day today, so hug a Veteran and say thanks.
Update: From late 2009, an open letter to President Obama from a WWII Navy Veteran.