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President Obama Too Weak & Ignorant To Quit Smoking, Can He really Lead the USA?
sites.google.com - 6 hours ago
President Obama Too Weak & Ignorant To Quit Smoking, Can He really Lead the USA?
— sites.google.com — United States : President Obama Too Weak & Ignorant To Quit Smoking, Can He really Lead the... USA? The question comes immediately to mind whether, President Obama, possesses the intelligence, strength and human willpower to lead the most powerful democratic country in the world if he allows ... (more) President Obama Too Weak & Ignorant To Quit Smoking, Can ...

Comments vote down Jill Starr Jill Starr posted 6 hours agoposted this
Employment Report
angrybear.blogspot.com - 34 hours ago
Employment Report
— angrybear.blogspot.com — The BLS just wished the Obama administration a very merry Christmas with a very encouraging employment report.... It was still a report that things are worsening at a lesser rate as far as employment was concerned, but other employment reports were ... (more) Employment Report

Comments vote down Economist's View found this 34 hours agofound this

Barack Obama Latest Blog Posts

Healthcare Reform May Not Reduce Spending Or The Federal Deficit
77 minutes ago at Daily Markets
DeLong Smackdown Watch (Wil Wilkinson Edition)
4 hours ago at J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles
The Wrong Jobs Summit
4 hours ago at J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles
Kurzarbeit or Trojan Horse?
5 hours ago at EconoSpeak
Futile Faith
5 hours ago at Cafe Hayek
hf-implode.com - 43 hours ago
Ron Paul: Obama Is Preparing for Perpetual War
— hf-implode.com — "“Congressman addresses warmongers, directly asks Gates, Clinton if they support Bush doctrine of “preventive war”"... (more) Ron Paul: Obama Is Preparing for Perpetual War

Comments vote down iehi iehi posted 43 hours agoposted this
onthehillblog.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
Health Industry Hopes Influence Investment 'Pays Off' To Hang Onto Antitrust Exemption
— onthehillblog.blogspot.com — The health insurance industry is banking on its massive campaign contributions to lawmakers to prevent Sen. Patrick... Leahy from passing his measure to strip the industry of its antitrust protection, according to open government watchdog groups. (more) Health Industry Hopes Influence Investment 'Pays Off' To ...

Comments vote down MediaMan MediaMan posted 2 days agoposted this
thehill.com - 2 days ago
Bernanke: 'Little bit early' to make case for second stimulus
— thehill.com — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday threw cold water on efforts to push a major new... fiscal stimulus package. At his confirmation hearing for a second term as chairman, Bernanke emphasized that the government has spent less than half of ... (more) Bernanke: 'Little bit early' to make case for second ...

Comments vote down Calculated Risk found this 2 days agofound this
Did Obama Warn on Friday’s Unemployment Data?
247wallst.com - 2 days ago
Did Obama Warn on Friday’s Unemployment Data?
— 247wallst.com — There have been at least two occasions where President Obama has effectively made reference to the direction... of the unemployment and non-farm payrolls data within the few days before the key report due Friday. One was just a month ago, but it seems ... (more) Did Obama Warn on Friday’s Unemployment Data?

Comments vote down BloggingStocks found this 2 days agofound this
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 2 days ago
Things to come
— krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — What I see is years of terrible job markets, combined with political paralysis.... (more) Things to come

Comments vote down Angry Bear found this 2 days agofound this
reuters.com - 2 days ago
Senator moves to slow Bernanke's Fed confirmation
— reuters.com — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Wednesday that he was placing a hold on... Ben Bernanke's nomination for a second term as Federal Reserve chairman, a move that could slow the confirmation process. Barack Obama If the hold is ... (more) Senator moves to slow Bernanke's Fed confirmation

Comments vote down The Daily Bail found this 2 days agofound this
onthehillblog.blogspot.com - 3 days ago
Capitol Idea: It's The Jobs, Stupid
— onthehillblog.blogspot.com — If Obama focuses much more heavily on job-creation, he, too will do well while doing good. Democrats... fret openly about going into the 2010 election saddled by such a bad economy. Then there is the little matter of Obama's own re-election two years later. (more) Capitol Idea: It's The Jobs, Stupid

Comments vote down MediaMan MediaMan posted 3 days agoposted this
Obama’s Teleprompter Malfunctions During Family Dinner (Comedy)
dailybail.com - 3 days ago
Obama’s Teleprompter Malfunctions During Family Dinner (Comedy)
— dailybail.com — Video: Obama's Teleprompter Breaks During Family Dinner -- Satire From The Onion Take a mid-day break.  I... laughed my arse off.  Runs 2 minutes.  Watch it to the end. Watch   (don't click unless you're coming from our email newsletter ) --------   (more) Obama’s Teleprompter Malfunctions During Family Dinner ...

Comments vote down The Daily Bail The Daily Bail posted 3 days agoposted this
kudlowsmoneypolitics.blogspot.com - 3 days ago
Obama Is Following Bush’s Playbook
— kudlowsmoneypolitics.blogspot.com — Speaking as a big skeptic of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, and as a major critic of... nation-building, I basically liked President Obama’s surge speech last night. I think he did himself some good with it. I notice today that General McChrystal spoke positively about both the speech ... (more) Obama Is Following Bush’s Playbook

Comments vote down Rover Rover found this 3 days agofound this
streetwiseprofessor.com - 3 days ago
Moderation in War is Imbecility
— streetwiseprofessor.com — So sayeth Lord Fisher, or Lord Macauley (attributions differ). Whoever said it, it is damned close to... the truth. And whoever said it, I'm damned sure Obama never read it. His speech tonite clearly indicates that he certainly doesn't understand this ... (more) Moderation in War is Imbecility

Comments vote down naked capitalism found this 3 days agofound this
content.ksg.harvard.edu - 3 days ago
Ten Ways to Move the Budget Back Toward a Sustainable Path
— content.ksg.harvard.edu — The National Journal asks: “President Obama and his team said recently that the fiscal 2011 budget will... represent a credible effort to reduce budget deficits and put the federal government on a path toward “sustainable” deficits …How would ... (more) Ten Ways to Move the Budget Back Toward a Sustainable Path

Comments vote down Economist's View found this 3 days agofound this
voices.washingtonpost.com - 3 days ago
Obama's Afghan policy speech at West Point
— voices.washingtonpost.com — By expending more American lives, instead of fewer, this surge will allow the United States to "save... face" by leaving Afghanistan under improved conditions, rather than under deteriorating conditions. And, no matter how well or poorly we do in the ... (more) Obama's Afghan policy speech at West Point

Comments vote down Winds of Change.NET found this 3 days agofound this
scsuscholars.com - 4 days ago
O's Speech
— scsuscholars.com — Reading through O's speech on Afghanistan right now, I cannot help but wonder just where this guy... got any kind of education. Regardless, it would do him well to heed President Lincoln's phrase, "You can fool all the people some of the ... (more) O's Speech

Comments vote down Rover Rover found this 4 days agofound this
DNC's Howard Dean Declares: "Instead Of Capitalism OR Socialism, We're Going To Have Both"
dailybail.com - 4 days ago
DNC's Howard Dean Declares: "Instead Of Capitalism OR Socialism, We're Going To Have Both"
— dailybail.com — Video: DNC Chair Howard Dean says "we are going to have both."  A short clip from earlier... this year that has just been made public.  Runs 2 minutes. ---------- Watch   (don't click unless you're coming from our email newsletter)   (more) DNC's Howard Dean Declares: "Instead Of Capitalism OR ...

Comments vote down The Daily Bail The Daily Bail posted 4 days agoposted this
Obama Gives Afghanistan Decision Orders
cbsnews.com - 5 days ago
Obama Gives Afghanistan Decision Orders
— cbsnews.com — President Outlines Strategy to War Council at Unannounced Meeting, Gives Order to Move Forward; Speech Tomorrow at... West Point (more) Obama Gives Afghanistan Decision Orders

Comments vote down Rover Rover found this 5 days agofound this
financialstability.gov - 5 days ago
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION KICKS OFF MORTGAGE MODIFICATION CONVERSION DRIVE
— financialstability.gov — Extending the period for trial modifications started on or before September 1st to give homeowners more time... to submit required information; Streamlining the application process to minimize paperwork and simplify the submission process; meeting ... (more) OBAMA ADMINISTRATION KICKS OFF MORTGAGE MODIFICATION ...

Comments vote down Calculated Risk found this 5 days agofound this
hf-implode.com - 5 days ago
See, HAMP Really Was A Scam
— hf-implode.com — " More than 650,994 loan revisions had been started through the Obama administration’s Home Affordable Modification Program... as of last month, from about 487,081 as of September, according to the Treasury. None of the trial modifications through October had been converted to permanent repayment ... (more) See, HAMP Really Was A Scam

Comments vote down iehi iehi posted 5 days agoposted this
hf-implode.com - 7 days ago
Beyond Obama Time
— hf-implode.com — " Every bank seems to need more money. Both in the US and in Europe, the banking... systems need tens of billions of dollars in additional capital. And soon. China is reining in its banks, which will also need to raise billions more after spending 2009 in a wild government ordered lending spree. ... (more) Beyond Obama Time

Comments vote down iehi iehi posted 7 days agoposted this
foxnews.com - 7 days ago
Obama Shatters Spending Record for First-Year Presidents
— foxnews.com — President Obama has shattered the budget record for first-year presidents -- spending nearly double what his predecessor... did when he came into office and far exceeding the first-year tabs for any other U.S. president in history. In fiscal 2009 the ... (more) Obama Shatters Spending Record for First-Year Presidents

Comments vote down UpsideTrader found this 7 days agofound this
Obama's Climate Goals vs. the Senate's
roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com - 8 days ago
Obama's Climate Goals vs. the Senate's
— roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com — Farm and manufacturing states are seeking aid and changes before accepting emissions targets.... (more) Obama's Climate Goals vs. the Senate's

Comments vote down The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and ... found this 8 days agofound this
washingtonpost.com - 9 days ago
Obama Right to Weigh Afghanistan Options
— washingtonpost.com — No Rush to Escalate By E.J. Dionne Jr. Monday, October 5, 2009 At a White House dinner... with a group of historians at the beginning of the summer, Robert Dallek, a shrewd student of both the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, offered a chilling ... (more) Obama Right to Weigh Afghanistan Options

Comments vote down Capital Gains and Games found this 9 days agofound this
Orszag Says 40,000 More Troops Would Cost $40 Billion (Update1)
bloomberg.com - 9 days ago
Orszag Says 40,000 More Troops Would Cost $40 Billion (Update1)
— bloomberg.com — Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Sending 40,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan would cost an extra $40 billion... a year, White House Budget Director Peter Orszag said today. Orszag, speaking at the Bloomberg Washington Summit, said “every 10,000 troops would ... (more) Orszag Says 40,000 More Troops Would Cost $40 Billion ...

Comments vote down Capital Gains and Games found this 9 days agofound this
ft.com - 9 days ago
Only competition can safeguard free markets
— ft.com — As the financial crisis unfolded, those who trusted most strongly in free markets watched in dismay and... bewilderment. They struggled to understand how competition could possibly lead to a situation where, as President Barack Obama put it, “only the ... (more) Only competition can safeguard free markets

Comments vote down Economist's View found this 9 days agofound this
The Science President?
pbs.org - 10 days ago
The Science President?
— pbs.org — During his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama promised that, in contrast to his predecessor, his presidency... would be a "science presidency." In his first year, Obama may well have taken some science more seriously than his predecessor, but one... (more) The Science President?

Comments vote down The Austrian Economists found this 10 days agofound this
earth2tech.com - 10 days ago
Daily Sprout
— earth2tech.com — Obama Heading to Copenhagen: The White House announced today that President Obama will attend the UN climate... talks next month in Copenhagen “and commit the U.S. to a short-term emission reduction target ‘in the range of 17 percent’ below 2005 levels, providing new momentum for ... (more) Daily Sprout

Comments vote down Rover Rover found this 10 days agofound this
Kudlow Report: Lou Dobbs On TARP, Bailouts, Obama & Geithner
dailybail.com - 10 days ago
Kudlow Report: Lou Dobbs On TARP, Bailouts, Obama & Geithner
— dailybail.com — CNBC Video: Larry Kudlow Interviews Former Anchor Lou Dobbs -- Aired November 19, 2009 Phenomenal stuff. Watch... (more) Kudlow Report: Lou Dobbs On TARP, Bailouts, Obama & Geithner

Comments vote down The Daily Bail The Daily Bail posted 10 days agoposted this
delong.typepad.com - 10 days ago
In Which Dean Baker Is Unhappy with the New York Times's Edmund Andrews
— delong.typepad.com — Dean Baker: In Just a Decade the U.S. Interest Burden Could Be as High as It Was... in 1992!!!!!!! : That might not sound scary to most people, but this was the punch line of a front page NYT news story.... The fourth paragraph asserts that: ... (more) In Which Dean Baker Is Unhappy with the New York Times's ...

Comments vote down Econbrowser found this 10 days agofound this
SNL Presidential Mockery: Hu Jintao Asks Obama "Why You Not Kiss Me Before You Do Sex To Me"
dailybail.com - 11 days ago
SNL Presidential Mockery: Hu Jintao Asks Obama "Why You Not Kiss Me Before You Do Sex To Me"
— dailybail.com — The honeymoon is officially over; Saturday Night Live annihilated President Banks Obama over the weekend in a... mock presser with Chinese President Wu Jintao and his unique interpreter. This is legendary satire; best SNL clip of '09. Watch ------   (more) SNL Presidential Mockery: Hu Jintao Asks Obama "Why You ...

Comments vote down The Daily Bail The Daily Bail posted 11 days agoposted this
Google: Michelle Obama Pic Not Our Fault
cbsnews.com - 11 days ago
Google: Michelle Obama Pic Not Our Fault
— cbsnews.com — Internet Giant Places Ad above Doctored Image of First Lady Explaining Policy on Offensive Material... (more) Google: Michelle Obama Pic Not Our Fault

Comments vote down Rover Rover found this 11 days agofound this
online.barrons.com - 11 days ago
Up and Down Wall Street
— online.barrons.com — HE CAME, HE SAW, HE CONKED OUT. That, it grieves us to report, is a sad but... accurate summing-up of Barack Obama's grand swing through Asia. His reception ranged from cheerful in South Korea, which is kind of an unofficial dependency of the U.S, to ... (more) Up and Down Wall Street

Comments vote down The Big Picture found this 11 days agofound this
Blaming It on Obama
baselinescenario.com - 12 days ago
Blaming It on Obama
— baselinescenario.com — Last week I wrote a post about “ government debt hysteria ” that has gotten a lot... of attention because of a link from Paul Krugman . (As Felix Salmon , said, “blogging is a lottery on the individual-blog-entry level.”) The main point of last week’s post was not ... (more) Blaming It on Obama

Comments vote down jamesykwak jamesykwak posted 12 days agoposted this
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 12 days ago
Role reversal
— krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — The same people now warning about the alleged Treasury bubble dismissed warnings about the housing bubble... (more) Role reversal

Comments vote down Economist's View found this 12 days agofound this
Should America Kowtow to China?
philstockworld.com - 13 days ago
Should America Kowtow to China?
— philstockworld.com — By Marshall Auerback of New Deal 2.0 Do the Chinese really fund our deficit? Or is this... more Neo-classical money mythology? Another Presidential junket to Asia and another one of the usual lectures from China, decrying our “ profligate ways ”. Today’s Wall ... (more) Should America Kowtow to China?

Comments vote down Philstockworld Philstockworld posted 13 days agoposted this
hf-implode.com - 14 days ago
Obama Allies Want New Tax To Pay For Cost Of Protecting Afghan Opium Fields, Bribing Taliban
— hf-implode.com — " Warning that the cost of occupying Afghanistan is a threat to the Democrats’ plan to overhaul... health care, lawmakers have announced their plan to make Americans pay an additional war tax that will be taken directly from their income, never mind the fact that around 36 per cent of federal taxes ... (more) Obama Allies Want New Tax To Pay For Cost Of Protecting ...

Comments vote down iehi iehi posted 14 days agoposted this
delong.typepad.com - 14 days ago
The Puzzles of American Political Economy Today
— delong.typepad.com — Three points to serve as background: First of all, from the day after the collapse of Lehman... Brothers, the policies followed by the U.S. Treasury and the U.S. Federal Reserve and the U.S. administrations have been very helpful. They have been good ... (more) The Puzzles of American Political Economy Today

Comments vote down Economist's View found this 14 days agofound this
Obama Job Approval Down to 49%
gallup.com - 15 days ago
Obama Job Approval Down to 49%
— gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- The latest Gallup Daily tracking results show 49% of Americans approving of the job... Barack Obama is doing as president, putting him below the majority approval level for the first time in his presidency. Do You Approve or Disapprove ... (more) Obama Job Approval Down to 49%

Comments vote down Between the Hedges found this 15 days agofound this
Invisible bond vigilantes
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 15 days ago
Invisible bond vigilantes
— krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — It would be a very, very bad thing if the administration is intimidated into passivity -- or,... worse, into neo-Hooverism -- by the threat from invisible, probably imaginary enforcers. (more) Invisible bond vigilantes

Comments vote down Rolfe Winkler found this 15 days agofound this
hf-implode.com - 16 days ago
"Liberal" Consensus On Dumping Geithner?
— hf-implode.com — Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) said Wednesday that he and other liberal House members are becoming increasingly tired... of Obama administration economic policies that they say are too focused on maintaining the stability of Wall Street firms and largely ignore "Main Street." "A growing consensus ... (more) "Liberal" Consensus On Dumping Geithner?

Comments vote down iehi iehi posted 16 days agoposted this
U.S. in standoff with Beijing over Chinese currency -
latimes.com - 16 days ago
U.S. in standoff with Beijing over Chinese currency -
— latimes.com — Obama in China President Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao gesture to each other before the start... of their talks in Beijing. ( David Gray / AFP/Getty Images / November 18 , 2009 ) (more) U.S. in standoff with Beijing over Chinese currency -

Comments vote down The Mess That Greenspan Made found this 16 days agofound this
Fiscal Expansion That Is Deficit Neutral in the Long Run
delong.typepad.com - 16 days ago
Fiscal Expansion That Is Deficit Neutral in the Long Run
— delong.typepad.com — Mark Thoma is alarmed by our president: Economist's View: Obama's Wrong-Headed Thinking on the Deficit : Edward... Harrison catches this quote from Obama.... Obama warned the United States' climbing national debt could drag the country ... (more) Fiscal Expansion That Is Deficit Neutral in the Long Run

Comments vote down Economist's View found this 16 days agofound this
economistsview.typepad.com - 17 days ago
Obama's Wrong-Headed Thinking on the Deficit
— economistsview.typepad.com — Edward Harrison catches this quote from Obama: The president is in Beijing as part of his tour... through several Asian countries to address economic challenges. He spoke candidly about the precarious balancing act his administration is trying to ... (more) Obama's Wrong-Headed Thinking on the Deficit

Comments vote down J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight ... found this 17 days agofound this
hf-implode.com - 17 days ago
Citi raises salaries for CFO, global markets head
— hf-implode.com — Citigroup Inc. said its chief financial officer and co-head of global markets are getting raises, while CEO... Vikram Pandit will continue to collect a salary of $1 per year. Citigroup, based in New York, faces restrictions on executive compensation because it received $45 billion in government ... (more) Citi raises salaries for CFO, global markets head

Comments vote down iehi iehi posted 17 days agoposted this
quinnipiac.edu - 17 days ago
National (US) Poll * November 18, 2009 * Obama Approval Dips Below 50% - Quinnipiac University ...
— quinnipiac.edu — Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His Approve 48% 14% 82% 43% 44% 52% 41%... 89% 62% Disapprove 42 77 10 46 47 37 49 6 22 DK/NA 10 9 8 11 8 11 10 5 16 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ 100K Lib Mod Con Approve 55% ... (more) National (US) Poll * November 18, 2009 * Obama Approval ...

Comments vote down Between the Hedges found this 17 days agofound this
foxnews.com - 17 days ago
Obama: Israeli Settlements 'Dangerous'
— foxnews.com — EXCLUSIVE: President tells Fox News 900 apartments in Jewish settlement harmful to Middle East security • OBAMA... INTERVIEW VIDEO: Recession | GM | S. Korea • Full Obama Interview on 'Special Report' @ 6 p.m. EST • Israel ... (more) Obama: Israeli Settlements 'Dangerous'

Comments vote down naked capitalism found this 17 days agofound this
Getting loans to struggling businesses: The plan - Mar. 16, 2009
money.cnn.com - 17 days ago
Getting loans to struggling businesses: The plan - Mar. 16, 2009
— money.cnn.com — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- President Obama vowed Monday to ease the financial plight of the nation's small... businesses, which have been hit hard by the recession."Small businesses are the heart of the American economy," Obama said in a speech at the ... (more) Getting loans to struggling businesses: The plan - Mar. ...

Comments vote down Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis found this 17 days agofound this
Obama: Rally the world for climate deal next month
news.yahoo.com - 17 days ago
Obama: Rally the world for climate deal next month
— news.yahoo.com — BEIJING President Barack Obama , with China's leader at his side, lifted his sights Tuesday for a... broad interim accord at next month's climate conference that he said will lead to immediate action and "rally the world" toward a solution on global ... (more) Obama: Rally the world for climate deal next month

Comments vote down The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and ... found this 17 days agofound this
Grim truths Obama should have told Hu
ft.com - 17 days ago
Grim truths Obama should have told Hu
— ft.com — Ingram Pinn illustration Barack Obama, president of the US, met Hu Jintao, president of the People’s Republic... of China, for a private meeting on Tuesday. The agenda was long, covering the world economy, climate change and non-proliferation of nuclear ... (more) Grim truths Obama should have told Hu

Comments vote down FT Alphaville found this 17 days agofound this
ft.com - 17 days ago
Forget emissions, focus on research
— ft.com — Published: November 17 2009 20:19 | Last updated: November 17 2009 20:19 President Barack Obama reflected the... consensus view this week when he acknowledged that no agreement on climate change – at least not with specific commitments – would be reached ... (more) Forget emissions, focus on research

Comments vote down FT Alphaville found this 17 days agofound this
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