Sunday, September 23, 2012

Cardinal George, the HHS Mandate, and religious freedom

Cardinal George explains in under five minutes why the HHS Mandate violates the religious freedom of Catholics, and why it was intended to do so.

Saturday, September 08, 2012

National debt

Publicly Held Federal Debt 1790-2009
National debt as a percentage of GDP (Gross Domestic Product).
(By Jonathan Huntley, CBO Macroeconomic Analysis Division. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)

national debt
(courtesy of http://zfacts.com/)

Unemployment, 2002-2012


U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

By the end of 2008, at the end of President George Bush's watch, the economic nasty was hitting the fan. On president-elect Barack Obama's radio address of January 10, 2009, he observed, "...given the magnitude of the challenges we face, none of this will come easy. Recovery won't happen overnight, and it's likely that things will get worse before they get better." Fair enough.

But after almost four years in office, unemployment is worse than when President Obama took office.

It's fair to question why the economy tanked on President Bush's watch.

It's also fair to question President Obama's performance in light of today's economy.