US government loses triple-A credit rating

The United States lost its top-notch AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's Friday, in a dramatic reversal of fortune for the world's largest economy.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44040574/ns/business-stocks_and_economy/

The 'doofus bill'

Just heard on MSNBC: Chris Matthews called the stimulus bill a "doofus bill".

Number of Republicans who voted for the "doofus bill": ZERO

The man that can not lead.

Postal Service warns it could default...


BRACED FOR THE DOWNGRADE!

Moral Authority

Red Queen accounting

Peter Kirsanow at the National Review:

Just as the alleged massive ”cuts” to federal spending in the debt-ceiling deal are actually just slightly-less-massive increases in federal spending, the alleged “drop” in the unemployment rate from 9.2 percent to 9.1 percent somehow coincides with more Americans being out of work today than a month ago. Both of these feats of alchemy could only be produced by Washington’s doublespeak and Red Queen accounting.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner

Age twice as fast - become President

The White House effect: Why Presidents age TWICE as fast while in office

A look at these 'before and after' shots shows that each president for the last 35 years has put on more than his fair share of years during his time on the job. Michael Roizen has studied the medical records of every president since Theodore Roosevelt, and has concluded that the unique stresses of the job age the president much more quickly than would be expected.

More on Wisc's race attacks

WATCHReport: Black ‘Mobs’ Attack White Patrons Outside Wis. State Fair

 

"I saw them grab this wide kid who was probably 14 or 15 years old. They just flung him into the road."

No, we need a break

I NEED A BREAK!

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NEWT: 'Most Effective Food Stamp President in History'...
Record 45.8 million dependent...

What O and the Dems did. You can't spend what you don't have. They will not cut. Our credit ratings drops and we pay a lot more.

Gov't Official: U.S. Expecting S&P Downgrade

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By Jake Tapper, ABC News

A government official tells ABC News that the federal government is expecting and preparing for bond rating agency Standard & Poor’s to downgrade the rating of US debt from its current AAA value.

Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/08/govt-official-us-expecting-sp-downgrade.html#ixzz1UC2yCVmH

Why California is doomed - reason 3

CALIFORNIA: Much of California’s funds come from Washington, D.C. Now, that’s shaky ground. “The real state budget includes an additional $79.2 billion in federal largesse, representing 38% of total state spending. This brings the grand total to $208.7 billion. So the state of California is getting a nearly $209-billion spending program while putting up less than $130 billion itself. . . . All programs are in jeopardy. It’s a good bet much of their federal funding will be trimmed or terminated in the future.”

Ouch!

Average Length Of Unemployment Surges To New All Time Record 40.4 Weeks.

20 vacation days and 13 paid holidays.

Want time off? Get a job in government - TheDC

American Enterprise Institute shows the average non-postal federal employee took 20.1 days of annual leave

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/#ixzz1UBZ1fw3s

Top Ten Places to Live. From Paul

Greenville, once considered the best kept secret in the South, is being
found out as it makes its way onto another Top 10 list. RelocateAmerica
placed Greenville at No. 6 on its the best places to live. RelocateAmerica
said its research team compiled the list after evaluating extensive data on
the factors most important in a community: real estate and housing, economic
health, recreation, and safety They also factored in input provided by
local residents, business leaders, and community leaders.

2011 Top Ten Places To Live
1. Austin, Texas
2. Grand Rapids, Mich.
3. Boulder, Colorado
4. Raleigh, NC
5. Dallas, Texas
6. Greenville, SC
7. Augusta, GA
8. Boise, Ind.
9. Omaha, Neb.
10. Oklahoma City, Okla

Read More: http://www.wyff4.com/news/28741015/detail.html

Because it all about him

Bachmann: President created twice as many donors as jobs in the second quarter

Plus, other candidates’ reactions.

Giving your money away. No clue on how to fix this.

POLITICSObama: Extending Unemployment Benefits Will 'Create Jobs Right Now'

Closure

Cecily Flowers, right, watches as a casket holding remains of 12 World War II Army airmen, including her brother 2nd Lt. William J. Shyrock, or Gary, Ind., arrives for burial services at Arlington National Cemetery. The airmen had been missing in action since 1943 when the plane carrying them disappeared during a reconnaissance mission in New Guinea during World War II.

Men, put those hands to good work laying down some asphalt!

Women stage sex strike for paved roads - TheDC

Women in Colombian town withholding sex until the government provides safe roads between villages

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/section/world/#ixzz1UAoDo9q4

When she does a high dive, it makes quite the splash

Boats gather around a sculpture of a mermaid at the 'Alster' lake in Hamburg, Germany. The four-meter-high sculpture made by Oliver Voss will be in place until August 12.

A caption contest for this picture had the following best entry: 'I dunno ... one minute I'm standing there holding a torch like always ... then all of a sudden BOOM! ... I'm down here looking for my tablets ... Anybody seen my crown? ... Ouch! ... nevermind ...

Progressives: conceal the gap

Political scientist Peter Berkowitz:

One of the distinguishing marks of the new progressivism at whose head Obama stands is the determination to conceal the gap between what majorities want and what progressive leaders want to enact in their name while insisting proudly on the purity of their democratic credentials.

It is nice he can have a good party

August 05, 2011

Obama Parties With Chris Rock, Jay-Z and Whoopi. 

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By Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun-Times

President Obama celebrated his 50th birthday Thursday night with a celebrity-filled bash, as entertainer Chris Rock reported on his Twitter feed: "Just left the Presidents birthday party at the White House. Herbie Hancock played, Stevie Wonder sang and yes they did the electric slide. A great night."

Daughter Malia, 13 just arrived home from summer camp in time for the Rose Garden party as she was joined by her sister, Sasha, 10, First Lady Michelle, grandmother Marian Robinson and their godmother, Eleanor "Mama Kaye, Wilson," who flew to Washington from Chicago on Air Force One with Obama when he returned from his Thursday fund-raiser back home.

Obama's party--paid for, the White House said, by the First Couple--was closed press and not on his official schedule. Obama's team was not eager for pictures of the bash, coming as the stock market was plunging and a new jobless report comes out Friday morning.

Read more: http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/08/obamas_rose_garden_50th_birthd_1.html#ixzz1UA7dmBsA

Cut spending and time

HENRY BLODGET ON THE MARKET CRASH: “The only thing that will fix our economy is debt-reduction, discipline, and time.” Plus: “You also need only note that, when the 2000 crash began, the US federal budget was running a surplus, and when the 2007 crash began, the deficit was only $200 billion. Now, the deficit’s about $1.4 trillion.”

Want a job? Move to Elk Creek, Neb

BIG RARE-EARTH DEPOSIT found in Nebraska. “Elk Creek, Neb. (population 112), may not be so tiny much longer. Reports suggest that the southeastern Nebraska hamlet may be sitting on the world’s largest untapped deposit of ‘rare earth’ minerals, which have proved to be indispensable to a slew of high-tech and military applications such as laser pointers, stadium lighting, electric car batteries and sophisticated missile-guidance systems. . . . The potential mining operation, the first in the U.S. in a decade, could have an international impact as well. U.S. officials and lawmakers in Congress have been eager to break the near monopoly on global production of the 17 rare-earth elements in China, which has shown its willingness to use its power in the market for political ends. . . . The U.S. used to produce rare earths through the Mountain Pass Mine in California, but it was shut down in 2002, primarily because of environmental concerns, including the spillage of hundreds of thousands of gallons of water carrying radioactive waste into a nearby lake.”

O's Glamour

Obama Glamour Can’t Fix His Charisma Deficit. “One thing is clear in the aftermath of the debt-limit debate: U.S. President Barack Obama has lost his glamour. The alluring icon of hope and change has become just another pol, derided by his supporters as well as his opponents. . . . Most striking was how irrelevant the president seemed to the entire debate. Obama didn’t present his own alternative to the various congressional plans or make a case for a particular policy. When he tried to address the public, he came off as condescending, self-interested and detached. His pulpit proved anything but bully. . . . A well-established sales tool, glamour is a tremendous asset if you’re running for office. But once you have to govern, it’s a problem. Although charisma can continue to inspire, glamour is guaranteed to disillusion. The only thing surprising about Obama’s predicament is how few people expected it.”

Muslims love to pick on folks for being human.

ALBINO MUSLIM FAMILY TARGETED BECAUSE ELDEST DAUGHTER MARRIED A CHRISTIAN

• Posted on August 4, 2011 at 3:23pm by  Madeleine Morgenstern
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The Parvez-Akhtar family, albino Muslims who live in England, has reported being targeted because their eldest daughter married a Christina man. (Coventry Telegraph)

An albino Muslim family in England has reported being targeted and harassed because their eldest daughter married a Christian man.

The Coventry Telegraph reported that the “honor” retribution has included smashed windows in the family’s home, their cars vandalized, hate mail and death threats against them for the past five months.

This is a measure of how strong the gay lobby is.

Are You Ready For Sao Paulo‘s ’Heterosexual Pride Day?’

 

"not anti-gay but a protest against the privileges the gay community enjoys."

Halfway to where?

“I DIDN’T SAY ‘CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN TOMORROW.’”

Last night, we mocked President Obama’s announcement that “we’re not even halfway there yet.” Halfway to where? 11 percent unemployment and $6 a gallon gasoline? We can only hope that is not true. Now let’s look at the very next sentence in Obama’s campaign speech: “When I said, ‘change we can believe in,’ I didn’t say ‘change we can believe in tomorrow.’” Today’s stock market collapsed.

Let us hope. We need 400,000 to 500,000 a month.

Unemployment Rate Inches Down to 9.1%, Economy Adds 117K Jobs in July

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Hiring picked up slightly in July and the unemployment rate dipped to 9.1 percent, an optimistic sign after the worst day on Wall Street in nearly three years.

The Labor Department says employers added 117,000 jobs last month. That's an improvement from the past two months.

Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Unemployment-rate-dips-economy-adds-117K-jobs-1737013.php#ixzz1U9vvPnEC