9/6 Update: At Midnight on Saturday the White House issued Van Jones’ letter of resignation.  Jones accused his critics of being  “opponents of reform,”  and of “using lies and distortions to distract and divide.” Let is not forget that what he called “lies and distortions” were several videos of  Jones making offensive and outrageous remarks [...]

Recently, President Obama, his various spokesmen and his media supporters donned their Econ professor hats to tutor us from history that re-employment has always been a “lagging indicator” as recessions end and recoveries begin.   True enough. But that’s not what they said in January and February.  Back then, when they were furiously selling the stimulus, [...]

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