The Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims report was released Thursday.  Claims declined slightly for the second straight week.  In our hearts we all hope this is the beginning of a trend.  But our minds we are skeptical.

In his Oval Office speech on Iraq President Obama Obama gave us a preview of the one of the Democrats’ deceptive campaign themes for the fall Congressional elections: Unfortunately, over the last decade, we have not done what is necessary to shore up the foundation of our own prosperity. We have spent over a trillion [...]