It's not that Tough!

Stubborn Jobless Claims Still Keep on Climbing Higher (MSNBC) - voice of the Democratic Party reports that jobless claims have been over 400,000 per week for the past seven weeks. The Obama Administration is at a loss to explain why. I think they need to ask a fifth grader.

Economic Growth Disappoints as GDP Gain Just 1.8% (MSNBC) - voice of the Democratic Party reports that high gasoline prices, and weaker than expected spending caused the economy to grow tepidly during the first three months of 2011. The liberal rag also blames government budget cuts. I hate to rant but I will. The cuts involved to date have been miniscule.

The Middle East is in a political meltdown and to aid the stability, President Obama in what began as a speech that sounded as if it had been written by George W. Bush, turned on itself when he suggested that Israel return to its 1967 borders. I know that a lot of people told BHO that his comments weren't helpful or appreciated by anyone but Hamas.

The uncertainty of politics in the Middle East concerns everyone. Pointing fingers and stirring up Israel and the forces who would destroy it has to be a jewel in the Obama crown. Maybe he's going for his second Nobel Peace Prize to help out his re-election bid?

The mainstream media doesn't understand that businesses thrive in conditions where regulations are moderate to low as are taxes and confidence in the stability of the future is high. None of these conditions have been met by the Obama Administration. Nobody knows what the liberal wingnuts will do next, but we can be certain that the debt will go up and the real problems that we face won't be addressed. This leads to UNCERTAINTY. The worst thing for investors to face is uncertainty and all business is based on investment and projections.

We know that fuel prices will remain high during the tourist season, so businesses project that people won't be traveling and spending. No need for staff to eat up overhead while sales remain tepid...

Somebody important needs to walk down Main Street and chat with people. Solving our most serious problems require that we do these among other things:

(1) Deal with the American Government's spending addiction effectively. (we know that it's going to hurt)

(2) Reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

(3) Reform the present Administration such that American businesses have confidence in it. Without confidence, people won't hire and spend money. Barack Hussein Obama has proven himself to be a vacuous narcissist who managed to ride a theatrical cult of personality into office - and is leading the nation into a place on the world stage of irrelevance and ultimate disgrace.