How well has the economic stimulus worked?

Remember how Barack Obama and his hordes of aides descended on Washington, D.C. before he even took the oath of office and began making the push and the sell for a massive economic stimulus package? To the tune of $787 billion, they told the American people that it was necessary and vital to any economic [...]

Unemployment claims jump to a 16 year high

As if our economy needed more bad news, we know now that new unemployment claims have jumped to a 16 year high, at 542,000. The four month average is at a 25 year high, at 506,500 new claims. This news can mean nothing but bad news for our economy. In addition to being bad for [...]