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Youth Might Finally Realize What the Obama Economy Has Done to Their Futures
While 51 percent of Millennials age 18-29 voted in the 2008 election, 76 percent plan to vote this fall, according to a new poll from the influential group Generation Opportunity, a 50 percent jump.
While the group did not ask who younger voters prefer in the presidential race, they are inspired no more and are clearly driven by anger over the economy and the fact that they might not have lives as good as their parents. The poll of 1,003 adults aged 18-29 was conducted at the end of July. It has an error margin of plus-or-minus 3.1 percent. Read full story here: News New Mexico
Romney in Hobbs: Jobs Are "Right Underneath Our Feet"
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| Mitt Romney |
The Romney vision for encouraging profitable domestic energy production stands in stark contrast to President Obama's energy boondoggles. Investing billions of taxpayer dollars in a trail of bankrupt solar energy companies like Solyndra is the cornerstone of the Obama vision for the nation's economic future. And Obama's blocking of the Keystone XL pipeline is what the White House is doing about job creation in the present.
Romney said this to his Hobbs audience, “3 million jobs come back to this country by taking advantage of something we have right underneath our feet. That’s oil, and gas, and coal. We’re going to make it happen. We’re going to create those jobs. Let me tell you what else it does. It adds $500 billion to the size of our economy. That is more good wages. That’s an opportunity for more Americans to have a bright and prosperous future. It also means, by the way, tens of billions, potentially hundreds of billions of dollars, of tax revenues going into states and the federal government which can make sure we have a military second to none and schools that lead the world and care for our seniors, better roads and bridges.
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| "Companies Like Solyndra Are Our Future" |
Accomplishing what I’ve described right there also means lower energy prices for American families and by the way, for American businesses, so that as businesses are thinking about where to build a factory and they look at the cost of production, let’s say, of a particular product, and they look at the energy cost, they see that here in North America, we have ample energy and it is low cost. And that will bring businesses back here. So you are going to see more manufacturing come back to the United States as a result of doing what is so clearly in our best interest.” You can watch the video of Romney here: News New Mexico
Mitt Romney sees path to energy independence
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| Courtesy of Jae Hong |
Boxing champ Johnny Tapia died of heart disease
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| Johnny Tapia |
Unemployment Claims Up.......Again
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 372,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. That was the highest level in five weeks. The data keeps pressure on President Barack Obama ahead of his November re-election bid. His Republican challenger is trying to focus voters' attention on a lofty unemployment rate that has dogged Obama's presidency.
Many economists think the Federal Reserve could unveil a new bond buying program to prop up economic growth as soon as its next meeting Sept 12-13, although an improvement in hiring this month could make that less likely. Read full story here: News New Mexico
Environmentalists Fight Use of WIPP, Again
There is one thing these anti-nuclear "activists" have going for them. They have the "time" to go to public hearings and voice objections. Of course they never offer solutions to the storage problem only roadblocks to any solution.
It is a head scratcher for people in Eddy County near Carlsbad. There the government and private sector invested hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars in the WIPP plant decades ago. Now there are just enough of these activists and policymakers listening to them to make sure the plant is mostly a waste of taxpayer investment.
Harbison: Competence Over Popularity
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| Jim Harbison |
One of the problems with modern media fascination is that we have become a celebrity focused society. If you are not physically attractive, well spoken, and charismatic, your odds of being elected are significantly diminished. Competence is not one of the qualifications that a celebrity worshipping public demands. By today’s criteria Abraham Lincoln would never have made it through the primary election process. He was simply too awkward and unattractive to be President. Many said the same about Steve Forbes even though he has long record of demonstrated professional business competence and success.
Good leaders are always honored to overhear someone say that they did not like them personally but respected them for their leadership abilities and professional competence. Wouldn’t our society be much better off if we decided to elect individuals with proven leadership abilities rather than the “pretty” or likeable people? Shouldn’t we rate and elect individuals to represent us at all levels of government by their skills and abilities to accomplish the business of government? For President, how important is it really to be able to play the saxophone, sing and dance, to play sports or be socially personable. Let there be no mistake about it running our government is running a multi-trillion dollar business and competence matters.
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