Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012 03:06 PM By Newsmax Wires The Supreme Court’s conservative justices are hinting that they might have to strike down Obamacare entirely because declaring the individual mandate unconstitutional would require nullifying the entire law. “The court’s conservatives said the law was passed as a package and must fall as a package,” the Los Angeles Times reported. Although the court is expected to rule by late June on the fate of the President Obama’s signature legislation, Justice Antonin Scalia hinted that the decision might be a fait accompli even at this point. “One way or another, Congress will  [ Read More ]

Economic growth doesn’t always mean jobs growth. Look at the current U.S. recovery: According to the Commerce Department, the economy has been growing for the past 10 straight quarters. In fact, the U.S. now produces more goods and services than it did before the downturn began in 2007. Unfortunately, this greater output is being done with 6 million fewer workers. Corporate profits are at an all-time high. But companies are sitting on record amounts of cash, or are investing in equipment rather than their work force. The average monthly jobs growth has only been 135,000, which barely keeps up with  [ Read More ]

by Stan Schroeder | Mashable Twitter has released the official stats showing the activity of its users during President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, providing an interesting insight in how the Twittersphere reacted to various parts of the speech. During the event, Twitter promoted five official hashtags: #jobs, #manufacturing, #energy, #education and #fairness. Unsurprisingly, those were among the hottest topics of the day, with #education being number one with 35,972 tweets. The highlights of the event, in terms of Twitter traffic, were Obama’s mention of Steve Jobs, the part about energy and the President’s “Spilled Milk” line,  [ Read More ]

Posted by CNN Political Reporter Peter Hamby CNN) –Texas Gov. Rick Perry suspended his struggling presidential campaign Thursday and threw his support to Newt Gingrich, a development that could alter the dynamics of the Republican race just two days before the tightening South Carolina primary. “I believe Newt is a conservative visionary who can transform our country. We’ve had our differences, which campaigns will inevitably have, and Newt is not perfect, but who among us is?” Perry said at a press conference in Charleston, South Carolina. Tune in Thursday at 8 p.m. ET for the CNN/Southern Republican Presidential Debate hosted  [ Read More ]

By Harvey Gold | Addicting Info dot org There have been many lies promulgated regarding the meltdown in the real estate market, the subsequent Wall Street crash, and the seemingly unending unemployment crisis gripping the country some three years later. But none of the lies reach the level of intensity surrounding the GOP lie that basically states that Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac created the crisis. Methodology As always, the GOP has marketed this lie with propagandist efficiency. They started with a theory that has a modicum of plausibility. They found a co-conspirator with a background that suggests that he  [ Read More ]