Day: November 8, 2013

Still Waiting for That Other Apology

Trish

When I hear Bush apologize about being wrong about WMDs, I’ll give a shit whether or not Obama said he’s sorry.

@RudePundit, on Twitter, commenting on those being given air time to say Pres. Obama should apologize more because the Affordable Care Act website wasn’t fully functional when the health care exchanges became available on Oct. 1. The toll-free phone number, in-person “navigators,” and other venues in various states worked great on opening day, despite the 17-day tea party led government shutdown that began simultaneously.

How Chris Christie Rigged His Re-Election Victory

Trish
Reuters photo shows Christie presumably among the 60% who voted for him and the 44% who said they'd choose him for president over Hillary Clinton in 2016

Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) all but rigged his recent landslide re-election victory, but you know what makes a better story? See if these themes sound familiar:

  • Sixty percent win lands Christie at top of 2016 presidential contenders
  • Huge victory shows Christie’s broad, non-partisan appeal to voters
  • Christie’s re-election signals end to divisiveness in politics

These are the lines we’ve heard since election night, when Christie did indeed take 60 percent of the vote over former NJ state Sen. Barbara Buono (D). But that’s hardly the whole story.

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Unemployment, Economy Numbers Better Than Expected

Buck Banks

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Number of jobs added to the U.S. economy in October, while the unemployment rate rose to 7.3%, the Wall Street Journal reports. Combined with yesterday’s report that third-quarter GDP grew 2.8%, October economic data “have been surprisingly strong, especially considering many economists thought the 16-day partial government shutdown would skew the numbers.”