A month ago, Standard & Poor's noted that passage of the Cut, Cap & Balance plan would avert a downgrade to America's debt. Curiously, in his speech this afternoon, President Obama failed to mention that trivial little detail, instead pinning the blame for America's ongoing economic malaise on everyone and everything but his own failed policies.
[Image] • Losses on Wall Street were, er, 'historic' "...the equity market was a horror show across the board. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 634.76 points, or 5.6%, to put it below 11,000 at 10,809.85... [Since] April 29, the Dow has surrendered more than 15%. In terms of points, the session was the sixth-worst in the index's history..."
• Casey Anthony could run against Obama and win at this point: "Registered voters by a significant margin now say they are more likely to vote for the 'Republican Party's candidate for president' than for President Barack Obama in the 2012 election, 47% to 39%."
"When Obama rated himself a "good, solid B+", who knew he meant America's credit rating?"
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