America in Wonderland

Posted by Neal Asbury on May 25, 2010 · 2 Comments 

There is a new film rendition of “Alice in Wonderland” at theaters and it got me thinking how appropriate it was that “Alice in Wonderland” which was written by Lewis Carroll as a satire on English government and society, should be playing now.  As I see it there are quite a few parallels between Carroll’s book and America today. First, it is not Alice that fell down the rabbit hole; it is the American people. We woke up after an election and found ourselves in... Read More

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Recovery Cover Up: Temp Jobs

Posted by Neal Asbury on May 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

When talking about truth, are we really going to believe that jobs are being created because the economy added 162,000 jobs in March? The truth is that most of those jobs were temporary positions with the Census Bureau. Those aren’t jobs. Those are federal paid internships. And by this fall, those jobs will disappear. You know what other jobs will be disappearing? State jobs, because states need to shed workers to deal with huge budget deficits. Already in March, state and... Read More

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