CNN completely buried the headline in the write-up for their latest poll of 1,000 Americans. “Pessimism overflowing in new poll” reads the headler and the article goes on to report, “While some expect economic conditions to improve, a majority-59 percent-believes the economy will still be in poor shape one year from now. Read More

Reason TV's Nick Gillespie sees three reasons why the current debate about raising the national debt ceiling is "full of malarkey." You don't often hear that word "Malarkey" used because it is a technical term for "BS in public policy." All three of the reasons Gillespie discusses are valid, but pay particular attention in this video to the third. Read More

What's likely to be the basic debate issue of the 2012 presidential campaign? If you said, "jobs" or "the economy," you're right, but there are several different ways to talk about those issues. Crossroads GPS is mounting a two-month, $20 million advertising campaign aimed at framing the economic issues for the 2012 contest. Read More