The Unites States of America are in the mids of an economic and financial crisis. What has been our President doing lately? Golf anybody?

President Obama yesterday played his "fourth round of golf this week on the Vineyard, as White House aides admitted top economic advisers they have reached no conclusions about the trajectory of the US economy – this despite rash of numbers that this week spurred fear of double dip recession."

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Top Marine: Obama's Afghan Deadline "Giving Our Enemy Sustenance" AFP reports President Obama's "July 2011 deadline to start withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan has given Taliban insurgents hope they can prevail in the war, the US Marine commandant said on Tuesday." However, General James Conway "said the insurgents will be disappointed when they find that no major withdrawal is on the horizon among US forces deployed in the Taliban heartland of southern Afghanistan." Referring to the July 2011 deadline, Conway said, "In some ways, we think right now it's probably giving our enemy sustenanc

The AP reports, "It's starting to feel like another recession. Businesses are ordering fewer goods. Home sales are the slowest in decades. Jobs are scarce, and unemployment claims are rising." And "perhaps most worrisome, manufacturing activity, which had been one of the economy's few bright spots, is faltering."

Two years ago almost to the day, I was thrilled to meet with union members at the Alaska AFL-CIO Convention in Anchorage to sign important job-creation legislation related to the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act. As a former card-carrying IBEW sister married to a proud former IBEW and later USW member, it was a great moment for all of us. Our Alaska union brothers and sisters helped build our state! Many of them risked their lives to complete our infrastructure, including the Trans-Alaska Pipeline that stretches over treacherous mountain ranges from the North Slope oil fields to Valdez.

Mr. President, should they or should they not build a mosque steps away from where radical Islamists killed 3000 people? Please tell us your position. We all know that they have the right to do it, but should they? And, no, this is not above your pay grade. If those who wish to build this Ground Zero mosque are sincerely interested in encouraging positive "cross-cultural engagement" and dialogue to show a moderate and tolerant face of Islam, then why haven't they recognized that the decision to build a mosque at this particular location is doing just the opposite? Mr.

Dear friends and supporters, it is with a heavy heart that I announce that I’ve withdrawn as a candidate for Bergen County Freeholder. Unfortunately, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at the end of April. I must devote my attention to focus on my health so I can have a long and productive life with my family. I Thank all of you for your support, and I will do all I can to help get Kathe, Mike, Maura, John and my replacement elected on Nov 2nd. God Bless Frankie V.

It is a loss for our Bergen County politics. However, we have Frank in our prayers.

Jay Leno: "Hey, finally, some good economic news. President Obama announced this month he created 70,000 new jobs. The bad news – they're all vacation planners for him and the family."

Jay Leno: "First Lady Michelle Obama...has a new book out. ... May have seen this: 'Spain On $75,000 A Day.'"

Jimmy Fallon: "Michelle Obama is being criticized for taking up 60 rooms for her entourage at a five-star hotel in Spain this week. ... Sixty rooms for her entourage. Well, that explains her Secret Service code name -- Kanye."

NBC Nightly News reported that Obama "said the policies of the former president, George W. Bush, are responsible for the economic mess we are now in and it would be a mistake to give Republicans control of Congress in the fall." NBC added that "the Democratic...candidate for governor...skipped the President's appearance."

A $3.8 trillion tax increase is coming down the pike, folks. America’s tax cuts which can incentivize small businesses to expand and hire more people (thus fulfilling the mission to grow more private sector jobs), or even just to keep our doors open, will expire in four months. That expiration equates to an increase on your tax bill, starting at midnight, December 31.

Dear Dennis:

I guess you can't help yourself. Once again you have attempted to divert attention from your record while trying to distort mine. But this time you've really done it. You're trying to rewrite history to mask your failure to support Bergen County's working families.