As many Americans pack up for Labor Day weekend getaways, this morning’s jobs report showing that the national unemployment rate ticked up to 9.6 percent in August is a stark reminder that the 2.2 million Californians and 14.9 million Americans who are currently unemployed have nothing to celebrate on Monday thanks to Barbara Boxer’s failed policies in Washington.

It’s debate day, and that means voters around California will be tuning in to watch tonight’s face-off between Barbara Boxer and Carly Fiorina. What will they see? They’ll witness firsthand the stark contrasts between an out-of-touch, out-of-reach career politician who has spent nearly three decades in Washington with few positive results to show for it, [...]

Friday’s child may be loving and giving, but Friday’s economic news sure isn’t. Today, we received further confirmation from the federal government that the big-government economic stimulus plan Barbara Boxer championed has not delivered the economic recovery she promised Californians, as the Commerce Department revealed economic growth in the second quarter of the year was even slower than previously estimated.