Democrat: "Spending Cuts Don't Necessarily Mean You're Saving Money"
Just because you're spending less doesn't mean you're spending less, according to Rep. Charlie Rangel. My favorite part is when...
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It's The Entitlements, Stupid
Yesterday I wrote a post responding to a Grand Forks Herald editorial that was, in turn, a response to a...
While Finally Promising To Pass A Budget, Democrats Aim Tax Hikes At Energy Industry
Senate Democrats, who apparently think budgeting is like inaugurating presidents in that it's only to happen every four years, have...
Obama's First Term, By The Numbers
Just a quick run-down of accomplishments from President Obama's first term in office. First, national debt has increased more than...
Being Right Doesn't Always Win Elections
At the Grand Forks Herald, opinion editor Tom Dennis uses the occasion of President Obama's second-term inauguration to argue that...
Gun Control Is A Distraction
Is it going too far to say that President Obama has seized on the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting as an...
Only In Washington Does "Raise The Debt Ceiling" Mean "Paying The Bills"
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney thinks Congress ought to "pay it's bills" by raising the debt ceiling: “There are...
White House: "Deficit Reduction Is Not A Worthy Goal"
"Most importantly because deficit reduction is not a worthy goal onto itself," said White House Press Secretary Jay Carney today....
Republican States Run Surpluses, Democrat States Run Deficits
One of the wonderful things about our federalist system of government is that our states can act as "laboratories of...
White House Refusing To Rule Out Trillion Dollar Coin Idea
Just in case you thought the "trillion dollar coin" plot to bypass Congress debt ceiling was just a silly academic...
