January 11, 2013 Sandy Relief by the (Remarkable) Numbers The $61 billion proposal translates to $69 million per linear mile of coastline from Maryland to Maine. By LARRY HARRIS President Obama asked Congress for $61 billion for various relief programs following Hurricane Sandy. The Senate approved the full request late last month, but so […]
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January 11, 2013 Rivkin and Casey: The Myth of Government Default The Constitution commands that public debts be repaid. There is no such obligation to fund entitlement programs. By DAVID B. RIVKIN JR. AND LEE A. CASEY EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: …..since the federal government’s roughly $200 billion in tax revenue per month is
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Printed from the News & Observer – www.NewsObserver.com Tue, Jan 08, 2013 Memo to Obama: Make more millionaires to tax By Thomas L. Friedman – The New York Times The U.S. military trains its fighter pilots on a principle called the “OODA Loop.” It stands for observe, orient, decide, act. The idea is that
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November 7, 2012 The Air Force’s Flight to Weakness It didn’t hurt him on the campaign trail, but President Obama has sharply cut our capabilities while China and Russia keep building. By JACK DAVID AND MICHAEL DUNN Mr. David, a senior fellow of the Hudson Institute, was a deputy assistant secretary of defense in
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Flying Not Quite as High Our threatened airpower. Michael Auslin May 7, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 32 The release of the Obama administration’s defense budget in January makes clear just how the president intends to reshape the U.S. military. For starters, the Army will shrink 14 percent by 2017,
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) A Tale of Two Budgets Paul Ryan draws the contrast Republicans will need this fall. Yuval Levin April 2, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 28 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: On one hand are Obama’s 15 numinous know-it-alls, charged with setting prices, rationing care, and finding just the right balance between
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OUR REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SHOULD BE MAKING THE VOTERS VERY MUCH AWARE OF OBAMA’S HUGE CUTS TO THE MILITARY WHILE NOT CUTTING ENTITLEMENT SPENDING. Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) A Path to Security Gary Schmitt and Thomas Donnelly April 2, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 28EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: To be sure, these are only
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March 27, 2012, 6:37 p.m. ET Ryan’s Budget Protects Defense Within a plan to reduce outlays by $6.2 trillion over the next decade, Paul Ryan has found a way to replace $214 billion of the $487 billion in military spending cuts in Obama’s budget. By ARTHUR C. BROOKS, EDWIN J. FEULNER AND WILLIAM KRISTOL Mr.
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