Wall Street Journal MARCH 20, 2010 States of Progress Can states balance their budgets without tax increases? America’s two newest governors are giving it a valiant try that deserves attention as they cope with record deficits and a slow economic recovery. Republicans Chris Christie (New Jersey) and Bob McDonnell (Virginia) were elected in November in […]
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MARCH 19, 2010 By ALLAN H. MELTZER Last year the New York Times ran several articles about the end of capitalism. Others picked up this meme and reinforced it with claims that greedy bankers and deregulated financial markets had brought the world to the brink of another Great Depression. Then— just in the nick of
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MARCH 18, 2010 By PETER J. WALLISON Think ObamaCare for the financial system. That’s one way to understand Sen. Chris Dodd’s bill to reform financial regulation. If passed in its current form, the bill would give the government control over the financial system in roughly the same way, and to the same extent, that ObamaCare
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NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE Dennis Prager March 9, 2010 12:00 A.M. Why Democrats Don’t Care about $9.7 Trillion in Debt It’s because they’re leftists, not liberals. As reported by the Washington Post: “President Obama’s proposed budget would add more than $9.7 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.” CNN adds, “Of that amount, an
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NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE www.nationalreview.com PRINT Robert Costa March 8, 2010 4:00 A.M. Romney in the Wilderness, Waiting The former Massachusetts governor rebounds with his new book, No Apology. New York — Mitt Romney, sitting ramrod straight, is gazing up at the gleaming glass boxes on Park Avenue as we zoom through midtown Manhattan. It is
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MARCH 6, 2010 By PETER ROBINSON During the “Strike and Day of Action to Defend Education” on Thursday, tens of thousands of students, teachers, professors and administrators marched in California and some 30 other states to protest cuts in education spending. David Patterson, a librarian at Cañada College, a community college in Redwood City, proved
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OPINION MARCH 3, 2010 Time for a Spending Cap With Teeth By Jeb Hensarling And MIKE PENCE Fiscal storm clouds are upon us. In five years, federal spending has skyrocketed to 24.7% from 19.9% of our economy. That’s the highest level since World War II. Borrowing has ballooned the national debt to $11.9 trillion from
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Paul Ryan’s Moment The Wisconsin Congressman bests his critics. BY Matthew Continetti March 4, 2010 10:26 AM ShareThis This is Paul Ryan’s moment. If national security or social policy were at the center of debate, the Wisconsin congressman wouldn’t be nearly as prominent as he is today. But President Obama wants to reshape the American
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This video really puts Obama’s $100 million budget cuts in perspective http://www.wimp.com/budgetcuts/ Thanks to Marth Jenkins for sharing this video with us
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